NASDAQ: SYBT

Stock Yards Bancorp (SYBT) Stock Analysis & Forecast

Oct 12 close

$75.98+0.89 (+1.2%)

Gekko Brief

AI summaryOct 12 close

Stock Yards Bank opened its first full-service branch in Bowling Green, Kentucky, extending a presence it began building with a loan production office in May. Separately, analysts have reiterated a Hold consensus on SYBT with an average 12-month target of $88.00, following second-quarter results in which diluted EPS of $1.31 beat a $1.08 consensus on revenue of $114.71 million, alongside a quarterly dividend increase to $0.33 per share.

SYBT closed at $75.98, up 1.2%, sitting between its 50-day average of $80.14 and 200-day average of $73.11. Shares are down 4.7% over one month but up 10.1% over the past year, trading within a 52-week range of $61.51 to $89.22. The GekkoIndex reads 63.8, placing the stock in the Accumulation zone, up 1.8 over five days. Price sits 9.8% below Gekko Fair Value of $84.27.

The next earnings date falls on 28 October 2026, 15 days out and within a typical 20-trading-day holding window; the prior report showed an EPS beat of $1.24 against a $1.20 estimate with a 0.5% reaction, part of a streak of 8 beats in 8 quarters, with an average absolute move of 3% historically. No insider, Congress or unusual options activity appears in the recent windows. Seasonally, the next 20 trading days have averaged an 8.9% return over the past 5 years, rising in 5 of them. Consensus analyst targets imply 18.7% upside from current levels, with 4 firms all rating the stock Hold.

Written by AI from the Oct 12, 2026 close and checked automatically against the figures on this page.

Stock Yards Bancorp price vs fair value

$84.27$75.98Oct ’25Apr ’26Oct ’26
Close $75.98200-day averageGekko Fair Value $84.27

Stock Yards Bancorp quick facts

Market cap
$2.24B
P/E ratio
15.1
Forward P/E
17.7
EPS, TTM
$5.02
Revenue, TTM
$418.2M
Profit margin
35.7%
Dividend yield
1.69%
Beta
0.75
Volume
110,197 avg 157,066
1-year return
+10.1%
Typical daily move
±2.2%
Typical 20-day move
±5.6%
50-day average
$80.14
200-day average
$73.11
Next earnings
Oct 28
Shares outstanding
31.07M
52-week range
$61.51$89.22

Stock Yards Bancorp swing-trade checklist

Stock Yards Bancorp scores 3 supportive, 1 mixed and 1 headwind across the 5 checklist items with data.

Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.

3 supportive1 mixed1 headwind

  • Trendmixed

    Averages disagree

    Close $75.98 sits between the 50-day ($80.14) and 200-day ($73.11) averages, or the averages disagree.

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  • GekkoIndexsupportive

    63.8, Accumulation

    Reading 63.8 is in the Accumulation zone.

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  • Fair valuesupportive

    9.8% below

    Price is 9.8% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).

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  • Smart moneyno data

    No data

    No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.

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  • Earnings riskheadwind

    Reports in 16 days

    Reports on Oct 28, 2026, 16 days away — inside a typical 20-trading-day hold.

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  • Seasonalitysupportive

    +8.9% on average

    From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +8.9% over 5 years, rising in 5 of them.

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Stock Yards Bancorp stock chart and price history

Stock Yards Bancorp closed at $75.98 on Oct 12, 2026, +10.1% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $61.51 to $89.22.

Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
Stock Yards Bancorp share price, past year, with 50-day and 200-day moving averages and volume$65$70$80$85NovDecJan 2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct75.98

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Performance Breakdown

1 month
−4.7%
3 months
−1.3%
6 months
+5.6%
1 year
+10.1%
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About Stock Yards Bancorp

Stock Yards Bancorp is the holding company behind Stock Yards Bank & Trust Company, which delivers a broad set of banking and financial services to households, companies, and other clients throughout the United States. The bank is widely recognized through its retail and commercial banking network, offering deposit accounts, mortgages, and various lending products alongside everyday banking conveniences like online and mobile access.

