Ratings by Hovde Group (Brendan Nosal)
| Date | Company | Symbol | Type | Rating (Past) |
PT (Past) |
Start $ (End $) |
% Chg. | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/27/2026 | Citizens Community Bancorp | CZWI | Maintain | Outperform (N/A) |
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Details | ||
| 4/21/2026 | Mercantile Bank Corporation | MBWM | Maintain | Outperform (N/A) |
|
Details | ||
| 3/6/2026 | SY Bancorp | SYBT | Upgrade | Outperform (Market Perform) |
64.50 (69.38) |
7.57% | Details | |
| 1/7/2026 | Lakeland Financial | LKFN | Downgrade | Market Perform (Outperform) |
57.58 (58.41) |
1.44% | Details | |
| 1/7/2026 | ChoiceOne Financial Services | COFS | Downgrade | Market Perform (Outperform) |
29.43 (30.52) |
3.7% | Details | |
| 1/7/2026 | Alerus Financial Corp. | ALRS | Downgrade | Market Perform (Outperform) |
23.37 (28.08) |
20.15% | Details | |
| 10/6/2025 | Commerce Bancshares | CBSH | New Coverage | Outperform (N/A) |
59.17 (51.36) |
-13.2% | Details | |
| 10/6/2025 | UMB Financial | UMBF | New Coverage | Outperform (N/A) |
119.50 (126.35) |
5.73% | Details | |
| 8/19/2025 | First Financial Bancorp | FFBC | New Coverage | Outperform (N/A) |
24.68 (29.77) |
20.62% | Details | |
| 8/18/2025 | Civista Bancshares | CIVB | Downgrade | Market Perform (Outperform) |
20.01 (25.21) |
25.99% | Details | |
| 7/9/2025 | Old National Bancorp | ONB | Maintain | Outperform (N/A) |
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Details | ||
| 7/9/2025 | HBT Financial | HBT | Maintain | Outperform (N/A) |
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Details | ||
| 7/9/2025 | Horizon Bancorp | HBNC | Maintain | Outperform (N/A) |
|
Details | ||
| 7/9/2025 | German American Bancorp Inc. | GABC | Maintain | Outperform (N/A) |
|
Details | ||
| 7/9/2025 | First Mid-Illinois Bancshares | FMBH | Maintain | Outperform (N/A) |
|
Details | ||
| 6/30/2025 | First Busey | BUSE | New Coverage | Market Perform (N/A) |
23.22 (26.85) |
15.63% | Details | |
| 5/6/2025 | Lakeland Financial | LKFN | Upgrade | Outperform (Market Perform) |
59.22 (58.41) |
-1.37% | Details | |
| 5/6/2025 | HBT Financial | HBT | Upgrade | Outperform (Market Perform) |
23.57 (27.76) |
17.78% | Details | |
| 5/6/2025 | First Savings Financial Group | FSFG | Upgrade | Outperform (Market Perform) |
27.50 (33.98) |
23.56% | Details | |
| 5/6/2025 | Bank First National Corp. | BFC | Upgrade | Outperform (Market Perform) |
114.52 (136.45) |
19.15% | Details | |
| 3/27/2025 | HBT Financial | HBT | New Coverage | Market Perform (N/A) |
22.73 (27.76) |
22.13% | Details | |
| 3/25/2025 | Alerus Financial Corp. | ALRS | Maintain | Outperform (N/A) |
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Details | ||
| 3/21/2025 | Lakeland Financial | LKFN | New Coverage | Market Perform (N/A) |
60.80 (58.41) |
-3.93% | Details | |
| 3/17/2025 | Finward Bancorp | FNWD | Downgrade | Market Perform (Outperform) |
