Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for CBSH in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
Sep 28 close
Morgan Stanley raises its price target on Commerce Bancshares to $77.00 from $76.00, maintaining an "overweight" rating. Insider activity also surfaces this week, with executive vice president Kevin G. Barth awarded 118 shares and executive chairman David W. Kemper indirectly acquiring 128 shares, both part of an executive compensation plan dated 22 September.
CBSH closes at $55.88, down 1% on the day, with its 1-month return at -3.7% and its 6-month return at 16.2%. The price sits between its 50-day average of $58.42 and its 200-day average of $54.20. The GekkoIndex reads 66.3, placing the stock in the Accumulation zone, though the index has slipped 3.7 points over five sessions. Gekko Fair Value stands at $61.68, putting the current price 9.4% below that level.
Earnings are due on 20 October, 21 days away, falling inside a typical 20-trading-day holding window; the prior quarter saw an EPS beat of $1.01 against a $1 estimate, with a 1.5% reaction, and the company has posted 8 beats across 8 quarters. Seasonality over the same calendar stretch has averaged -3.3% across 5 years, with gains in 2 of those years. Analyst coverage from 8 firms includes 1 buy and 7 hold ratings, with a consensus target of $66.56, representing 19.1% upside from current levels. No insider, Congress, or unusual options activity is recorded in the current windows.
Written by AI and checked automatically against the figures on this page. Generated Sep 29, 2026 from the data above.
Commerce Bancshares scores 2 supportive, 1 mixed and 2 headwinds across the 5 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
2 supportive1 mixed2 headwinds
Averages disagree
Close $55.88 sits between the 50-day ($58.42) and 200-day ($54.20) averages, or the averages disagree.
See the chart66.3, Accumulation
Reading 66.3 is in the Accumulation zone.
See the GekkoIndex9.4% below
Price is 9.4% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).
See fair valueNo data
No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.
See smart moneyReports in 21 days
Reports on Oct 20, 2026, 21 days away — inside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings−3.3% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged −3.3% over 5 years, rising in 2 of them.
See seasonalityA description of current data, not a recommendation. How this page works
Commerce Bancshares closed at $55.88 on Sep 28, 2026, −6.1% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $46.99 to $60.92.
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Commerce Bancshares serves as the holding company for Commerce Bank, offering a wide range of banking and financial services to individual and business customers throughout the United States. It is recognized for combining everyday retail banking with more specialized services such as mortgage lending, trust administration, and asset management.
The company runs its business through three divisions. The Consumer division handles personal banking needs, including deposit accounts, home equity and installment loans, auto and recreational vehicle financing, mortgage banking, and debit and credit cards. The Commercial division works with businesses and institutions, providing corporate lending, equipment leasing, international banking, cash management, and fixed-income securities trading for correspondent banks, municipalities, and other institutional clients. The Wealth Management division covers trust and estate services, investment advisory and portfolio management, brokerage, and private banking. The company also engages in private equity investing, insurance agency work, and specialized leasing, alongside online and mobile banking access and a network of branches across several states.
Commerce Bancshares was founded in 1865 and is headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. Its shares are listed on the NASDAQ under the ticker CBSH.
Commerce Bancshares’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 66.3, in the Accumulation zone, down 3.7 points over five sessions.
Down 3.7 points over five sessions, from the Buying zone.
Reading for Sep 28, 2026
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 29 | +1.3% | +3.3% | ||
| Accumulation (current zone) | 223 | −0.1% | +1.2% | ||
| Neutral | 386 | +0.1% | +0.2% | ||
| Distribution | 30 | +0.3% | +0.1% | ||
| Selling | 4 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average CBSH share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Accumulation readings averaged +2.3% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
Accumulation zone: Institutional interest building. About the five zones →
Commerce Bancshares trades 9.4% below Gekko Fair Value of $61.68, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Commerce Bancshares shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$61.68
Gekko Fair Value, Sep 29, 2026
9.4% Undervalued
No open-market insider purchases were filed for Commerce Bancshares, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
No open-market insider purchases were filed for CBSH in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
No trades in CBSH were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
Commerce Bancshares has been buying back its own shares.
From company filings.
Commerce Bancshares reports on Oct 20, 2026 (21 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 8 of its last 8 reports.
Oct 20, 2026
21 days away
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 2026 | $1.01 est $1.00 | $449.4M est $442.5M | +1.5% |
| Oct 16, 2025 | $1.06 est $1.04 | $448.9M est $447.5M | −5.3% |
| Jul 16, 2025 | $1.14 est $1.04 | $445.8M est $434.4M | +1.5% |
| Apr 16, 2025 | $0.98 est $0.93 | $420.5M est $418.0M | +2.0% |
| Jan 22, 2025 | $1.01 est $0.94 | $423.1M est $415.0M | +0.4% |
| Oct 17, 2024 | $1.02 est $0.96 | $425.2M est $419.7M | −0.6% |
| Jul 18, 2024 | $1.07 est $0.90 | $417.7M est $406.9M | +2.5% |
| Apr 16, 2024 | $0.86 est $0.81 | $397.6M est $389.5M | +3.6% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Commerce Bancshares is $66.56, +19.1% from the last close, from 8 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 8 firms.
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28 | Morgan Stanley | $77 | +37.8% |
| Sep 8 | Morgan Stanley | $76 | +36.0% |
| Aug 27 | Raymond James | — | — |
| Aug 10 | Wells Fargo | $63 | +12.7% |
| Jul 20 | KBW | $62 | +11.0% |
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Over the next 20 trading days from Sep 29, Commerce Bancshares averaged −3.3% across the last 5 years, rising in 2 of them.
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | +0.5% | 1 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | 0.0% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | −1.7% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | −3.3% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +2.1% | 3 of 5 |
For scale, CBSH’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 3.8%.
Commerce Bancshares’s market cap is $8.15B, with a P/E ratio of 13.8 and revenue of $1.84B over the last twelve months.
Coverage of Commerce Bancshares this week reads neutral: 1 positive, 4 neutral and 0 negative headlines.
Commerce Bancshares’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| CMCanadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | Accumulation | 4.8% below |
| USBU.S. Bancorp | Accumulation | 10.6% below |
| NUNu | Buying | 24.1% below |
| TFCTruist Financial | Buying | 10.3% below |
| FITBFifth Third Bancorp | Accumulation | 11.5% below |
| MTBM&T Bank | Accumulation | 11.2% below |
A peer links to its own page where one exists.
Commerce Bancshares’s market cap is $8.15B at the Sep 28, 2026 close of $55.88, with 143.4M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 13.8.
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Commerce Bancshares is $66.56, +19.1% from the last close. Of the 8 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 1 rate it a buy, 7 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
On Gekko’s estimate Commerce Bancshares is undervalued: the Sep 28, 2026 close of $55.88 is 9.4% below Gekko Fair Value of $61.68. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
Commerce Bancshares is expected to report on Oct 20, 2026 (21 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $1.08 per share on revenue of $499.7M. Commerce Bancshares beat the earnings estimate in 8 of its last 8 reports, moving 2.2% on average across the report.
Commerce Bancshares’s 52-week high is $60.92 and its 52-week low is $46.99; it closed at $55.88 on Sep 28, 2026, −6.1% over the past year. Over the last five years the shares peaked at $72.75 on Nov 25, 2024.
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