The company runs through two main lines of business. Its Commercial Banking arm handles retail, commercial, and commercial real estate lending, along with treasury management, merchant services, leasing, private banking, and both international and correspondent banking, while also connecting clients to brokerage services via a partnership with an outside broker-dealer. The Wealth Management & Trust segment focuses on investment management, trust and estate administration, financial and retirement planning, and retirement plan services for businesses and corporations.

Established in 1904, Stock Yards Bancorp is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, and maintains 73 full-service banking centers spanning Louisville and other parts of central, eastern, and northern Kentucky, plus the Indianapolis, Indiana and Cincinnati, Ohio metro areas. Its shares trade on the NASDAQ under the ticker SYBT.

Listed
NASDAQ
Sector
Finance
Industry
Regional banks
Website
syb.com

Stock Yards Bancorp GekkoIndex: the smart money zone

Stock Yards Bancorp’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 63.8, in the Accumulation zone, up 1.8 points over five sessions.

010063.8Accumulation

Up 1.8 points over five sessions.

Reading for Oct 12, 2026

What followed past readings in each zone

ZoneReadings5 days10 days20 days50 days
Buying17+2.0%+4.7%+2.9%+4.6%
Accumulation (current zone)208+0.4%+1.0%+2.5%+4.7%
Neutral424+0.5%+0.8%+1.7%+5.6%
Distribution31−1.6%−2.5%−4.2%−2.2%
Selling2Too few readings yet

Average SYBT share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Accumulation readings averaged +2.2% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.

Accumulation zone: Institutional interest building. About the five zones →

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Is Stock Yards Bancorp stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value

Stock Yards Bancorp trades 9.8% below Gekko Fair Value of $84.27, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.

Gekko’s own estimate of what Stock Yards Bancorp shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.

$84.27

Gekko Fair Value, Oct 10, 2026

9.8% Undervalued

At the end of Aug 2026 the price was 8.8% below the estimate.

Gekko Fair ValueShare price, month end
$84$75Aug 2026SepOct 2026

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Stock Yards Bancorp insider and Congress trading

No open-market insider purchases were filed for Stock Yards Bancorp, 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.

Insider buying last 90 days

No open-market insider purchases were filed for SYBT in the last 90 days.

From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.

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Congress trades last 90 days

No trades in SYBT were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.

From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.

Congress disclosures for SYBT, plotted on the chart in Gekko.Open SYBT in Gekko

Buybacks

Stock Yards Bancorp has been buying back its own shares.

Bought back, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
$189K
As a share of market cap
0.01%
Trailing four quarters
$1.64M

From company filings.

Stock Yards Bancorp earnings: next date and track record

Stock Yards Bancorp reports on Oct 28, 2026 (16 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 8 of its last 8 reports.

8 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±3%average move across the report
6 of 8reports followed by a gain

Share-price move across each report

+1.1%Apr ’24+8.1%Jul ’24+2.7%Oct ’24+0.5%Jan ’25+7.5%Apr ’25+1.8%Jul ’25−2.1%Oct ’25−0.5%Jan ’26
ReportedEPSSurpriseRevenueSurpriseMove
Jan 27, 2026$1.24
est $1.20
+3.3%$104.4M
est $102.4M
+1.9%−0.5%
Oct 29, 2025$1.23
est $1.15
+7.0%$99.53M
est $102.4M
−2.8%−2.1%
Jul 23, 2025$1.15
est $1.05
+9.5%$97.82M
est $99.85M
−2.0%+1.8%
Apr 23, 2025$1.13
est $1.00
+13.0%$91.73M
est $95.05M
−3.5%+7.5%
Jan 22, 2025$1.07
est $0.99
+8.1%$91.68M
est $91.20M
+0.5%+0.5%
Oct 23, 2024$1.00
est $0.94
+6.4%$87.99M
est $87.88M
+0.1%+2.7%
Jul 24, 2024$0.94
est $0.84
+11.9%$83.85M
est $83.85M
0.0%+8.1%
Apr 24, 2024$0.88
est $0.81
+8.6%$81.60M
est $83.06M
−1.8%+1.1%

“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.

