Stephen Scouten Analyst PerformanceManaging Director at Piper SandlerStephen Scouten is a stock analyst at Piper Sandler in the finance sector, covering 37 publicly traded companies. Over the past year, Stephen Scouten has issued 81 stock ratings, including buy and hold recommendations. While full access to Stephen Scouten'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 Stephen Scouten'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 Ratings139 Last 10 YearsBuy Recommendations47.79% 65 Buy RatingsCompanies Covered37 Unique Companies Ratings Distribution136RatingsDistribution of strong buy, buy, hold, and sell ratings by Stephen Scouten.RatingPercentageCount Strong Buy0.7%1 ratings Buy47.1%64 ratings Hold52.2%71 ratings Sell0.0%0 ratingsOut of 136 total stock ratings issued by Stephen Scouten at Piper Sandler, the majority (52.2%) have been Hold recommendations, followed by 47.1% Buy and 0.7% Strong Buy.Best & Worst CallsBest Call000.0%SFSTJun 2025Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to get analyst recommendation ROI.Worst Call000.0%SFNCApr 2018Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to get analyst recommendation ROI.Exchange CoverageExchangePercentageCountNASDAQ54.1% of companies on NASDAQ20 companiesNYSE45.9% of companies on NYSE17 companiesStephen Scouten, an analyst at Piper Sandler, currently covers 37 companies listed on NASDAQ and NYSE, with the majority traded on NASDAQ.Coverage FocusSector IconSectorPercentageFinance37 companies100.0%Stephen Scouten of Piper Sandler specializes in stock coverage within the Finance sector.Coverage IndustriesIndustryPercentageBANKS37 companies100.0% Stephen Scouten's Ratings History at Piper Sandler 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 & ROIDetailsTRMKTrustmark7/30/2026Boost Price Target$46.93$47.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROISBCFSeacoast Banking Corporation of Florida7/30/2026Boost Price Target$34.10$35.50Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIRNSTRenasant7/30/2026Boost Price Target$43.71$48.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIPBProsperity Bancshares7/30/2026Boost Price Target$74.93$80.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIFBNCFirst Bancorp7/29/2026Boost Price Target$64.22$65.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIUSCBUSCB Financial7/27/2026Boost Price Target$21.67$27.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROISSBSouthState Bank7/27/2026Boost Price Target$107.14$125.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROISBSISouthside Bancshares7/27/2026Lower Price Target$32.14$33.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIFCNCAFirst Citizens BancShares7/27/2026Boost Price Target$2,160.65$2,100.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIABCBAmeris Bancorp7/27/2026Lower Price Target$87.38$92.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROI Get the Latest News and Ratings for Your StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest headlines and analysts' recommendations for your stocks with our free daily email newsletter. PNFPPinnacle Financial Partners7/24/2026Boost Price Target$99.63$123.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIOBKOrigin Bancorp7/24/2026Boost Price Target$52.50$56.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIUCBUnited Community Banks7/22/2026Reiterated Rating$35.36$37.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIHWCHancock Whitney7/22/2026Reiterated Rating$76.64$87.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIAUBAtlantic Union Bankshares7/22/2026Reiterated Rating$42.68$47.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROISFBSServisFirst Bancshares7/21/2026Boost Price Target$43.65$47.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIHOMBHome BancShares7/17/2026Reiterated Rating$30.67$36.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIABCBAmeris Bancorp7/12/2026Downgrade$90.41$96.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIOBKOrigin Bancorp7/12/2026Reiterated Rating$51.23$55.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIOBKOrigin Bancorp7/12/2026Downgrade$50.99Hold$0.0000.00% ROISBCFSeacoast Banking Corporation of Florida6/22/2026Boost Price Target$30.84$34.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIUCBUnited Community Banks6/17/2026Lower Price Target$33.27$35.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIAUBAtlantic Union Bankshares6/11/2026Boost Price Target$38.82$46.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIHWCHancock Whitney5/18/2026Boost Price Target$64.15$82.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROITRMKTrustmark4/30/2026Boost Price Target$44.28$45.50Neutral$0.0000.00% ROISPFISouth Plains Financial4/30/2026Lower Price Target$40.41$46.