Brendan Nosal Analyst Performance

Director, Equity Research at Hovde Group

Brendan Nosal is a stock analyst at Hovde Group in the finance sector, covering 15 publicly traded companies. Over the past year, Brendan Nosal has issued 8 stock ratings, including buy and hold recommendations. While full access to Brendan Nosal's proprietary MarketBeat Analyst Ranking is reserved for MarketBeat All Access subscribers, the rating is updated daily to reflect the most recent analyst activity. This profile highlights Brendan Nosal'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: 26 Last 8 Years
Buy Recommendations: 45.83% 11 Buy Ratings
Companies Covered: 15 Unique Companies

Ratings Distribution

Rating	Percentage	Count
Strong Buy	0.0%	0 ratings
Buy	45.8%	11 ratings
Hold	50.0%	12 ratings
Sell	4.2%	1 ratings

Out of 24 total stock ratings issued by Brendan Nosal at Hovde Group, the majority (50.0%) have been Hold recommendations, followed by 45.8% Buy and 4.2% Sell.

Best & Worst Calls

Best Call
000.0%
HLAN
Jul 2020
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Worst Call
000.0%
MBTF
Nov 2018
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Exchange Coverage

Exchange	Percentage	Count
NASDAQ	86.7% of companies on NASDAQ	13 companies
NYSE	6.7% of companies on NYSE	1 company
OTCMKTS	6.7% of companies on OTCMKTS	1 company

Brendan Nosal, an analyst at Hovde Group, currently covers 15 companies listed on NASDAQ, NYSE and OTCMKTS, with the majority traded on NASDAQ.

Coverage Focus

Sector Icon	Sector	Percentage
	Finance 15 companies	100.0%

Brendan Nosal of Hovde Group specializes in stock coverage within the Finance sector.

Coverage Industries

Industry	Percentage
BANKS - MIDWEST 6 companies	40.0%
FIN - SVGS & LOAN 3 companies	20.0%
BANKS - NORTHEAST 2 companies	13.3%
BANKS - SOUTHEAST 2 companies	13.3%
NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS 2 companies	13.3%

About Brendan Nosal

Brendan Nosal is a Director in the Research Department for Hovde Group, responsible for equity research coverage of the US Bank Sector. Prior to joining Hovde Group in February 2024, Mr. Nosal spent the prior decade at Piper Sandler (formerly Sandler O’Neill + Partners), where he was most recently a Director and Senior Research Analyst. His research coverage focuses on banks in the Midwest. Mr. Nosal holds a bachelor’s degree from Fordham University, where he graduated summa cum laude, and a Master of Arts in Economics from Fordham University. Mr. Nosal is licensed with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority as a registered representative and holds the Series 7, 63, 86, and 87 licenses. A New York native, Mr. Nosal currently resides in New Jersey with his wife and two children.

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Company	Report Date	Action	Report Date Price	12-Month Price Target	Rating
FFBC First Financial Bancorp.	10/6/2025	Initiated Coverage	$26.07		Outperform
FFBC First Financial Bancorp.	8/19/2025	Initiated Coverage	$24.68	$31.00	Outperform
FFBC First Financial Bancorp.	8/19/2025	Initiated Coverage	$25.14	$31.00	Outperform
CIVB Civista Bancshares	8/18/2025	Downgrade	$20.01	$22.00	Market Perform
BUSE First Busey	6/30/2025	Initiated Coverage	$23.22	$25.00	Market Perform
BY Byline Bancorp	5/19/2025	Set Price Target	$26.14	$32.00
FSFG First Savings Financial Group	5/6/2025	Upgrade	$27.50	$34.00	Outperform
BFC Bank First National	5/6/2025	Upgrade	$114.52	$130.00	Outperform

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