Brandon Rud Analyst PerformanceAnalyst at StephensBrandon Rud is a stock analyst at Stephens focused in the finance sector, covering 9 publicly traded companies. Over the past year, Brandon Rud has issued 11 stock ratings, including buy and hold recommendations. While full access to Brandon Rud'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 Brandon Rud's coverage history, rating activity, and performance tendencies — helping individual investors make more informed trading decisions. Analyst Rankings, Coverage, and Performance StatisticsAnalyst RankingSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating MarketBeatAverage Return00.00% 12-Month ROISuccess Rate00.00% Profitable RatingsTotal Ratings11 Last 0 YearsBuy Recommendations63.64% 7 Buy RatingsCompanies Covered9 Unique Companies Ratings Distribution11RatingsDistribution of strong buy, buy, hold, and sell ratings by Brandon Rud.RatingPercentageCount Strong Buy0.0%0 ratings Buy63.6%7 ratings Hold36.4%4 ratings Sell0.0%0 ratingsOut of 11 total stock ratings issued by Brandon Rud at Stephens, the majority (63.6%) have been Buy recommendations, followed by 36.4% Hold.Best & Worst CallsThis analyst does not have any ratings with enough history to determine best and worst calls.Exchange CoverageExchangePercentageCountNASDAQ100.0% of companies on NASDAQ9 companiesBrandon Rud, an analyst at Stephens, currently covers 9 companies listed on , with the majority traded on NASDAQ.Coverage FocusSector IconSectorPercentageFinance8 companies88.9%Financial Services1 company11.1%Brandon Rud of Stephens specializes in stock coverage within the Finance sector, with additional focus on Financial Services companies.Coverage IndustriesIndustryPercentageBANKS - MIDWEST5 companies55.6%BANKS - NORTHEAST2 companies22.2%STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS – FED RESERVE SYSTEM1 company11.1%FIN - MISC SVCS1 company11.1% About Brandon RudBrandon is a research analyst covering Midwest and Super Regional banks. Prior to joining Stephens in January of 2021, Brandon obtained his B.B.A. in Financial Markets Finance from the University of Minnesota Duluth.Follow on LinkedIn Brandon Rud's Ratings History at Stephens Custom Range 1 Month 3 Months 6 Months Year-to-Date 1 Year 2 Years 3 Years 4 Years 5 Years All Time Timeframe Start Date End Date All Ratings Strong Buy Buy Hold Sell Rating Recommendation ROI is the percentage between the price on the Report Date to the price 12 months after the report date.Available with a MarketBeat All Access Subscription12-Month ROIUpgrade to All Access to use the All ROI Filter Export CompanyReport DateActionReport Date Price12-MonthPrice TargetRating12-MonthPrice & ROIDetailsBUSEFirst Busey4/30/2026Boost Price Target$26.04$28.00Equal Weight$0.0000.00% ROIGABCGerman American Bancorp4/29/2026Boost Price Target$43.23$49.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROICBCCentral Bancompany4/29/2026Boost Price Target$25.89$30.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIWTFCWintrust Financial3/27/2026Initiated Coverage$133.24$160.00Equal Weight$0.0000.00% ROIOSBCOld Second Bancorp3/27/2026Initiated Coverage$19.54$23.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIHBNCHorizon Bancorp (IN)3/27/2026Initiated Coverage$16.09$20.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIFFBCFirst Financial Bancorp.3/27/2026Initiated Coverage$27.53$33.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIBUSEFirst Busey3/27/2026Initiated Coverage$24.71$27.00Equal Weight$0.0000.00% ROIFNWDFinward Bancorp3/27/2026Initiated Coverage$36.30$41.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROICBCCentral Bancompany3/27/2026Initiated Coverage$23.70$28.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIBWBBridgewater Bancshares12/10/2025Initiated Coverage$17.87$20.00Equal Weight$0.0000.00% ROI Stock Forecasts and Research Tools Today's Analyst Ratings U.S. Ratings U.K. Ratings Canadian Ratings All Upgrades All Downgrades All Initiations All Price Target Changes Top-Rated Stocks Top Rated Stocks Top-Rated Dividend Stocks Top-Rated Small-Cap Stocks Top-Rated Tech Stocks Most-Upgraded Stocks Most-Downgraded Stocks Lowest-Rated Stocks More Ratings Tools Stock Ratings by Issuer Top-Rated Analysts Top-Rated Brokerages Stock Ratings Screener Free Ratings Newsletter Price Forecasts for Popular Stocks Alphabet (Google) Stock ForecastAmazon Stock ForecastApple Stock ForecastMeta (Facebook) Stock ForecastMicrosoft Stock ForecastNetflix Stock ForecastNvidia Stock ForecastTesla Stock Forecast Top Stock Recommendations by BrokerageWall Street ZenUBS GroupCitigroupMorgan StanleyRoyal Bank Of CanadaJefferies Financial GroupThe Goldman Sachs GroupStifel NicolausRaymond James FinancialMizuhoBank of AmericaKeyCorpSanford C. 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