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROISBCFSeacoast Banking Corporation of Florida4/30/2026Lower Price Target$31.06$32.50Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIPBProsperity Bancshares4/30/2026Boost Price Target$68.83$75.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIUSCBUSCB Financial4/28/2026Boost Price Target$18.99$24.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROICOSOCoastalSouth Bancshares4/28/2026Boost Price Target$26.00$30.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROITCBITexas Capital Bancshares4/24/2026Boost Price Target$103.58$100.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIISTRInvestar4/23/2026Reiterated Rating$28.43$31.50Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIISTRInvestar4/23/2026Downgrade$27.41$31.50Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIHBCPHome Bancorp4/22/2026Downgrade$63.01$69.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIAUBAtlantic Union Bankshares4/22/2026Lower Price Target$37.58$45.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIUCBUnited Community Banks4/22/2026Boost Price Target$33.15$36.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIHWCHancock Whitney4/22/2026Boost Price Target$68.49$80.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROISFBSServisFirst Bancshares4/21/2026Boost Price Target$39.04$45.50Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIHOMBHome BancShares4/17/2026Set Price Target$26.69$33.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROISBSISouthside Bancshares4/15/2026Initiated Coverage$32.99$35.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROICODE RED: AI Meltdown Imminent? 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The last time I saw something like this was in 2008 when I predicted a stock market meltdown just three weeks before Lehman went under.See the five simple steps to prepare before it's too lateSBSISouthside Bancshares4/15/2026Initiated Coverage$32.72$35.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIFBKFB Financial4/2/2026Upgrade$52.75$65.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROISPFISouth Plains Financial3/2/2026Upgrade$40.96$48.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIFBNCFirst Bancorp2/7/2026Downgrade$62.23$64.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROISFSTSouthern First Bancshares2/5/2026Boost Price Target$58.24$64.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIAUBAtlantic Union Bankshares2/5/2026Boost Price Target$41.14$47.50Overweight$0.0000.00% ROICOSOCoastalSouth Bancshares2/5/2026Boost Price Target$25.33$29.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIFCNCAFirst Citizens BancShares1/29/2026Boost Price Target$1,980.05$2,100.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIPBProsperity Bancshares1/29/2026Downgrade$67.25$74.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIPNFPPinnacle Financial Partners1/28/2026Boost Price Target$95.36$122.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROISPFISouth Plains Financial1/27/2026Reiterated Rating$41.32$45.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIAMTBAmerant Bancorp1/26/2026Boost Price Target$21.31$25.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIUBSIUnited Bankshares1/26/2026Reiterated Rating$41.46$47.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIFBKFB Financial1/23/2026Downgrade$60.80$65.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROITCBITexas Capital Bancshares1/23/2026Boost Price Target$102.24$96.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIOZKBank OZK1/22/2026Set Price Target$47.83$62.00$0.0000.00% ROIBKUBankUnited1/22/2026Boost Price Target$50.34$52.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIOZKBank OZK1/21/2026Reiterated Rating$49.05$64.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIHWCHancock Whitney1/21/2026Boost Price Target$67.60$78.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROISFBSServisFirst Bancshares1/21/2026Upgrade$38.18$44.50Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIHOMBHome BancShares1/16/2026Reiterated Rating$28.92$35.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIPNFPPinnacle Financial Partners1/5/2026Upgrade$95.51$120.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIABCBAmeris Bancorp10/29/2025Set Price Target$74.29$84.00$0.0000.00% ROIAMTBAmerant Bancorp10/29/2025Lower Price Target$17.07$22.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIABCBAmeris Bancorp10/28/2025Boost Price Target$72.66$80.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROICADECadence Bank10/27/2025Set Price Target$38.15$40.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROISMBKSmartFinancial10/27/2025Boost Price Target$35.52$39.50Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIOBKOrigin Bancorp10/27/2025Boost Price Target$33.40$43.