NASDAQ: TCBK

TriCo Bancshares (TCBK) Stock Analysis & Forecast

Oct 12 close

$51.36−0.05 (−0.1%)

Gekko Brief

AI summaryOct 12 close

This week's news centers on TriCo Bancshares' pending merger with First Hawaiian, Inc. Shareholders are preparing for a critical vote, with merger terms set at 2.095 First Hawaiian shares for each TriCo share, valuing the deal between $54.16 and $63.12 per TriCo share. Separately, a comparison piece weighed TriCo against Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group across risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends and profitability, while other coverage noted mixed analyst sentiment around the stock.

TCBK closed at $51.36, down 0.1% on the day, with its 50-day average at $54.19 and 200-day average at $51.66, placing the close between the two. The stock's one-month return sits at -4.1% and its three-month return at -12.7%, though it remains up 19.6% over the past year. The GekkoIndex reads 64.3, placing TCBK in the Accumulation zone, up 2 points over five days. Gekko Fair Value stands at $56.05, with price running 8.4% below that level.

TriCo's next earnings report is scheduled for 22 October 2026, before the open, just 10 days away and inside a typical 20-trading-day holding window; the prior quarter posted $1.06 versus a $1.03 estimate, with a -2.3% reaction, and the company has beaten estimates in 8 of its last 8 quarters. No insider, Congress or unusual options activity appears in the current window. Seasonally, the next 20 trading days have averaged a 12.1% return over 5 years, rising in 5 of them. Analyst consensus includes 1 buy and 4 hold ratings, with a consensus target of $58.67.

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

TriCo Bancshares price vs fair value

$56.05$51.36Oct ’25Apr ’26Oct ’26
Close $51.36200-day averageGekko Fair Value $56.05

TriCo Bancshares quick facts

Market cap
$1.65B
P/E ratio
12.5
Forward P/E
12.1
EPS, TTM
$4.17
Revenue, TTM
$426.2M
Profit margin
31.8%
Dividend yield
2.81%
Beta
0.67
Volume
172,899 avg 287,483
1-year return
+19.6%
Typical daily move
±1.8%
Typical 20-day move
±5.8%
50-day average
$54.19
200-day average
$51.66
Next earnings
Oct 22 before open
Shares outstanding
31.97M
52-week range
$40.44$61.71

TriCo Bancshares swing-trade checklist

TriCo Bancshares 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 $51.36 sits between the 50-day ($54.19) and 200-day ($51.66) averages, or the averages disagree.

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  • GekkoIndexsupportive

    64.3, Accumulation

    Reading 64.3 is in the Accumulation zone.

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  • Fair valuesupportive

    8.4% below

    Price is 8.4% 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 10 days

    Reports on Oct 22, 2026, 10 days away — inside a typical 20-trading-day hold.

    See earnings
  • Seasonalitysupportive

    +12.1% on average

    From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +12.1% over 5 years, rising in 5 of them.

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TriCo Bancshares stock chart and price history

TriCo Bancshares closed at $51.36 on Oct 12, 2026, +19.6% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $40.44 to $61.71.

Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
TriCo Bancshares share price, past year, with 50-day and 200-day moving averages and volume$40$45$55$60NovDecJan 2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct51.36

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Performance Breakdown

1 month
−4.1%
3 months
−12.7%
6 months
+2.5%
1 year
+19.6%
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About TriCo Bancshares

TriCo Bancshares operates as the holding company for Tri Counties Bank, which provides a broad range of banking services to individuals and businesses. It is known for offering checking, savings, and term deposit accounts alongside a wide lending lineup that includes small business financing, residential and commercial mortgages, consumer loans, and commercial credit with an emphasis on agricultural borrowers, as well as loans for real estate development.

Beyond deposits and loans, the bank supports its customers with treasury management services, standard conveniences like safe deposit boxes, and access to independent financial planning and broker-dealer services. Its customer base spans both everyday consumers and corporate clients seeking commercial banking relationships. The bank carries out this work through a network of traditional branches, in-store branch locations, and dedicated loan production offices spread across numerous counties in California.

TriCo Bancshares was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Chico, California. Its shares are listed on the NASDAQ under the ticker TCBK.

Listed
NASDAQ
Sector
Finance
Industry
Regional banks
Website
tcbk.com

TriCo Bancshares GekkoIndex: the smart money zone

TriCo Bancshares’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 64.3, in the Accumulation zone, up 2 points over five sessions.

010064.3Accumulation

Up 2 points over five sessions.

Reading for Oct 12, 2026

What followed past readings in each zone

ZoneReadings5 days10 days20 days50 days
Buying26+1.1%+2.0%+2.1%+1.5%
Accumulation (current zone)198+0.3%+0.7%+2.3%+5.4%
Neutral424+0.3%+0.7%+1.4%+4.2%
Distribution28−0.9%−2.4%−4.4%−7.2%
Selling6Too few readings yet

Average TCBK 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 TriCo Bancshares stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value

TriCo Bancshares trades 8.4% below Gekko Fair Value of $56.05, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.

Gekko’s own estimate of what TriCo Bancshares shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.

$56.05

Gekko Fair Value, Oct 10, 2026

8.4% Undervalued

At the end of Aug 2026 the price was 11.8% below the estimate.

Gekko Fair ValueShare price, month end
$56$51Aug 2026SepOct 2026

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TriCo Bancshares insider and Congress trading

No open-market insider purchases were filed for TriCo 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.

