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Best Bank Stocks to Buy Now (2024)
Top bank stocks in 2024 ranked by overall Zen Score. See the best bank stocks to buy now, according to analyst forecasts for the banks - regional industry.

Industry: Banks - Regional
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FBIZ
FIRST BUSINESS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC
$34.830.20%2.77%0.35%-1.08%8.40%33.70%27.86%50.58%54.12%$41.03$24.5715.11%41.76%0.9411,690-43.76%
CFFI
C & F FINANCIAL CORP
$41.743.65%10.58%-13.58%-25.06%-22.70%-16.62%-2.79%-14.22%32.34%$72.00$33.5142.03%24.56%0.7712,498-46.42%
UNTY
UNITY BANCORP INC
$27.440.62%0.70%1.59%0.66%10.96%29.43%18.89%26.45%253.02%$30.70$20.0110.62%37.13%1.069,992-64.45%
OPHC
OPTIMUMBANK HOLDINGS INC
$4.312.62%3.11%2.38%-6.51%36.83%43.67%14.32%7.75%-68.54%$4.92$2.7712.31%55.60%0.198,3901,510.36%
FCBC
FIRST COMMUNITY BANKSHARES INC
$34.942.48%4.33%7.15%2.89%4.21%50.93%16.43%2.16%138.99%$39.23$23.1210.94%51.12%0.9638,51656.32%
CFBK
CF BANKSHARES INC
$18.520.22%0.82%-2.99%-15.01%21.60%13.27%-8.09%46.11%129.07%$22.00$14.6915.82%26.12%0.19273457.14%
FBMS
FIRST BANCSHARES INC
$24.481.37%-2.24%-3.51%-2.00%-2.97%2.81%-38.20%-21.21%71.67%$32.06$22.8223.64%7.27%0.91179,58228.77%
HFBL
HOME FEDERAL BANCORP INC OF LOUISIANA
$11.600.00%-2.44%-5.69%-13.95%-3.89%-35.88%-30.04%-30.23%25.41%$17.99$11.2535.52%3.11%0.0410-66.67%
MCBC
MACATAWA BANK CORP
$14.300.63%-0.21%48.96%39.11%53.93%55.94%43.72%39.65%194.24%$14.45$8.311.04%72.08%0.76108,652-24.11%
CATC
CAMBRIDGE BANCORP
$65.653.98%3.53%2.07%-3.11%18.22%40.25%-25.41%-21.57%N/A$73.68$44.6210.90%47.13%0.8763,743223.63%
HBT
HBT FINANCIAL INC
$19.070.58%1.11%1.01%-1.80%5.24%10.74%2.91%N/AN/A$21.87$16.3312.80%16.78%0.8729,958-31.55%
LCNB
LCNB CORP
$14.470.70%-4.61%-2.36%0.00%1.62%-3.85%-19.25%-14.02%-7.54%$17.72$12.7818.34%13.22%0.9422,077-19.51%
PB
PROSPERITY BANCSHARES INC
$62.52-0.16%-2.51%-0.62%-0.33%10.85%5.72%-16.05%-14.94%6.00%$68.88$49.609.23%26.05%1.04545,44323.91%
CTBI
COMMUNITY TRUST BANCORP INC
$43.191.12%0.98%5.29%5.16%10.72%25.41%-4.57%2.64%28.89%$45.74$32.685.57%32.16%0.9040,384-7.79%
MBIN
MERCHANTS BANCORP
$43.023.41%9.35%3.79%4.52%36.66%87.04%49.96%188.59%N/A$48.68$21.5011.63%100.09%1.05203,72016.31%
UMBF
UMB FINANCIAL CORP
$81.872.58%-2.14%-1.66%-0.43%22.32%45.96%-16.01%17.68%40.79%$87.36$50.686.28%61.54%1.06792,989-35.21%
NECB
NORTHEAST COMMUNITY BANCORP INC
$16.431.67%4.65%6.27%-2.26%4.19%25.32%-1.02%45.40%124.76%$18.00$12.508.72%31.44%0.4481,70777.29%
TRST
TRUSTCO BANK CORP N Y
$27.610.95%2.03%-0.79%-0.72%3.18%-3.76%-25.33%-31.15%-16.84%$32.10$23.7813.99%16.11%0.9654,423-19.04%
