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Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc. SYBT
Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc. (SYBT) earns a Piotroski F-score of 5/9 (mixed financial health). It pays a dividend yielding 1.65% (safety: safe).
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-26 | Piper Sandler | Neutral (main) |
| 2026-04-27 | Piper Sandler | Neutral (main) |
| 2026-04-23 | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Market Perform (main) |
| 2026-04-23 | Stephens & Co. | Equal-Weight (main) |
| 2026-04-09 | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Market Perform (main) |
| 2026-03-06 | Hovde Group | Outperform (up) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Finance, Insurance & Real Estate · percentile among 1129 companies
Percentile vs other Finance, Insurance & Real Estate companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 5/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Sector peers · similar-size Finance, Insurance & Real Estate companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SYBT | Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc. | 5/9 | — | 16.1 | +3.4% |
| STT | STATE STREET CORP | 6/9 | — | 15.8 | +7.3% |
| FCNCA | FIRST CITIZENS BANCSHARES INC /DE/ | 5/9 | — | 10.8 | -2.2% |
| CFG | CITIZENS FINANCIAL GROUP INC/RI | 7/9 | — | 16.3 | +5.6% |
| NTRS | NORTHERN TRUST CORP | 4/9 | — | 18.5 | -2.5% |
| ALLY | Ally Financial Inc. | 5/9 | — | 17 | -3.3% |
| MTB | M&T BANK CORP | 7/9 | — | 12.2 | +7.5% |
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About Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc.
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, credit card services, and other banking services. This segment also provides securities brokerage services through an arrangement with a third party broker-dealer. The WM&T segment engages in the provision of investment management, financial and retirement planning, and trust and estate services, as well as retirement plan management for businesses and corporations. The company was founded in 1904 and is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky.
FAQ
Is SYBT financially healthy?
Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc.'s Piotroski F-score is 5/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak).
Does SYBT pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc. pays a dividend yielding about 1.65% with a 26.5% payout ratio, rated “safe” for safety.
How profitable is SYBT?
In FY2025, Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc. had a return on equity of 13.0%.
Is SYBT overvalued or undervalued?
Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc. trades at about 17.9× trailing earnings — near its 10-year norm (10-year range 13.4×–24.9×, median 18.7×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for SYBT?
The average Wall-Street price target for Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc. is $77.80, about 8.5% below the recent price, from 5 analysts (consensus: hold).
Is SYBT a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc.: a Piotroski F-score of 5/9, a P/E of about 16.1×, a dividend yield of 1.65%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.