Insider buying last 90 days

No open-market insider purchases were filed for TCBK 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 TCBK were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.

From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.

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Buybacks

TriCo Bancshares has been buying back its own shares.

Bought back, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
$1.78M
As a share of market cap
0.11%
Trailing four quarters
$36.43M

From company filings.

TriCo Bancshares earnings: next date and track record

TriCo Bancshares reports on Oct 22, 2026, before the open (10 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 8 of its last 8 reports.

8 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±2.3%average move across the report
3 of 8reports followed by a gain

Share-price move across each report

+3.6%Jul ’24−3.3%Oct ’24−4.0%Mar ’25+1.9%Jul ’25+1.6%Oct ’25−1.2%Jan ’26−0.1%Apr ’26−2.3%Jul ’26
ReportedEPSSurpriseRevenueSurpriseMove
Jul 23, 2026$1.06
est $1.03
+2.9%$111.9M
est $111.0M
+0.8%−2.3%
Apr 23, 2026$1.04
est $0.97
+7.2%$108.3M
est $108.3M
0.0%−0.1%
Jan 22, 2026$1.03
est $0.99
+4.0%$109.4M
est $108.2M
+1.1%−1.2%
Oct 23, 2025$1.04
est $0.92
+13.0%$105.7M
est $108.2M
−2.4%+1.6%
Jul 24, 2025$0.84
est $0.82
+2.4%$101.8M
est $103.4M
−1.6%+1.9%
Mar 3, 2025$0.88
est $0.78
+12.8%$131.4M
est $99.57M
+32.0%−4.0%
Oct 24, 2024$0.88
est $0.81
+8.6%$97.37M
est $98.37M
−1.0%−3.3%
Jul 25, 2024$0.87
est $0.79
+10.1%$95.88M
est $98.12M
−2.3%+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.

TriCo Bancshares stock forecast and analyst price targets

Analysts’ average 12-month price target for TriCo Bancshares is $58.67, +14.2% from the last close, from 5 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.

$58.67consensus 12-month target, +14.2% from the last close
Low $56.50High $67.04
Buy1
Hold4
Sell0

Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 5 firms.

Latest analyst actions

DateFirmRatingTargetvs price
Oct 1Piper SandlerHold, maintained$56.50+10.0%
Aug 6StephensBuy, upgraded——
Jul 27D.A. DavidsonHold, maintained$65+26.6%
Jul 27Piper SandlerHold, maintained$63+22.7%
Jul 27KBWHold, maintained$67.04+30.5%
+2.3%average 20-day move after past Accumulation readings
+12.1%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±1.8%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.

TriCo Bancshares seasonality: the next 20 trading days

Over the next 20 trading days from Oct 10, TriCo Bancshares averaged +12.1% across the last 5 years, rising in 5 of them.

Next 20 trading days, by year

+7.2%2021+19.3%2022+8.5%2023+12.0%2024+7.7%2025

Average move and hit rate

WindowAverageYears higher
Next 5 trading days+2.7%2 of 5
Next 10 trading days+2.1%4 of 5
Next 15 trading days+7.0%5 of 5
Next 20 trading days+12.1%5 of 5
Next 30 trading days+10.2%5 of 5

For scale, TCBK’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 5.8%.

TriCo Bancshares market cap and key statistics

TriCo Bancshares’s market cap is $1.65B, with a P/E ratio of 12.5 and revenue of $426.2M over the last twelve months.

Valuation

Market cap
$1.65B
P/E ratio
12.5
Forward P/E
12.1
EPS, TTM
$4.17
Gekko Fair Value
$56.05

Trading

Volume
172,899
Avg volume, 20 days
287,483
52-week high
$61.71
52-week low
$40.44
Shares outstanding
31.97M

Financials

Revenue, TTM
$426.2M
Profit margin
31.8%
Return on equity
10.4%
Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
+26.2%

Risk and income

Beta
0.67
Typical daily move
±1.8%
Typical 20-day move
±5.8%
Dividend yield
2.81%

TriCo Bancshares stock news this week

3 headlines about TriCo Bancshares from the past week, newest first, each linking to the publisher.

TriCo Bancshares peers

TriCo Bancshares’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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TriCo Bancshares stock FAQ

What is TriCo Bancshares’s market cap?

TriCo Bancshares’s market cap is $1.65B at the Oct 12, 2026 close of $51.36, with 31.97M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 12.5.

What is the TriCo Bancshares stock forecast?

The consensus analyst 12-month price target for TriCo Bancshares is $58.67, +14.2% from the last close. Of the 5 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 1 rate it a buy, 4 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.

Is TriCo Bancshares stock overvalued or undervalued?

On Gekko’s estimate TriCo Bancshares is undervalued: the Oct 12, 2026 close of $51.36 is 8.4% below Gekko Fair Value of $56.05. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.

When does TriCo Bancshares report earnings next?

TriCo Bancshares is expected to report on Oct 22, 2026, before the market opens (10 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $1.09 per share on revenue of $114.6M. TriCo Bancshares beat the earnings estimate in 8 of its last 8 reports, moving 2.3% on average across the report.

What is TriCo Bancshares’s 52-week high and low?

TriCo Bancshares’s 52-week high is $61.71 and its 52-week low is $40.44; it closed at $51.36 on Oct 12, 2026, +19.6% over the past year.

Is TriCo Bancshares 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.

How this page works

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