FHN
FIRST HORIZON CORP
$15.674.05%5.88%5.88%12.49%37.10%-3.21%-14.60%3.64%35.67%$15.70$8.990.19%74.30%1.1812,318,28064.79%
SMBK
SMARTFINANCIAL INC
$21.551.75%3.41%5.79%-4.09%1.51%8.07%-9.83%4.16%122.62%$25.98$18.8617.05%14.26%1.0190,81448.56%
SHBI
SHORE BANCSHARES INC
$10.701.42%1.13%-2.01%-7.44%-1.47%-8.47%-36.72%-32.24%13.11%$14.51$9.6626.26%10.77%1.06162,64982.42%
CATY
CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP
$35.781.71%2.35%-2.45%-10.75%-0.31%22.32%-14.01%-3.11%51.35%$45.72$27.2421.74%31.35%1.22210,225-24.82%
STBA
S&T BANCORP INC
$31.532.07%1.71%0.48%-2.81%15.45%19.48%-5.99%-20.66%35.67%$36.28$24.5113.08%28.64%0.95149,640-19.87%
EGBN
EAGLE BANCORP INC
$19.794.32%-0.85%-11.06%-18.86%-8.63%-10.37%-63.35%-63.76%-39.63%$31.97$16.7238.10%18.36%1.01413,473-13.55%
LBAI
LAKELAND BANCORP INC
$12.661.61%0.64%4.63%-2.01%3.86%-1.17%-32.19%-24.87%27.57%$16.00$10.6520.88%18.87%1.06173,395-20.24%
NRIM
NORTHRIM BANCORP INC
$49.891.14%4.00%4.72%2.19%17.14%39.63%11.64%42.18%107.79%$59.90$34.7216.71%43.69%1.0313,98277.08%
SFBS
SERVISFIRST BANCSHARES INC
$61.602.16%0.54%-1.71%-4.54%25.69%30.01%-5.62%82.09%N/A$70.84$39.2713.04%56.86%1.08154,248-29.56%
RVSB
RIVERVIEW BANCORP INC
$3.934.52%-11.69%-14.75%-25.71%-28.42%-14.19%-44.33%-47.81%8.26%$6.57$3.3740.18%16.62%0.9460,83616.97%
MBCN
MIDDLEFIELD BANC CORP
$22.605.17%3.67%-2.59%-13.74%-14.43%-13.21%-2.75%11.60%64.36%$37.00$21.3638.92%5.81%0.618,749-13.31%
GABC
GERMAN AMERICAN BANCORP INC
$31.960.88%-1.33%-3.59%-0.68%16.51%15.42%-27.13%6.68%85.89%$34.96$24.858.58%28.61%0.83133,147-4.28%
MNSB
MAINSTREET BANCSHARES INC
$16.181.95%3.65%-10.36%-14.89%-18.32%-19.58%-23.32%-31.15%N/A$25.97$14.9737.70%8.08%0.7324,935-10.65%
AUB
ATLANTIC UNION BANKSHARES CORP
$33.342.21%2.65%-1.16%-2.46%8.88%29.93%-15.74%-9.75%30.75%$37.86$23.3211.94%42.97%1.10318,370-10.19%
CVLY
CODORUS VALLEY BANCORP INC
$22.400.27%-0.04%2.33%-2.61%13.36%26.06%21.28%7.02%26.64%$25.88$16.0013.45%40.00%0.7918,892-53.61%
TSBK
TIMBERLAND BANCORP INC
$26.010.93%3.54%1.80%-3.70%-8.64%10.82%-9.94%-11.98%141.95%$32.20$22.1119.22%17.64%1.016,919-14.69%
PKBK
PARKE BANCORP INC
$16.710.60%1.46%-0.18%-7.17%-3.52%2.20%-21.03%-18.74%122.83%$20.87$14.8619.93%12.45%0.9714,95722.51%
NEWT
NEWTEKONE INC
$11.012.42%1.19%-2.57%-5.49%-26.26%-3.59%-60.85%-50.29%-18.14%$19.37$10.0743.14%9.33%0.9999,891-3.63%
COLB
COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM INC
$19.751.13%3.89%6.64%1.28%-5.23%1.65%-55.00%-46.82%-21.00%$28.12$17.0829.75%15.67%1.171,972,512-35.84%
HMNF
HMN FINANCIAL INC
$19.48-1.37%-2.06%-6.62%-12.61%3.12%8.28%-4.67%-11.45%73.93%$24.95$17.3121.92%12.54%0.2112,264959.07%
