Wood Lay Analyst PerformanceVice President at Keefe, Bruyette & WoodsWood Lay is a stock analyst at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods in the finance sector, covering 25 publicly traded companies. Over the past year, Wood Lay has issued 43 stock ratings, including buy and hold recommendations. While full access to Wood Lay'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 Wood Lay'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 Ratings43 Last 0 YearsBuy Recommendations53.49% 23 Buy RatingsCompanies Covered25 Unique Companies Ratings Distribution43RatingsDistribution of strong buy, buy, hold, and sell ratings by Wood Lay.RatingPercentageCount Strong Buy0.0%0 ratings Buy53.5%22 ratings Hold46.5%20 ratings Sell0.0%0 ratingsOut of 43 total stock ratings issued by Wood Lay at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, the majority (53.5%) have been Buy recommendations, followed by 46.5% Hold.Best & Worst CallsThis analyst does not have any ratings with enough history to determine best and worst calls.Exchange CoverageExchangePercentageCountNASDAQ92.0% of companies on NASDAQ23 companiesNYSE8.0% of companies on NYSE2 companiesWood Lay, an analyst at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, currently covers 25 companies listed on NASDAQ and NYSE, with the majority traded on NASDAQ.Coverage FocusSector IconSectorPercentageFinance25 companies100.0%Wood Lay of Keefe, Bruyette & Woods specializes in stock coverage within the Finance sector.Coverage IndustriesIndustryPercentageBANKS - SOUTHEAST9 companies36.0%BANKS - WEST4 companies16.0%BANKS - SOUTHWEST3 companies12.0%FIN - MISC SVCS2 companies8.0%NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS2 companies8.0%BANKS - MIDWEST2 companies8.0%BANKS - MJR REGNL1 company4.0%FIN - SVGS & LOAN1 company4.0%STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS1 company4.0% About Wood LayWood "Woody" Lay joined KBW in 2017 and covers SMID-cap banks. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and History from The University of North Carolina, and a Master of Science degree in Commerce from The University of Virginia. Woody is a CFA charter holder.Follow on LinkedIn Wood Lay's Ratings History at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods 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 to Excel CompanyReport DateActionReport Date Price12-MonthPrice TargetRating12-MonthPrice & ROIDetailsFBNCFirst Bancorp9/2/2025Boost Price Target$54.59$62.00Outperform$0.0000.00% ROISBCFSeacoast Banking Corporation of Florida7/29/2025Boost Price Target$29.17$33.00Outperform$0.0000.00% ROIBKUBankUnited7/28/2025Boost Price Target$38.47$42.00Market Perform$0.0000.00% ROIBHRBBurke & Herbert Financial Services7/28/2025Boost Price Target$62.85$72.00Outperform$0.0000.00% ROIAMTBAmerant Bancorp7/28/2025Boost Price Target$20.28$22.00Market Perform$0.0000.00% ROIFBNCFirst Bancorp7/24/2025Boost Price Target$49.21$53.00Outperform$0.0000.00% ROIBOKFBOK Financial7/24/2025Boost Price Target$106.77$115.00Market Perform$0.0000.00% ROICCBGCapital City Bank Group7/23/2025Boost Price Target$40.99$45.00Outperform$0.0000.00% ROIJMSBJohn Marshall Bancorp7/21/2025Initiated Coverage$19.09$22.00Outperform$0.0000.00% ROITCBITexas Capital Bancshares7/21/2025Boost Price Target$89.73$100.00Outperform$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. SFNCSimmons First National7/21/2025Boost Price Target$20.03$22.00Market Perform$0.0000.00% ROICWBCCommunity West Bancshares7/18/2025Boost Price Target$20.36$22.00Market Perform$0.0000.00% ROIBANFBancFirst7/18/2025Boost Price Target$131.28$132.00Market Perform$0.0000.00% ROIBMRCBank of Marin Bancorp7/2/2025Boost Price Target$24.96$27.00Outperform$0.0000.00% ROISBCFSeacoast Banking Corporation of Florida6/2/2025Boost Price Target$25.85$32.00Outperform$0.0000.00% ROIHMSTHomeStreet5/7/2025Boost Price Target$12.05$13.50Market Perform$0.0000.00% ROISBCFSeacoast Banking Corporation of Florida4/30/2025Lower Price Target$23.72$31.00Outperform$0.0000.00% ROIHTHHilltop4/30/2025Lower Price Target$29.14$32.00Market Perform$0.0000.00% ROIBSRRSierra Bancorp4/30/2025Lower Price Target$26.80$31.00Market Perform$0.0000.00% ROIBKUBankUnited4/30/2025Lower Price Target$32.47$38.00Market Perform$0.0000.00% ROIOBKOrigin Bancorp4/28/2025Lower Price Target$31.65$41.00Outperform$0.0000.00% ROIMYFWFirst Western Financial4/28/2025Boost Price Target$20.74$26.00Outperform$0.0000.00% ROIUSCBUSCB Financial4/28/2025Lower Price Target$16.58$21.00Outperform$0.0000.00% ROIHTBKHeritage Commerce4/25/2025Lower Price Target$8.93$11.00Outperform$0.0000.00% ROIAMTBAmerant Bancorp4/25/2025Lower Price Target$16.84$20.00Market Perform$0.0000.00% ROIFBNCFirst Bancorp4/24/2025Lower Price Target$40.85$50.00Outperform$0.0000.00% ROIGNTYGuaranty Bancshares4/22/2025Boost Price Target$39.50$43.00Market Perform$0.0000.00% ROICWBCCommunity West Bancshares4/22/2025Lower Price Target$15.98$19.00Market Perform$0.0000.00% ROITCBITexas Capital Bancshares4/21/2025Lower Price Target$64.74$86.00Outperform$0.0000.00% ROISFNCSimmons First National4/21/2025Lower Price Target$17.25$21.00Market Perform$0.0000.00% ROIHTHHilltop2/3/2025Lower Price Target$30.15$34.00Market Perform$0.0000.00% ROICCBGCapital City Bank Group1/31/2025Boost Price Target$37.54$44.00Outperform$0.0000.00% ROIFSBCFive Star Bancorp1/30/2025Lower Price Target$30.94$35.00Market Perform$0.0000.00% ROITCBXThird Coast Bancshares1/29/2025Downgrade$37.05$42.00Market Perform$0.0000.00% ROITCBITexas Capital Bancshares1/29/2025Reiterated Rating$78.96$95.00Outperform$0.0000.00% ROIOBKOrigin Bancorp1/29/2025Reiterated Rating$39.04$45.00Outperform$0.0000.00% ROIAMTBAmerant Bancorp1/27/2025Boost Price Target$23.21$27.00Market Perform$0.0000.00% ROISPFISouth Plains Financial1/27/2025Reiterated Rating$36.11$45.00Outperform$0.0000.00% ROIMYFWFirst Western Financial1/27/2025Lower Price Target$19.32$24.00Outperform$0.0000.00% ROICWBCCommunity West Bancshares1/24/2025Lower Price Target$18.87$22.00Market Perform$0.0000.00% ROIHTBKHeritage Commerce1/24/2025Lower Price Target$9.19$11.50Outperform$0.0000.00% ROIGNTYGuaranty Bancshares1/22/2025Boost Price Target$38.84$42.00Market Perform$0.0000.00% ROIFSUNFirstSun Capital Bancorp1/21/2025Initiated Coverage$39.49$46.00Outperform$0.0000.00% ROI Stock Forecasts and Research Tools Today's 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 Get 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access for Free Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools. 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