Russell Gunther Analyst Performance

Managing Director, Senior Research Analyst at Stephens

Russell Gunther is a stock analyst at Stephens, covering 22 publicly traded companies across a range of sectors. Over the past year, Russell Gunther has issued 24 stock ratings, including buy and hold recommendations. While full access to Russell Gunther's proprietary MarketBeat Analyst Rating is reserved for MarketBeat All Access subscribers, the rating is updated daily to reflect the most recent analyst activity. This profile highlights Russell Gunther's coverage history, rating activity, and performance tendencies — helping individual investors make more informed trading decisions.

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Average Return: 00.00% 12-Month ROI
Success Rate: 00.00% Profitable Ratings
Total Ratings: 32 Last 10 Years
Buy Recommendations: 53.13% 17 Buy Ratings
Companies Covered: 22 Unique Companies

Ratings Distribution

Rating	Percentage	Count
Strong Buy	0.0%	0 ratings
Buy	53.1%	17 ratings
Hold	43.8%	14 ratings
Sell	3.1%	1 ratings

Out of 32 total stock ratings issued by Russell Gunther at Stephens, the majority (53.1%) have been Buy recommendations, followed by 43.8% Hold and 3.1% Sell.

Best & Worst Calls

Best Call
00.0%
CHCO
Jul 2018
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Worst Call
000.0%
STBA
Aug 2018
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Exchange Coverage

Exchange	Percentage	Count
NASDAQ	77.3% of companies on NASDAQ	17 companies
NYSE	22.7% of companies on NYSE	5 companies

Russell Gunther, an analyst at Stephens, currently covers 22 companies listed on NASDAQ and NYSE, with the majority traded on NASDAQ.

Coverage Focus

Sector Icon	Sector	Percentage
	Finance 22 companies	100.0%

Russell Gunther of Stephens specializes in stock coverage within the Finance sector.

Coverage Industries

Industry	Percentage
BANKS - SOUTHEAST 10 companies	45.5%
BANKS - NORTHEAST 3 companies	13.6%
STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS 2 companies	9.1%
FIN - SVGS & LOAN 2 companies	9.1%
NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS 1 company	4.5%
BANKS - MIDWEST 1 company	4.5%
BANKS - SOUTHWEST 1 company	4.5%
FEDERAL SAVINGS INSTITUTIONS 1 company	4.5%
BANKS - WEST 1 company	4.5%

About Russell Gunther

Russell Gunther is a Managing Director and equity research analyst covering Southeast and Mid-Atlantic regional banks. Russell joined Stephens in August 2022 from previous depository research roles at D.A. Davidson, Macquarie Capital, Bank of America, and Keefe Bruyette and Woods (KBW), and has covered banks stocks since 2006. Prior to equity research, Russell worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). Russell received his B.A. in English Literature from Colgate University in 2004.

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Company	Report Date	Action	Report Date Price	12-Month Price Target	Rating
PNFP Pinnacle Financial Partners	7/29/2025	Lower Price Target	$91.85	$104.00	Equal Weight
SNV Synovus Financial	7/29/2025	Lower Price Target	$48.88	$54.00	Equal Weight
MRBK Meridian Bank	7/29/2025	Boost Price Target	$14.94	$19.00	Buy
FBNC First Bancorp	7/28/2025	Boost Price Target	$50.13	$57.00	Overweight
MRBK Meridian Bank	4/29/2025	Lower Price Target	$13.77	$18.00	Buy
ABCB Ameris Bancorp	4/29/2025	Reiterated Rating	$57.47	$63.00	Equal Weight
AMTB Amerant Bancorp	4/29/2025	Reiterated Rating	$16.85	$24.00	Overweight
WSFS WSFS Financial	4/28/2025	Reiterated Rating	$51.93	$64.00	Overweight
SBCF Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida	4/28/2025	Lower Price Target	$23.55	$26.00	Equal Weight
UCB United Community Banks	4/23/2025	Reiterated Rating	$27.03	$36.00	Overweight
PEBO Peoples Bancorp	4/23/2025	Lower Price Target	$28.33	$35.00	Buy
SNV Synovus Financial	4/21/2025	Lower Price Target	$39.83	$46.00	Equal Weight
FBK FB Financial	4/2/2025	Lower Price Target	$46.40	$58.00	Overweight
FBNC First Bancorp	3/26/2025	Initiated Coverage	$41.14	$48.00	Overweight
SBCF Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida	3/3/2025	Boost Price Target	$28.53	$29.00	Equal Weight
ABCB Ameris Bancorp	1/31/2025	Reiterated Rating	$65.40	$71.00	Equal Weight
WSFS WSFS Financial	1/28/2025	Reiterated Rating	$55.00	$68.00	Overweight
UBSI United Bankshares	1/27/2025	Reiterated Rating	$38.78	$43.00	Equal Weight
FNB F.N.B.	1/23/2025	Boost Price Target	$15.67	$20.00	Buy
TOWN Towne Bank	1/23/2025	Reiterated Rating	$34.87	$41.00	Equal Weight
WSBC WesBanco	1/23/2025	Reiterated Rating	$34.10	$39.00	Equal Weight
PNFP Pinnacle Financial Partners	1/22/2025	Reiterated Rating	$120.48	$142.00	Overweight
FHN First Horizon	1/17/2025	Reiterated Rating	$21.42	$24.00	Overweight
SNV Synovus Financial	1/16/2025	Reiterated Rating	$54.33	$58.00	Equal Weight

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