RNST
RENASANT CORP
$30.101.79%0.64%-1.15%-2.59%15.64%14.80%-29.85%-16.44%8.82%$34.85$22.9913.63%30.93%0.99177,454-13.85%
OBK
ORIGIN BANCORP INC
$31.542.07%1.91%4.78%5.70%0.54%17.73%-27.99%-8.26%N/A$36.91$25.5914.55%23.25%0.84128,092-25.13%
HTH
HILLTOP HOLDINGS INC
$30.731.92%1.19%0.52%-0.71%6.37%1.52%-12.05%45.78%38.30%$35.66$26.7813.83%14.75%1.03466,435118.26%
CHCO
CITY HOLDING CO
$104.760.75%-0.43%3.74%3.15%10.35%16.66%32.88%32.39%147.72%$115.89$82.539.60%26.94%0.7682,48629.47%
CFB
CROSSFIRST BANKSHARES INC
$12.520.72%0.24%-4.57%-9.60%11.69%30.96%-16.03%N/AN/A$15.07$9.2916.92%34.78%0.76129,735-22.86%
DB
DEUTSCHE BANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
$16.190.12%-9.65%3.19%17.06%42.77%51.17%17.83%96.96%-63.04%$17.96$9.829.83%64.87%1.131,713,359-20.29%
UBCP
UNITED BANCORP INC
$12.42-0.18%-3.68%-14.95%3.22%15.94%-1.06%-16.86%9.05%54.25%$15.50$9.7019.89%28.01%0.125,525-23.64%
FUNC
FIRST UNITED CORP
$22.630.27%1.57%-1.09%-1.05%33.98%64.10%28.95%21.21%167.43%$24.29$12.566.81%80.18%0.5022,38427.70%
MBWM
MERCANTILE BANK CORP
$38.141.73%4.52%3.53%-3.07%13.34%45.35%17.39%11.85%94.49%$42.82$23.8910.93%59.65%0.9990,59829.61%
NBTB
NBT BANCORP INC
$36.520.86%2.18%2.56%5.92%4.37%23.59%-5.83%-4.47%60.46%$43.77$27.5316.56%32.68%0.85182,0697.03%
CWBC
COMMUNITY WEST BANCSHARES
$17.450.06%-3.06%-11.20%-4.64%9.68%25.36%-12.09%-12.49%53.74%$24.47$12.5928.69%38.60%1.0737,003-33.73%
LYG
LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC
$2.580.39%2.38%0.00%22.27%28.36%9.32%2.38%-20.37%-53.35%$2.72$1.885.15%37.23%1.1412,154,198-14.55%
BCML
BAYCOM CORP
$19.42-1.40%-3.46%-1.94%-3.17%-5.15%23.98%6.68%-16.53%N/A$24.31$15.0220.12%29.26%0.7447,548-9.87%
CCNE
CNB FINANCIAL CORP
$19.402.00%0.94%-0.77%-6.42%1.57%9.54%-24.48%-32.07%20.05%$23.40$16.4317.09%18.08%1.0941,323-22.43%
HTBI
HOMETRUST BANCSHARES INC
$26.411.34%1.23%3.33%-0.79%23.12%31.92%-1.82%3.41%73.07%$30.99$18.0214.78%46.56%0.8327,52712.63%
HAFC
HANMI FINANCIAL CORP
$15.901.27%1.73%3.79%0.19%0.51%6.43%-25.25%-33.00%-25.39%$20.31$13.3521.71%19.10%1.15146,088-35.85%
IBTX
INDEPENDENT BANK GROUP INC
$38.833.16%-1.10%-9.59%-14.75%5.89%17.56%-48.62%-30.88%-21.60%$53.25$28.8127.08%34.78%1.22294,031-12.11%
FBNC
FIRST BANCORP
$31.701.44%0.48%-7.53%-9.30%3.83%9.69%-27.24%-16.64%78.59%$38.51$26.0017.68%21.92%1.02130,827-35.22%
PWOD
PENNS WOODS BANCORP INC
$18.752.46%6.53%-1.68%-8.63%-12.10%-15.92%-20.89%-35.61%-35.45%$27.59$17.0132.04%10.23%0.6124,998-23.99%
CBSH
COMMERCE BANCSHARES INC
$56.100.61%1.19%7.88%8.87%22.33%4.51%-24.79%-3.12%65.17%$56.75$42.961.15%30.59%0.92353,752-29.30%
BVFL
BV FINANCIAL INC
