Matthew Clark Analyst PerformanceManaging Director, Senior Research Analyst at Piper SandlerMatthew Clark is a stock analyst at Piper Sandler in the finance sector, covering 39 publicly traded companies. Over the past year, Matthew Clark has issued 91 stock ratings, including buy, hold, and sell recommendations. While full access to Matthew Clark'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 Matthew Clark'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 Ratings183 Last 11 YearsBuy Recommendations51.67% 93 Buy RatingsCompanies Covered39 Unique Companies Ratings Distribution180RatingsDistribution of strong buy, buy, hold, and sell ratings by Matthew Clark.RatingPercentageCount Strong Buy0.0%0 ratings Buy51.7%93 ratings Hold46.7%84 ratings Sell1.7%3 ratingsOut of 180 total stock ratings issued by Matthew Clark at Piper Sandler, the majority (51.7%) have been Buy recommendations, followed by 46.7% Hold and 1.7% Sell.Best & Worst CallsBest Call0000.0%FFWMOct 2020Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to get analyst recommendation ROI.Worst Call000.0%CATYJul 2019Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to get analyst recommendation ROI.Exchange CoverageExchangePercentageCountNASDAQ76.9% of companies on NASDAQ30 companiesNYSE20.5% of companies on NYSE8 companiesOTCMKTS2.6% of companies on OTCMKTS1 companyMatthew Clark, an analyst at Piper Sandler, currently covers 39 companies listed on NASDAQ, NYSE and OTCMKTS, with the majority traded on NASDAQ.Coverage FocusSector IconSectorPercentageFinance39 companies100.0%Matthew Clark of Piper Sandler specializes in stock coverage within the Finance sector.Coverage IndustriesIndustryPercentageBANKS39 companies100.0% About Matthew ClarkMatthew Clark is a managing director and senior research analyst at Piper Sandler responsible for covering western banks. Prior to joining Piper Sandler in 2015, Clark covered various small/mid-cap banks for more than 14 years at Sterne Agee, Credit Suisse and Keefe, Bruyette & Woods. He also worked for Arthur Andersen LLP in the Valuation Services Group under the tax umbrella. Clark earned a bachelor's degree in finance from Lehigh University.Follow on LinkedIn Matthew Clark'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 & ROIDetailsPROVProvident Financial8/3/2026Boost Price Target$17.76$18.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIFSUNFirstSun Capital Bancorp8/3/2026Boost Price Target$38.66$47.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIBSRRSierra Bancorp8/3/2026Lower Price Target$40.76$39.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIBMRCBank of Marin Bancorp7/31/2026Reiterated Rating$28.70$30.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROITCBKTriCo Bancshares7/27/2026Boost Price Target$58.12$63.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROINBHCNational Bank7/27/2026Lower Price Target$43.49$51.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIMYFWFirst Western Financial7/27/2026Boost Price Target$31.97$31.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIFHBFirst Hawaiian7/27/2026Boost Price Target$28.09$30.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROICVBFCVB Financial7/27/2026Boost Price Target$22.56$28.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROICATYCathay General Bancorp7/27/2026Boost Price Target$62.92$53.00Underweight$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. WALWestern Alliance Bancorporation7/24/2026Boost Price Target$82.84$97.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIPBAMPrivate Bancorp of America7/20/2026Boost Price Target$79.50$96.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIPLBCPlumas Bancorp7/16/2026Boost Price Target$60.26$69.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIFHBFirst Hawaiian7/14/2026Boost Price Target$29.14$29.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROITCBKTriCo Bancshares7/14/2026Downgrade$60.07$61.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIPROVProvident Financial6/26/2026Initiated Coverage$17.19$17.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIFSUNFirstSun Capital Bancorp4/29/2026Set Price Target$35.65$45.00$0.0000.00% ROIWALWestern Alliance Bancorporation4/27/2026Lower Price Target$80.35$92.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROITCBKTriCo Bancshares4/27/2026Boost Price Target$49.33$63.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIPFBCPreferred Bank4/27/2026Boost Price Target$93.50$111.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIPCBPCB Bancorp4/27/2026Boost Price Target$23.95$26.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROINBHCNational Bank4/27/2026Boost Price Target$42.59$52.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIMYFWFirst Western Financial4/27/2026Boost Price Target$26.39$27.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIHFWAHeritage Financial4/27/2026Lower Price Target$26.91$32.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIHAFCHanmi Financial4/27/2026Boost Price Target$30.13$35.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIGBCIGlacier Bancorp4/27/2026Boost Price Target$48.80$60.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIFHBFirst Hawaiian4/27/2026Boost Price Target$26.41$28.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIEWBCEast West Bancorp4/27/2026Boost Price Target$122.67$123.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROICVBFCVB Financial4/27/2026Boost Price Target$20.06$27.