Benjamin Gerlinger Analyst PerformanceV.P. Equity Research - Regional Banks at CitigroupBenjamin Gerlinger is a stock analyst at Citigroup focused in the finance sector, covering 20 publicly traded companies. Over the past year, Benjamin Gerlinger has issued 54 stock ratings, including buy, hold, and sell recommendations. While full access to Benjamin Gerlinger'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 Benjamin Gerlinger'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 Ratings55 Last 1 YearsBuy Recommendations57.41% 31 Buy RatingsCompanies Covered20 Unique Companies Ratings Distribution54RatingsDistribution of strong buy, buy, hold, and sell ratings by Benjamin Gerlinger.RatingPercentageCount Strong Buy0.0%0 ratings Buy57.4%31 ratings Hold38.9%21 ratings Sell3.7%2 ratingsOut of 54 total stock ratings issued by Benjamin Gerlinger at Citigroup, the majority (57.4%) have been Buy recommendations, followed by 38.9% Hold and 3.7% Sell.Best & Worst CallsThis analyst does not have any ratings with enough history to determine best and worst calls.Exchange CoverageExchangePercentageCountNASDAQ60.0% of companies on NASDAQ12 companiesNYSE40.0% of companies on NYSE8 companiesBenjamin Gerlinger, an analyst at Citigroup, currently covers 20 companies listed on NASDAQ and NYSE, with the majority traded on NASDAQ.Coverage FocusSector IconSectorPercentageFinance18 companies90.0%Financial Services2 companies10.0%Benjamin Gerlinger of Citigroup specializes in stock coverage within the Finance sector, with additional focus on Financial Services companies.Coverage IndustriesIndustryPercentageBANKS - WEST4 companies20.0%BANKS - SOUTHEAST4 companies20.0%BANKS - MIDWEST3 companies15.0%BANKS - SOUTHWEST3 companies15.0%BANKS - NORTHEAST2 companies10.0%BANKS - MJR REGNL2 companies10.0%NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS1 company5.0%STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS – FED RESERVE SYSTEM1 company5.0% Benjamin Gerlinger's Ratings History at Citigroup 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 & ROIDetailsWALWestern Alliance Bancorporation6/25/2026Boost Price Target$80.23$98.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIUMBFUMB Financial6/25/2026Boost Price Target$141.47$144.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIBPOPPopular6/25/2026Boost Price Target$165.65$188.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIPNFPPinnacle Financial Partners6/25/2026Boost Price Target$97.11$126.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIHWCHancock Whitney6/25/2026Boost Price Target$72.94$82.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIEWBCEast West Bancorp6/25/2026Boost Price Target$130.69$154.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIBOKFBOK Financial6/25/2026Boost Price Target$137.02$141.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROISSBSouthState Bank6/25/2026Lower Price Target$100.63$115.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIFLGFlagstar Bank, National Association6/25/2026Boost Price Target$15.12$18.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROITCBITexas Capital Bancshares4/28/2026Boost Price Target$100.31$96.00Sell$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. BPOPPopular4/28/2026Boost Price Target$150.62$178.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIWALWestern Alliance Bancorporation4/28/2026Lower Price Target$80.30$96.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIBKUBankUnited4/24/2026Lower Price Target$45.94$50.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIBOKFBOK Financial4/23/2026Boost Price Target$135.25$138.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIZIONZions Bancorporation, N.A.4/22/2026Boost Price Target$61.76$66.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIWTFCWintrust Financial4/22/2026Boost Price Target$147.64$182.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIEWBCEast West Bancorp4/22/2026Boost Price Target$121.40$145.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIWALWestern Alliance Bancorporation3/9/2026Lower Price Target$72.07$103.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIBPOPPopular2/24/2026Boost Price Target$141.29$170.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIONBOld National Bancorp2/24/2026Boost Price Target$24.13$29.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIHWCHancock Whitney2/24/2026Boost Price Target$67.91$81.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROICOLBColumbia Banking System2/24/2026Boost Price Target$30.07$32.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIWALWestern Alliance Bancorporation1/30/2026Boost Price Target$88.79$107.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIUMBFUMB Financial1/29/2026Boost Price Target$124.66$138.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIWALWestern Alliance Bancorporation1/29/2026Reiterated Rating$88.76Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIFCNCAFirst Citizens BancShares1/26/2026Reiterated Rating$2,018.36Buy$0.0000.00% ROIFCNCAFirst Citizens BancShares1/26/2026Lower Price Target$2,016.56$2,100.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROITCBITexas Capital Bancshares1/26/2026Boost Price Target$97.05$88.00Sell$0.0000.00% ROIPNFPPinnacle Financial Partners1/26/2026Boost Price Target$97.08$122.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROISSBSouthState Bank1/26/2026Boost Price Target$99.96$120.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIBKUBankUnited1/23/2026Boost Price Target$50.27$53.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIZIONZions Bancorporation, N.A.1/23/2026Boost Price Target$59.19$64.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIBOKFBOK Financial1/22/2026Boost Price Target$136.08$135.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIHWCHancock Whitney1/22/2026Boost Price Target$69.21$78.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROICMAComerica12/30/2025Boost Price Target$87.95$88.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIHWCHancock Whitney12/30/2025Boost Price Target$64.70$76.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIFCNCAFirst Citizens BancShares12/30/2025Boost Price Target$2,164.17$2,250.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIFCNCAFirst Citizens BancShares12/16/2025Reiterated Rating$2,074.86Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIBANCBanc of California10/27/2025Upgrade$16.98$21.50Buy$0.0000.00% ROIFCNCAFirst Citizens BancShares10/27/2025Lower Price Target$1,794.75$2,000.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROITrump Takes Emergency Action - Plus Elon Musk's New Venture (Ad)Elon Musk has quietly launched a new venture - one that has nothing to do with rockets, EVs, or Neuralink. 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Their stocks are available to buy right now.See which companies control the supply chain behind this emerging techVLYValley National Bancorp9/15/2025Set Price Target$10.65$13.50$0.0000.00% ROIEWBCEast West Bancorp9/8/2025Boost Price Target$110.21$134.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIHWCHancock Whitney8/26/2025Boost Price Target$63.20$74.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIWALWestern Alliance Bancorporation8/26/2025Boost Price Target$88.70$104.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIPNFPPinnacle Financial Partners7/25/2025Lower Price Target$91.56$120.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIPNFPPinnacle Financial Partners7/17/2025Boost Price Target$118.81$140.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIBOKFBOK Financial7/2/2025Boost Price Target$102.05$100.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIBKUBankUnited7/2/2025Boost Price Target$37.65$38.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIZIONZions Bancorporation, N.A.7/2/2025Boost Price Target$54.39$52.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIWALWestern Alliance Bancorporation7/2/2025Boost Price Target$83.20$95.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIPNFPPinnacle Financial Partners7/2/2025Boost Price Target$116.25$134.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIFCNCAFirst Citizens BancShares7/2/2025Boost Price Target$2,080.13$2,050.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIEWBCEast West Bancorp7/2/2025Boost Price Target$106.26$116.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROICMAComerica7/2/2025Boost Price Target$61.94$61.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROICADECadence Bank1/27/2025Boost Price Target$35.35$38.00Neutral$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 ZenCitigroupNational Bank FinancialUBS GroupRoyal Bank Of CanadaJefferies Financial GroupThe Goldman Sachs GroupWeiss RatingsBarclaysMorgan StanleyWells Fargo & CompanyJPMorgan Chase & Co.TD CowenTruist FinancialPiper Sandler Unlock superior investment research and tools. 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