$10.42-1.04%0.10%-0.76%-23.33%3.68%N/AN/AN/AN/A$15.00$9.6530.53%7.98%0.16678-94.80%
PFS
PROVIDENT FINANCIAL SERVICES INC
$15.221.33%0.13%3.75%-5.58%0.79%-2.62%-37.34%-42.30%-11.05%$19.62$13.2122.43%15.22%1.03403,658-33.22%
PBHC
PATHFINDER BANCORP INC
$12.31-3.22%-2.53%1.74%-7.44%-7.44%-18.21%-15.51%-7.62%23.19%$15.90$11.4122.58%7.86%0.13927240.81%
UBSI
UNITED BANKSHARES INC
$33.821.65%1.38%-1.51%-5.11%13.64%11.32%-15.68%-12.72%16.38%$38.74$25.3512.70%33.41%1.09381,055-28.22%
UNB
UNION BANKSHARES INC
$26.993.13%-3.95%-10.03%-8.45%0.06%27.59%-21.23%-28.56%13.88%$32.00$20.0715.66%34.48%0.7811,355203.85%
FRME
FIRST MERCHANTS CORP
$34.390.58%-0.20%2.23%1.93%20.29%25.24%-26.83%-6.37%62.45%$38.16$24.529.88%40.25%1.00328,65163.22%
PBBK
PB BANKSHARES INC
$12.26-1.92%-0.16%-4.89%-5.47%4.34%4.79%N/AN/AN/A$15.00$10.9918.27%11.56%0.067,890314.17%
BSAC
BANCO SANTANDER CHILE
$18.080.95%-0.88%-11.02%-3.93%0.33%-3.78%-20.00%-35.24%-27.42%$21.81$16.8917.10%7.05%0.69273,967-21.31%
SASR
SANDY SPRING BANCORP INC
$21.722.70%1.64%-1.36%-9.01%-0.73%2.31%-53.38%-37.53%-8.12%$27.90$19.2722.15%12.71%1.04220,598-4.39%
BCH
BANK OF CHILE
$22.190.82%0.23%0.18%-1.64%5.47%6.53%0.27%-23.00%-6.43%$24.10$19.207.93%15.57%0.66141,05528.49%
SSBK
SOUTHERN STATES BANCSHARES INC
$25.572.51%5.82%1.89%-1.14%9.72%25.26%N/AN/AN/A$30.74$19.6116.82%30.37%0.2728,66481.62%
IBCP
INDEPENDENT BANK CORP
$25.040.00%-0.52%3.30%0.89%23.29%57.09%4.29%16.19%97.48%$27.39$14.908.58%68.05%1.0177,898-28.32%
FISI
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS INC
$17.832.29%2.35%-0.94%-9.95%7.34%10.27%-45.36%-37.02%-23.87%$23.11$13.8422.85%28.88%1.1464,659-5.39%
BRKL
BROOKLINE BANCORP INC
$8.742.94%3.80%-9.43%-16.44%-1.69%6.20%-46.38%-43.72%-3.21%$11.52$7.0024.13%24.86%0.93745,55618.85%
BSVN
BANK7 CORP
$28.462.30%5.02%3.08%3.45%37.09%21.21%58.55%63.19%N/A$28.99$19.531.83%45.69%0.9610,70157.16%
BMRC
BANK OF MARIN BANCORP
$15.192.57%-1.56%-5.30%-18.90%-16.31%0.13%-57.26%-63.49%-31.79%$23.24$12.8934.64%17.86%0.9590,840-18.31%
FIBK
FIRST INTERSTATE BANCSYSTEM INC
$27.891.57%3.49%9.03%5.60%13.01%12.96%-41.58%-33.33%12.60%$32.54$20.8114.29%34.02%0.93515,850-29.14%
PEBK
PEOPLES BANCORP OF NORTH CAROLINA INC
$30.990.62%9.12%11.27%13.18%32.10%25.72%29.29%9.85%98.65%$31.59$16.351.90%89.54%0.8412,139-4.56%
TRMK
TRUSTMARK CORP
$30.581.80%2.55%13.60%12.63%43.57%36.58%-7.22%-15.17%33.36%$30.63$18.960.16%61.29%0.92301,61616.74%
FNB
FNB CORP
$13.640.37%0.15%0.07%4.28%21.79%25.60%3.73%12.26%10.27%$14.19$10.093.84%35.18%1.233,216,19322.90%
SSB
SOUTHSTATE CORP
$78.251.26%-0.90%-3.24%-3.19%10.84%21.47%-7.76%3.89%35.54%$87.77$59.5110.85%31.49%1.08340,401-23.58%
HTLF