29.45 (32.20) |
9.34% | Details | |
| 3/10/2025 | ChoiceOne Financial Services | COFS | New Coverage | Outperform (N/A) |
30.61 (30.52) |
-0.29% | Details | |
| 2/12/2025 | BayCom | BCML | Downgrade | Market Perform (Outperform) |
29.09 (30.61) |
5.23% | Details | |
| 1/31/2025 | First Merchants | FRME | Upgrade | Outperform (Market Perform) |
42.71 (38.90) |
-8.92% | Details | |
| 1/22/2025 | Mercantile Bank Corporation | MBWM | Upgrade | Outperform (Market Perform) |
46.76 (50.91) |
8.88% | Details | |
| 12/20/2024 | LCNB Corp. | LCNB | New Coverage | Market Perform (N/A) |
15.91 (16.00) |
0.57% | Details | |
| 11/13/2024 | Republic Bancorp | RBCAA | Downgrade | Market Perform (Outperform) |
78.12 (80.96) |
3.64% | Details | |
| 10/29/2024 | Civista Bancshares | CIVB | Upgrade | Outperform (Market Perform) |
18.50 (20.01) |
8.16% | Details | |
| 8/12/2024 | First Merchants | FRME | New Coverage | Market Perform (N/A) |
35.70 (38.90) |
8.96% | Details | |
| 7/15/2024 | RBB Bancorp | RBB | New Coverage | Market Perform (N/A) |
19.67 (23.52) |
19.57% | Details | |
| 7/5/2024 | Eagle Bancorp Montana | EBMT | New Coverage | Market Perform (N/A) |
12.95 (22.10) |
70.66% | Details | |
| 5/16/2024 | Alerus Financial Corp. | ALRS | Upgrade | Outperform (Market Perform) |
19.73 (28.08) |
42.32% | Details | |
| 4/5/2024 | Farmers & Merchants Bancorp | FMAO | New Coverage | Market Perform (N/A) |
21.35 (27.14) |
27.12% | Details | |
| 4/1/2024 | Peoples Bancorp | PEBO | New Coverage | Market Perform (N/A) |
29.61 (34.08) |
15.1% | Details | |
| 4/1/2024 | Middlefield Banc | MBCN | New Coverage | Market Perform (N/A) |
23.88 (33.67) |
41% | Details | |
| 4/1/2024 | Premier Financial Corp. | PFC | Upgrade | Outperform (Market Perform) |
20.30 (28.04) |
38.13% | Details | |
| 4/1/2024 | Civista Bancshares | CIVB | New Coverage | Market Perform (N/A) |
15.38 (25.21) |
63.91% | Details | |
| 3/4/2024 | Republic Bancorp | RBCAA | New Coverage | Outperform (N/A) |
48.50 (80.96) |
66.93% | Details | |
| 3/4/2024 | MidWest One Financial | MOFG | New Coverage | Market Perform (N/A) |
22.63 (49.31) |
117.9% | Details | |
| 3/4/2024 | Mercantile Bank Corporation | MBWM | New Coverage | Market Perform (N/A) |
36.38 (50.91) |
39.94% | Details | |
| 3/4/2024 | Independent Bank | IBCP | New Coverage | Market Perform (N/A) |
24.35 (33.19) |
36.3% | Details | |
| 3/4/2024 | Bank First National Corp. | BFC | New Coverage | Market Perform (N/A) |
85.03 (136.45) |
60.47% | Details | |
| 3/4/2024 | SY Bancorp | SYBT | New Coverage | Outperform (N/A) |
45.12 (64.50) |
42.95% | Details | |
| 3/4/2024 | Nicolet Bankshares | NIC | New Coverage | Outperform (N/A) |
78.98 (131.86) |
66.95% | Details | |
| 3/4/2024 | Citizens Community Bancorp | CZWI | New Coverage | Outperform (N/A) |
11.55 (20.51) |
77.58% | Details | |
| 3/4/2024 | Bridgewater Bancshares Inc. | BWB | New Coverage | Outperform (N/A) |
11.75 (18.42) |
56.77% | Details |