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROICOLBColumbia Banking System4/27/2026Boost Price Target$29.22$36.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROICATYCathay General Bancorp4/27/2026Boost Price Target$54.38$47.00Underweight$0.0000.00% ROIBANRBanner4/27/2026Boost Price Target$66.30$67.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIBANCBanc of California4/27/2026Boost Price Target$18.75$23.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIWAFDWaFd4/20/2026Boost Price Target$35.24$36.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIPBAMPrivate Bancorp of America4/20/2026Reiterated Rating$72.00$88.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIPLBCPlumas Bancorp4/16/2026Boost Price Target$52.77$63.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIBANCBanc of California4/2/2026Lower Price Target$17.71$22.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIAVBHAvidbank4/2/2026Lower Price Target$28.71$35.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIZIONZions Bancorporation, N.A.4/2/2026Lower Price Target$56.97$62.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIWALWestern Alliance Bancorporation4/2/2026Lower Price Target$70.45$94.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIYour $29.97 book is free today (Ad)Why Some Traders Skip Stocks Entirely You don't need a big account to trade options. 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Grab your copy now.PLBCPlumas Bancorp4/2/2026Lower Price Target$49.38$59.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIPFBCPreferred Bank4/2/2026Lower Price Target$90.33$105.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIMYFWFirst Western Financial4/2/2026Lower Price Target$24.25$25.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIHFWAHeritage Financial4/2/2026Lower Price Target$25.66$34.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIHAFCHanmi Financial4/2/2026Lower Price Target$26.14$32.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIFSUNFirstSun Capital Bancorp4/2/2026Lower Price Target$36.01$48.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIFIBKFirst Interstate BancSystem4/2/2026Lower Price Target$32.95$41.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIFHBFirst Hawaiian4/2/2026Lower Price Target$24.57$25.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIEWBCEast West Bancorp4/2/2026Lower Price Target$106.44$111.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROICPFCPB4/2/2026Lower Price Target$31.70$37.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROICOLBColumbia Banking System4/2/2026Lower Price Target$27.33$34.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIBSRRSierra Bancorp4/2/2026Lower Price Target$33.48$34.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIBOHBank of Hawaii4/2/2026Lower Price Target$73.20$78.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIBMRCBank of Marin Bancorp4/2/2026Lower Price Target$25.65$28.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIBANRBanner4/2/2026Lower Price Target$60.30$63.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROINBHCNational Bank3/25/2026Initiated Coverage$38.47$48.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIGBCIGlacier Bancorp2/11/2026Set Price Target$51.83$59.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIHFWAHeritage Financial2/5/2026Boost Price Target$27.11$35.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIFIBKFirst Interstate BancSystem2/2/2026Boost Price Target$35.47$44.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIHAFCHanmi Financial2/2/2026Boost Price Target$26.57$34.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIFHBFirst Hawaiian2/2/2026Lower Price Target$26.32$27.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROITCBKTriCo Bancshares1/26/2026Boost Price Target$49.98$59.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIPFBCPreferred Bank1/26/2026Lower Price Target$83.72$111.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIEWBCEast West Bancorp1/26/2026Boost Price Target$111.35$116.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROICOLBColumbia Banking System1/26/2026Boost Price Target$28.88$36.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIBANCBanc of California1/26/2026Boost Price Target$19.93$25.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIZIONZions Bancorporation, N.A.1/21/2026Boost Price Target$60.98$65.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIPBAMPrivate Bancorp of America1/20/2026Lower Price Target$58.25$77.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIWAFDWaFd1/20/2026Lower Price Target$32.39$30.50Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIGBCIGlacier Bancorp12/18/2025Upgrade$45.07$58.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIBANRBanner12/1/2025Reiterated Rating$62.82$70.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIBANRBanner12/1/2025Reiterated Rating$63.81$70.00Hold$0.0000.00% ROICOLBColumbia Banking System11/3/2025Set Price Target$26.80$33.00$0.0000.00% ROIFFWMFirst Foundation11/3/2025Set Price Target$5.43$6.75Overweight$0.0000.00% ROICOLBColumbia Banking System11/3/2025Reiterated Rating$26.80$35.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIHTBKHeritage Commerce10/27/2025Boost Price Target$10.60$12.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIFHBFirst Hawaiian10/27/2025Boost Price Target$24.78$28.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIPCBPCB Bancorp10/27/2025Boost Price Target$21.48$24.