HEARTLAND FINANCIAL USA INC
$43.262.80%21.93%29.64%26.31%51.36%41.00%-15.33%-5.38%77.66%$43.53$26.100.62%65.74%1.131,013,579-11.76%
AROW
ARROW FINANCIAL CORP
$23.420.60%3.31%-2.25%-3.14%6.33%19.00%-28.93%-19.84%23.17%$29.66$16.3821.04%42.95%0.9729,362-57.22%
NWBI
NORTHWEST BANCSHARES INC
$10.932.44%0.37%-2.50%-9.14%2.15%0.64%-23.14%-36.86%-17.70%$13.07$9.8016.37%11.53%0.78743,0470.78%
CALB
CALIFORNIA BANCORP
$21.610.37%-1.32%-1.19%-12.86%5.36%48.32%21.95%12.26%N/A$27.82$12.7822.32%69.09%0.407,112-24.25%
BSRR
SIERRA BANCORP
$20.921.50%2.45%9.93%8.23%17.99%34.36%-24.80%-21.32%33.50%$23.21$15.019.87%39.37%1.0621,59611.10%
FMNB
FARMERS NATIONAL BANC CORP
$12.391.31%1.89%-4.62%-8.43%5.54%7.09%-26.38%-15.77%62.17%$14.75$10.3816.00%19.33%0.8282,55315.33%
BFIN
BANKFINANCIAL CORP
$9.901.23%-1.49%-3.98%-5.08%13.66%24.53%-7.74%-34.26%2.06%$11.12$7.1710.97%38.09%0.774,946-63.77%
NFBK
NORTHFIELD BANCORP INC
$8.873.50%7.00%-7.70%-22.87%-2.74%-10.85%-46.08%-41.61%-31.72%$13.48$7.9934.20%11.01%0.82287,120-11.17%
MRBK
MERIDIAN CORP
$8.891.83%-1.44%-7.11%-21.95%-13.01%7.11%-32.45%1.60%N/A$14.24$7.8037.57%14.05%0.388,222-38.56%
EVBN
EVANS BANCORP INC
$24.791.85%-4.76%-14.28%-16.53%-2.40%-10.28%-30.97%-31.61%9.30%$33.58$23.2026.18%6.85%0.7524,063-63.14%
WAFD
WAFD INC
$28.041.52%0.43%0.83%-1.13%7.85%9.28%-15.03%-14.62%27.98%$34.07$23.3617.70%20.03%1.01365,96332.20%
FXNC
FIRST NATIONAL CORP
$15.202.36%1.13%-6.06%-24.38%-19.79%10.95%-16.39%-31.36%102.67%$21.75$13.5530.11%12.18%0.2211,337756.27%
HBNC
HORIZON BANCORP INC
$12.411.97%4.73%2.14%-2.28%22.99%34.16%-33.17%-24.74%39.13%$14.71$7.6915.64%61.38%1.16112,268-40.43%
FCCO
FIRST COMMUNITY CORP
$16.51-0.42%0.61%-3.39%-9.48%-4.12%-15.20%-11.09%-9.73%50.42%$22.00$15.4024.95%7.21%0.3817,77332.92%
COFS
CHOICEONE FINANCIAL SERVICES INC
$25.45-1.28%7.07%-3.60%-4.50%22.95%12.61%0.91%-4.14%58.07%$32.14$15.8420.82%60.65%0.288,49355.61%
CBU
COMMUNITY BANK SYSTEM INC
$45.121.83%0.96%-2.72%0.07%7.28%-5.01%-42.66%-31.50%21.75%$55.64$35.3818.91%27.53%0.89151,905-51.43%
EBTC
ENTERPRISE BANCORP INC
$24.710.37%0.35%0.04%-11.53%-7.63%-11.12%-30.51%-19.43%34.07%$34.10$23.0127.54%7.39%1.2730,82575.55%
HWC
HANCOCK WHITNEY CORP
$47.181.81%2.17%6.60%9.42%27.82%35.89%-0.53%7.86%40.25%$49.65$31.024.97%52.10%1.38354,297-23.61%
IBN
ICICI BANK LTD
$27.570.07%3.65%7.07%12.07%21.78%22.70%68.83%144.20%255.05%$27.80$21.890.83%25.95%0.916,566,72145.66%
PFIS
PEOPLES FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP
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FIRST BUSEY CORP
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What are the best bank stocks to buy right now in May 2024?