Stock Yards Bancorp stock forecast and analyst price targets

Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Stock Yards Bancorp is $90.20, +18.7% from the last close, from 4 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.

$90.20consensus 12-month target, +18.7% from the last close
Low $87High $94
Buy0
Hold4
Sell0

Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 4 firms.

Latest analyst actions

DateFirmRatingTargetvs price
Jul 31Raymond JamesHold, maintained——
Jul 31KBWHold, maintained$94+23.7%
Jul 30StephensHold, maintained$87+14.5%
Jul 30Hovde GroupHold, downgraded$90+18.5%
+2.5%average 20-day move after past Accumulation readings
+8.9%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±2.2%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range

Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.

Stock Yards Bancorp seasonality: the next 20 trading days

Over the next 20 trading days from Oct 10, Stock Yards Bancorp averaged +8.9% across the last 5 years, rising in 5 of them.

Next 20 trading days, by year

+8.9%2021+6.6%2022+6.5%2023+19.0%2024+0.5%2025

Average move and hit rate

WindowAverageYears higher
Next 5 trading days+3.0%4 of 5
Next 10 trading days+2.8%4 of 5
Next 15 trading days+2.8%3 of 5
Next 20 trading days+8.9%5 of 5
Next 30 trading days+8.7%4 of 5

For scale, SYBT’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 5.6%.

Stock Yards Bancorp market cap and key statistics

Stock Yards Bancorp’s market cap is $2.24B, with a P/E ratio of 15.1 and revenue of $418.2M over the last twelve months.

Valuation

Market cap
$2.24B
P/E ratio
15.1
Forward P/E
17.7
EPS, TTM
$5.02
Gekko Fair Value
$84.27

Trading

Volume
110,197
Avg volume, 20 days
157,066
52-week high
$89.22
52-week low
$61.51
Shares outstanding
31.07M

Financials

Revenue, TTM
$418.2M
Profit margin
35.7%
Return on equity
13.3%
Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
+13.9%

Risk and income

Beta
0.75
Typical daily move
±2.2%
Typical 20-day move
±5.6%
Dividend yield
1.69%

Stock Yards Bancorp stock news this week

Coverage of Stock Yards Bancorp this week reads positive: 3 positive, 0 neutral and 0 negative headlines.

News sentiment positive

Stock Yards Bancorp peers

Stock Yards Bancorp’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.

StockTodayGekkoIndex zonevs Fair Value
CMCanadian Imperial Bank of Commerce+0.4%Accumulation5.7% below
USBU.S. Bancorp+0.4%Accumulation11.0% below
NUNu−0.6%Neutral0.7% below
TFCTruist Financial+0.9%Accumulation9.6% below
FITBFifth Third Bancorp+0.1%Accumulation11.2% below
MTBM&T Bank+0.9%Accumulation9.1% below

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Reporting earnings this week

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Stock Yards Bancorp stock FAQ

What is Stock Yards Bancorp’s market cap?

Stock Yards Bancorp’s market cap is $2.24B at the Oct 12, 2026 close of $75.98, with 31.07M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 15.1.

What is the Stock Yards Bancorp stock forecast?

The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Stock Yards Bancorp is $90.20, +18.7% from the last close. Of the 4 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 0 rate it a buy, 4 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.

Is Stock Yards Bancorp stock overvalued or undervalued?

On Gekko’s estimate Stock Yards Bancorp is undervalued: the Oct 12, 2026 close of $75.98 is 9.8% below Gekko Fair Value of $84.27. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.

When does Stock Yards Bancorp report earnings next?

Stock Yards Bancorp is expected to report on Oct 28, 2026 (16 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $1.33 per share on revenue of $119.3M. Stock Yards Bancorp beat the earnings estimate in 8 of its last 8 reports, moving 3% on average across the report.

What is Stock Yards Bancorp’s 52-week high and low?

Stock Yards Bancorp’s 52-week high is $89.22 and its 52-week low is $61.51; it closed at $75.98 on Oct 12, 2026, +10.1% over the past year.

Is Stock Yards Bancorp stock a buy right now?

Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 3 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (gekkoindex, fair value and seasonality), 1 as mixed (trend) and 1 as a headwind (earnings risk). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.

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