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIRBBRBB Bancorp10/22/2025Boost Price Target$18.64$21.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIPFBCPreferred Bank10/22/2025Boost Price Target$92.09$119.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIPBAMPrivate Bancorp of America10/21/2025Reiterated Rating$54.80$73.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIGBCIGlacier Bancorp10/20/2025Reiterated Rating$43.76$50.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIPLBCPlumas Bancorp10/16/2025Lower Price Target$42.80$61.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIZIONZions Bancorporation, N.A.10/16/2025Lower Price Target$49.15$59.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIHTBKHeritage Commerce10/10/2025Initiated Coverage$9.69$11.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIEWBCEast West Bancorp9/8/2025Boost Price Target$109.87$104.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIAVBHAvidbank9/2/2025Initiated Coverage$25.10$31.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROICOLBColumbia Banking System9/2/2025Boost Price Target$26.77$35.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROICPFCPB8/21/2025Initiated Coverage$28.62$35.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIFHBFirst Hawaiian8/21/2025Initiated Coverage$24.61$26.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIBarricks gold output fell from 2 million ounces to 719000 (Ad)Barrick's gold production has plunged from 2 million ounces to just 719,000, leaving the world's second-largest miner running on fumes. Newmont's $15 billion purchase of Newcrest, the largest mining deal in history, still couldn't keep output growing, proof that majors must keep buying to survive. With record cash flows and shrinking mines, gold majors are positioned to launch a wave of acquisitions targeting the best junior assets.See the top three gold buyout targets to watch nowBOHBank of Hawaii8/21/2025Initiated Coverage$65.62$71.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIFFWMFirst Foundation8/1/2025Lower Price Target$4.89$5.50Neutral$0.0000.00% ROITCBKTriCo Bancshares7/28/2025Boost Price Target$43.78$55.00Overweight$00.0000.00% ROIGBCIGlacier Bancorp7/28/2025Boost Price Target$46.40$49.00Neutral$00.0000.00% ROICVBFCVB Financial7/28/2025Boost Price Target$19.45$26.00Overweight$00.0000.00% ROICOLBColumbia Banking System7/28/2025Boost Price Target$24.68$32.00Overweight$00.0000.00% ROIHAFCHanmi Financial7/24/2025Lower Price Target$23.53$28.00Overweight$00.0000.00% ROIPFBCPreferred Bank7/22/2025Boost Price Target$98.15$112.00Overweight$000.0000.00% ROIPBAMPrivate Bancorp of America7/22/2025Boost Price Target$58.00$80.00Overweight$00.0000.00% ROIWALWestern Alliance Bancorporation7/21/2025Boost Price Target$81.84$105.00Overweight$00.0000.00% ROIWAFDWaFd7/21/2025Boost Price Target$30.29$31.00Neutral$00.0000.00% ROIPLBCPlumas Bancorp7/17/2025Lower Price Target$43.40$64.00Overweight$00.0000.00% ROIBMRCBank of Marin Bancorp7/2/2025Boost Price Target$24.64$25.00Neutral$00.0000.00% ROIPFBCPreferred Bank4/29/2025Lower Price Target$79.57$96.00Overweight$00.0000.00% ROIMYFWFirst Western Financial4/28/2025Boost Price Target$20.51$22.50Neutral$00.0000.00% ROIHFWAHeritage Financial4/28/2025Lower Price Target$22.55$31.00Overweight$00.0000.00% ROICVBFCVB Financial4/28/2025Lower Price Target$18.31$24.00Overweight$00.0000.00% ROICOLBColumbia Banking System4/28/2025Lower Price Target$22.41$30.00Overweight$00.0000.00% ROIPBAMPrivate Bancorp of America4/22/2025Lower Price Target$52.00$68.00Overweight$00.0000.00% ROIHMSTHomeStreet4/1/2025Boost Price Target$11.77$14.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIPLBCPlumas Bancorp2/27/2025Initiated Coverage$44.09$60.00Overweight$00.0000.00% ROIFSUNFirstSun Capital Bancorp2/21/2025Initiated Coverage$41.50$51.00Overweight$00.0000.00% ROIRBBRBB Bancorp2/5/2025Lower Price Target$18.86$20.00Neutral$00.0000.00% ROIFIBKFirst Interstate BancSystem2/3/2025Lower Price Target$32.04$41.00Overweight$00.0000.00% ROIFFWMFirst Foundation2/3/2025Lower Price Target$5.04$6.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIWALWestern Alliance Bancorporation2/3/2025Boost Price Target$86.51$116.00Overweight$00.0000.00% ROIPFBCPreferred Bank1/31/2025Boost Price Target$92.41$111.00Overweight$00.0000.00% ROIHOPEHope Bancorp1/30/2025Lower Price Target$11.68$12.00Neutral$00.0000.00% ROIGBCIGlacier Bancorp1/27/2025Lower Price Target$50.52$54.00Neutral$00.0000.00% ROIEWBCEast West Bancorp1/27/2025Lower Price Target$103.52$97.00Neutral$000.0000.00% ROICATYCathay General Bancorp1/27/2025Lower Price Target$47.59$43.00Underweight$00.0000.00% ROIMYFWFirst Western Financial1/27/2025Lower Price Target$19.77$22.50Neutral$00.0000.00% ROIWAFDWaFd1/21/2025Lower Price Target$29.87$31.00Neutral$00.0000.00% ROIPBAMPrivate Bancorp of America1/21/2025Reiterated Rating$58.99$78.00Overweight$00.0000.00% ROIGBCIGlacier Bancorp1/15/2025Boost Price Target$50.70$57.00Neutral$00.0000.00% ROIWALWestern Alliance Bancorporation10/18/2024Set Price Target$86.68$102.00$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 BrokerageCitigroupUBS GroupBarclaysRoyal Bank Of CanadaMorgan StanleyWells Fargo & CompanyJPMorgan Chase & Co.Jefferies Financial GroupThe Goldman Sachs GroupTD CowenTruist FinancialPiper SandlerDeutsche Bank AktiengesellschaftBMO Capital MarketsMizuho Unlock superior investment research and tools. 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