According to Zen Score, the 3 best bank stocks to buy right now are:

1. Webster Financial (NYSE:WBS)


Webster Financial (NYSE:WBS) is the top bank stock with a Zen Score of 61, which is 28 points higher than the bank industry average of 33. It passed 22 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Webster Financial has seen its stock return 29.93% over the past year, overperforming other bank stocks by 5 percentage points.

Webster Financial has an average 1 year price target of $59.00, an upside of 31.7% from Webster Financial's current stock price of $44.80.

Webster Financial stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 11 analysts covering Webster Financial, 63.64% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 36.36% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Cb Financial Services (NASDAQ:CBFV)


Cb Financial Services (NASDAQ:CBFV) is the second best bank stock with a Zen Score of 57, which is 24 points higher than the bank industry average of 33. It passed 20 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Cb Financial Services has seen its stock return 5.47% over the past year, underperforming other bank stocks by -19 percentage points.

Cb Financial Services has an average 1 year price target of $24.33, an upside of 9.76% from Cb Financial Services's current stock price of $22.17.

Cb Financial Services stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Cb Financial Services, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 100% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Hdfc Bank (NYSE:HDB)


Hdfc Bank (NYSE:HDB) is the third best bank stock with a Zen Score of 55, which is 22 points higher than the bank industry average of 33. It passed 21 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Hdfc Bank has seen its stock lose -15.36% over the past year, underperforming other bank stocks by -40 percentage points.

What are the bank stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 269 bank stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 bank stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Blue Ridge Bankshares (NYSEMKT:BRBS)


Blue Ridge Bankshares (NYSEMKT:BRBS) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the bank industry average of 3.8%.

Blue Ridge Bankshares's dividend payout ratio of -4.5% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. New York Community Bancorp (NYSE:NYCB)


New York Community Bancorp (NYSE:NYCB) has an annual dividend yield of 16.62%, which is 13 percentage points higher than the bank industry average of 3.8%. New York Community Bancorp's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two times in the last 10 years. New York Community Bancorp's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

New York Community Bancorp's dividend payout ratio of -350% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Bancolombia Sa (NYSE:CIB)


Bancolombia Sa (NYSE:CIB) has an annual dividend yield of 10.6%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the bank industry average of 3.8%. Bancolombia Sa's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% six times in the last 10 years. Bancolombia Sa's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Bancolombia Sa's dividend payout ratio of 39.4% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are bank stocks up?

Bank stocks were up 1.49% in the last day, and up 0.23% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why bank stocks are up.

What are the most undervalued bank stocks?

Based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score, the 3 most undervalued bank stocks right now are:

1. First Us Bancshares (NASDAQ:FUSB)


First Us Bancshares (NASDAQ:FUSB) is the most undervalued bank stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. First Us Bancshares has a valuation score of 100, which is 53 points higher than the bank industry average of 47. It passed 7 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

First Us Bancshares's stock has gained 43.11% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the bank industry by 18 percentage points.

2. Richmond Mutual Bancorporation (NASDAQ:RMBI)


Richmond Mutual Bancorporation (NASDAQ:RMBI) is the second most undervalued bank stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Richmond Mutual Bancorporation has a valuation score of 100, which is 53 points higher than the bank industry average of 47. It passed 7 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Richmond Mutual Bancorporation's stock has gained 24.25% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the bank industry by -1 percentage points.

3. Eastern Bankshares (NASDAQ:EBC)


Eastern Bankshares (NASDAQ:EBC) is the third most undervalued bank stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Eastern Bankshares has a valuation score of 100, which is 53 points higher than the bank industry average of 47. It passed 7 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Eastern Bankshares's stock has gained 27.96% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the bank industry by 3 percentage points.

Are bank stocks a good buy now?

37.86% of bank stocks rated by analysts are a hold right now. On average, analysts expect bank stocks to rise by 13.12% over the next year.

What is the average p/e ratio of the banks - regional industry?

The average P/E ratio of the banks - regional industry is -9.72x.
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