Stock Yards Bancorp (SYBT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc. operates as a holding company for Stock Yards Bank & Trust Company that provides various financial services for individuals, corporations, and others in the United States. It operates in two segments, Commercial Banking, and WM&T. The Commercial Banking segment offers a range of loan and deposit products to individual consumers and businesses in all its markets through retail lending, mortgage banking, deposit services, online banking, mobile banking, private banking, commercial lending, commercial real estate lending, leasing, treasury management services, merchant services, international banking, correspondent banking, and other banking services. This segment also provides securities brokerage services through an arrangement with a third party broker-dealer. The WM&T segment provides investment management, financial and retirement planning, and trust and estate services, as well as retirement plan management for businesses and corporations. It provides services in Louisville, central, eastern, and northern Kentucky, as well as Indianapolis, Indiana and Cincinnati, Ohio metropolitan markets. The company was founded in 1904 and is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $73.92 to $76.00
• 50-Day Range: $63.06 to $76.73
• 52-Week Range: $44.32 to $79.79
• Volume: 187,741 shs
• Average Volume: 125,941 shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.20 billion
• P/E Ratio: 19.20
• Dividend Yield: 1.66%
• Price Target: $77.25
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Stock Yards Bancorp Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Stock Yards Bancorp scored higher than 63% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 422nd out of 949 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Stock Yards Bancorp has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Stock Yards Bancorp has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 7.69%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Stock Yards Bancorp are expected to grow by 7.69% in the coming year, from $4.16 to $4.48 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Stock Yards Bancorp is 19.20, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.67.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Stock Yards Bancorp is 19.20, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 22.08.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Stock Yards Bancorp has a P/B Ratio of 2.54. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

7.21% of the float of Stock Yards Bancorp has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Stock Yards Bancorp has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 16.2, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Stock Yards Bancorp has recently decreased by 0.97%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Stock Yards Bancorp pays a meaningful dividend of 1.64%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Stock Yards Bancorp has been increasing its dividend for 15 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Stock Yards Bancorp is 29.95%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Stock Yards Bancorp will have a dividend payout ratio of 27.68% next year. This indicates that Stock Yards Bancorp will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• Environmental Score: -1.34

Percentage of Shares Shorted

7.21% of the float of Stock Yards Bancorp has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Stock Yards Bancorp has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 16.2, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Stock Yards Bancorp has recently decreased by 0.97%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.91

News Sentiment

Stock Yards Bancorp has a news sentiment score of 0.91. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 1.02 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 10 news articles for Stock Yards Bancorp this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Stock Yards Bancorp insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 3.40% of the stock of Stock Yards Bancorp is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

56.46% of the stock of Stock Yards Bancorp is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

SYBT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have SYBT shares performed this year?

Stock Yards Bancorp's stock was trading at $71.61 at the start of the year. Since then, SYBT stock has increased by 4.3% and is now trading at $74.67.
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How were Stock Yards Bancorp's earnings last quarter?

Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:SYBT) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April, 23rd. The bank reported $1.13 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.00 by $0.13. The bank had revenue of $93.63 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $92.90 million. Stock Yards Bancorp had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 12.71% and a net margin of 22.54%.

When did Stock Yards Bancorp's stock split?

Stock Yards Bancorp shares split before market open on Monday, May 30th 2016. The 3-2 split was announced on Monday, May 2nd 2016. The newly minted shares were distributed to shareholders after the market closes on Friday, May 27th 2016. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 150 shares after the split.

Who are Stock Yards Bancorp's major shareholders?

Stock Yards Bancorp's top institutional investors include Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co. (3.52%), Chatham Capital Group Inc. (0.15%), Rhumbline Advisers (0.13%) and GAMMA Investing LLC (0.08%). Insiders that own company stock include James A Hillebrand, James A Hillebrand, John Schutte, Philip Poindexter, William Dishman, Carl G Herde, David P Heintzman, Kathy C Thompson, Michael Rehm, Richard A Lechleiter, Shannon Bishop Arvin, Michael B Newton and Allison Donovan.
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How do I buy shares of Stock Yards Bancorp?

Shares of SYBT stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Stock Yards Bancorp own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Stock Yards Bancorp investors own include Tesla (TSLA), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), NVIDIA (NVDA), Home Depot (HD) and Netflix (NFLX).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 4/1 Dividend: 3/17/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 4/1 Dividend: 3/17/2025
• Dividend Payable: 4/01/2025
• Last Earnings: 4/23/2025
• Today: 4/25/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: State commercial banks
• Sub-Industry: Regional Banks
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:SYBT
• CIK: 835324
• Web: www.syb.com
• Phone: (502) 582-2571
• Fax: 502-625-2295
• Employees: 1,040
• Year Founded: 1904

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $77.25
• High Stock Price Target: $81.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $68.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +3.5%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $3.89
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 19.20
• Forward P/E Ratio: 17.95
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $114.54 million
• Net Margins: 22.54%
• Pretax Margin: 27.45%
• Return on Equity: 12.71%
• Return on Assets: 1.38%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.38
• Current Ratio: 0.94
• Quick Ratio: 0.94

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $345.11 million
• Price / Sales: 6.38
• Cash Flow: $4.42 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 16.88
• Book Value: $29.36 per share
• Price / Book: 2.54

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 29,465,000
• Free Float: 28,283,000
• Market Cap: $2.20 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.77