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.
Oct 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 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
Averages disagree
Close $75.98 sits between the 50-day ($80.14) and 200-day ($73.11) averages, or the averages disagree.
See the chart63.8, Accumulation
Reading 63.8 is in the Accumulation zone.
See the GekkoIndex9.8% below
Price is 9.8% 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 16 days
Reports on Oct 28, 2026, 16 days away — inside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings+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.
See seasonalityA description of current data, not a recommendation. How this page works
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.
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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.
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.
Up 1.8 points over five sessions.
Reading for Oct 12, 2026
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 17 | +2.0% | +2.9% | ||
| Accumulation (current zone) | 208 | +0.4% | +2.5% | ||
| Neutral | 424 | +0.5% | +1.7% | ||
| Distribution | 31 | −1.6% | −4.2% | ||
| Selling | 2 | Too 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 →
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.
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.
No open-market insider purchases were filed for SYBT in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
No trades in SYBT were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
Stock Yards Bancorp has been buying back its own shares.
From company filings.
Stock Yards Bancorp reports on Oct 28, 2026 (16 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 8 of its last 8 reports.
Oct 28, 2026
16 days away
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 27, 2026 | $1.24 est $1.20 | $104.4M est $102.4M | −0.5% |
| Oct 29, 2025 | $1.23 est $1.15 | $99.53M est $102.4M | −2.1% |
| Jul 23, 2025 | $1.15 est $1.05 | $97.82M est $99.85M | +1.8% |
| Apr 23, 2025 | $1.13 est $1.00 | $91.73M est $95.05M | +7.5% |
| Jan 22, 2025 | $1.07 est $0.99 | $91.68M est $91.20M | +0.5% |
| Oct 23, 2024 | $1.00 est $0.94 | $87.99M est $87.88M | +2.7% |
| Jul 24, 2024 | $0.94 est $0.84 | $83.85M est $83.85M | +8.1% |
| Apr 24, 2024 | $0.88 est $0.81 | $81.60M est $83.06M | +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.
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.
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 4 firms.
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31 | Raymond James | — | — |
| Jul 31 | KBW | $94 | +23.7% |
| Jul 30 | Stephens | $87 | +14.5% |
| Jul 30 | Hovde Group | $90 | +18.5% |
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 Oct 10, Stock Yards Bancorp averaged +8.9% across the last 5 years, rising in 5 of them.
| Window | Average | Years 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’s market cap is $2.24B, with a P/E ratio of 15.1 and revenue of $418.2M over the last twelve months.
Coverage of Stock Yards Bancorp this week reads positive: 3 positive, 0 neutral and 0 negative headlines.
Stock Yards Bancorp’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 | 5.7% below |
| USBU.S. Bancorp | Accumulation | 11.0% below |
| NUNu | Neutral | 0.7% below |
| TFCTruist Financial | Accumulation | 9.6% below |
| FITBFifth Third Bancorp | Accumulation | 11.2% below |
| MTBM&T Bank | Accumulation | 9.1% below |
A peer links to its own page where one exists.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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