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROISSBSouthState Bank10/27/2025Lower Price Target$90.53$118.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROICADECadence Bank10/27/2025Downgrade$37.86Hold$0.0000.00% ROISPFISouth Plains Financial10/24/2025Downgrade$38.15$41.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIFCNCAFirst Citizens BancShares10/24/2025Lower Price Target$1,783.95$2,000.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIAUBAtlantic Union Bankshares10/24/2025Lower Price Target$33.76$41.50Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIUBSIUnited Bankshares10/23/2025Set Price Target$35.15$42.50Overweight$0.0000.00% ROITCBITexas Capital Bancshares10/23/2025Boost Price Target$83.43$86.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIAMTBAmerant Bancorp10/22/2025Reiterated Rating$17.48$26.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIISTRInvestar10/21/2025Boost Price Target$23.09$29.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROISFBSServisFirst Bancshares10/21/2025Lower Price Target$35.55$40.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIHOMBHome BancShares10/17/2025Set Price Target$26.49$34.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIFBKFB Financial10/16/2025Boost Price Target$56.79$63.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIUSCBUSCB Financial9/8/2025Boost Price Target$17.33$23.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIFBNCFirst Bancorp8/1/2025Boost Price Target$50.09$51.00Neutral$00.0000.00% ROISTELStellarone7/29/2025Boost Price Target$31.08$30.00Neutral$00.0000.00% ROIFCNCAFirst Citizens BancShares7/28/2025Set Price Target$2,096.04$2,150.00Neutral$0000.0000.00% ROICADECadence Bank7/28/2025Boost Price Target$36.36$43.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIAMTBAmerant Bancorp7/28/2025Boost Price Target$20.21$26.00Overweight$00.0000.00% ROIAUBAtlantic Union Bankshares7/25/2025Lower Price Target$32.72$45.00Overweight$00.0000.00% ROIBKUBankUnited7/24/2025Reiterated Rating$39.54$43.00Neutral$00.0000.00% ROISFSTSouthern First Bancshares7/23/2025Boost Price Target$44.08$51.00Overweight$00.0000.00% ROISFBSServisFirst Bancshares7/22/2025Boost Price Target$42.34$45.00Neutral$00.0000.00% ROIYour power bill is funding the AI boom (Ad)Electricity costs for utilities serving 13 states jumped from 2.2 billion to 14.7 billion in a single year, nearly seven times higher, as AI data centers strain the power grid. 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Google has signed a 15-year contract, and Bill Gates has invested 100 million.See where the power actually comes from right nowHOMBHome BancShares7/18/2025Boost Price Target$29.12$35.00Overweight$00.0000.00% ROIHWCHancock Whitney7/16/2025Boost Price Target$57.78$72.00Overweight$00.0000.00% ROIVBTXVeritex7/16/2025Reiterated Rating$32.05$34.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROICADECadence Bank7/8/2025Upgrade$34.16$42.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROISFSTSouthern First Bancshares6/10/2025Upgrade$36.35$43.00Strong-Buy$00.0000.00% ROIFBNCFirst Bancorp5/13/2025Initiated Coverage$42.42$48.00Neutral$00.0000.00% ROISFBSServisFirst Bancshares4/22/2025Lower Price Target$35.24$42.00Neutral$00.0000.00% ROITCBITexas Capital Bancshares4/21/2025Lower Price Target$66.03$74.00Neutral$000.0000.00% ROIHWCHancock Whitney4/16/2025Reiterated Rating$48.19$70.00Overweight$00.0000.00% ROIUBSIUnited Bankshares3/12/2025Reiterated Rating$34.04$38.50Neutral$00.0000.00% ROIBKUBankUnited3/11/2025Upgrade$31.42$41.00Overweight$00.0000.00% ROIFBKFB Financial3/11/2025Upgrade$44.64$58.00Overweight$00.0000.00% ROIFCNCAFirst Citizens BancShares3/11/2025Upgrade$1,731.74$2,250.00Overweight$0000.0000.00% ROIISTRInvestar2/21/2025Initiated Coverage$18.99$21.00Neutral$00.0000.00% ROIHBCPHome Bancorp2/21/2025Initiated Coverage$48.72$60.00Overweight$00.0000.00% ROISFBSServisFirst Bancshares1/28/2025Boost Price Target$46.31$48.00Neutral$00.0000.00% ROIFCNCAFirst Citizens BancShares1/27/2025Boost Price Target$2,184.11$2,250.00Neutral$0000.0000.00% ROIOBKOrigin Bancorp1/24/2025Boost Price Target$38.50$42.00Neutral$00.0000.00% ROIUCBUnited Community Banks1/23/2025Boost Price Target$33.03$35.00Neutral$00.0000.00% ROIOZKBank OZK10/18/2024Boost Price Target$45.84$63.00Overweight$00.0000.00% 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 ZenCitigroupUBS GroupBarclaysRoyal Bank Of CanadaMorgan StanleyWells Fargo & CompanyJPMorgan Chase & Co.Jefferies Financial GroupThe Goldman Sachs GroupTD CowenTruist FinancialPiper SandlerDeutsche Bank AktiengesellschaftMizuho Unlock superior investment research and tools. 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