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Stock Yards Bancorp (SYBT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$83.58 -0.35 (-0.42%)
Closing price 08/7/2026 04:00 PM Eastern
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$83.58 +0.00 (+0.01%)
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About Stock Yards Bancorp Stock (NASDAQ:SYBT)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$82.71
$84.16
50-Day Range
$69.38
$88.03
52-Week Range
$61.51
$89.21
Volume
90,824 shs
Average Volume
204,704 shs
Market Capitalization
$2.60 billion
P/E Ratio
16.65
Dividend Yield
1.53%
Price Target
$88.00
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc. is a bank holding company headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, operating through its principal subsidiary, Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co. As a community-oriented financial institution, the company offers a full suite of banking services tailored to individual consumers, small to mid-sized businesses, and municipalities. Its mission centers on fostering long-term client relationships through personalized service, local decision-making, and a commitment to sustainable growth in the markets it serves.

The bank’s core products include a variety of deposit accounts ranging from personal checking and savings to commercial money market and time deposit offerings. On the lending side, Stock Yards Bank & Trust provides consumer loans, residential mortgages, and commercial lending solutions that encompass working capital lines, equipment financing, and real estate development loans. Complementing its banking services, the company maintains a trust and wealth management division that delivers investment management, retirement planning, estate administration, and fiduciary services designed to meet the diverse needs of individual and institutional clients.

With a branch network anchored in the Louisville metropolitan area and extending into surrounding counties in Kentucky and Indiana, Stock Yards Bank & Trust serves a mix of urban and rural communities. The bank leverages its local footprint to support regional economic development, partnering with community organizations and small-business owners to drive job creation and infrastructure projects. In addition to traditional branch locations, the company offers online and mobile banking platforms that enable customers to conduct account management, bill payments, and remote deposits with convenience and security.

Tracing its heritage to the early 20th century livestock trading hub in Louisville, Stock Yards Bank & Trust has evolved into a diversified financial services provider with over a century of operational history. Throughout its growth, the company has maintained a focus on prudent risk management, community involvement, and strengthening its capital base. Leadership is drawn from local business and banking veterans who emphasize responsive customer service and long-term value creation for shareholders.

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Stock Yards Bancorp Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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84th Percentile Overall Score

SYBT MarketRank™: 

Stock Yards Bancorp scored higher than 84% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 287th out of 843 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Stock Yards Bancorp has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.14, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 6 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside/Downside

    The consensus price target for Stock Yards Bancorp is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Stock Yards Bancorp has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Stock Yards Bancorp's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Stock Yards Bancorp are expected to grow by 9.53% in the coming year, from $5.14 to $5.63 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Stock Yards Bancorp is 16.65, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.59.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Stock Yards Bancorp is 16.65, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 29.17.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Stock Yards Bancorp has a P/B Ratio of 2.08. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    5.51% of the float of Stock Yards Bancorp has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Stock Yards Bancorp has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 9.2.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Stock Yards Bancorp has recently decreased by 0.57%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • Dividend Yield

    Stock Yards Bancorp pays a meaningful dividend of 1.53%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Stock Yards Bancorp has been increasing its dividend for 15 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Stock Yards Bancorp is 25.50%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Stock Yards Bancorp will have a dividend payout ratio of 22.74% next year. This indicates that Stock Yards Bancorp will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Stock Yards Bancorp's dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    Stock Yards Bancorp has a news sentiment score of 0.88. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.75 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for Stock Yards Bancorp this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    1 people have added Stock Yards Bancorp to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Stock Yards Bancorp insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $675,057.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    2.90% of the stock of Stock Yards Bancorp is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    56.46% of the stock of Stock Yards Bancorp is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Stock Yards Bancorp's insider trading history.
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SYBT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Stock Yards Bancorp's stock was trading at $64.95 at the start of the year. Since then, SYBT shares have increased by 28.7% and is now trading at $83.58.

Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:SYBT) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July, 29th. The bank reported $1.31 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.08 by $0.23. The bank earned $114.71 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $111.66 million. Stock Yards Bancorp had a net margin of 25.41% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 13.39%.

Shares of Stock Yards Bancorp split on the morning of Monday, May 30th 2016.The 3-2 split was announced on Monday, May 2nd 2016. The newly issued shares were distributed to shareholders after the closing bell on Friday, May 27th 2016. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 150 shares after the split.

Top institutional investors of Stock Yards Bancorp include BlackRock Inc. (6.95%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.42%), Deutsche Bank AG (0.09%) and GAMMA Investing LLC (0.01%). Insiders that own company stock include James A Hillebrand, James A Hillebrand, David P Heintzman, Philip Poindexter, William Dishman, Michael Croce, Kathy C Thompson, Michael Rehm, Laura L Wells, Richard A Lechleiter, Shannon Bishop Arvin, Michael B Newton, David L Hardy, Michael W Woods and Allison Donovan.
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Shares of SYBT stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Stock Yards Bancorp investors own include Tesla (TSLA), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), NVIDIA (NVDA), Home Depot (HD) and Netflix (NFLX).

Company Calendar

Record date for 7/1 Dividend
6/15/2026
Ex-Dividend for 7/1 Dividend
6/15/2026
Dividend Payable
7/01/2026
Last Earnings
7/29/2026
Today
8/08/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Sector
Finance
Industry
Banks
Sub-Industry
Regional Banks
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:SYBT
CIK
835324
Employees
1,123
Year Founded
1904

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$94.00
Low Price Target
$81.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+5.3%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.14
Research Coverage
7 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$5.02
Trailing P/E Ratio
16.65
Forward P/E Ratio
16.26
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$140.15 million
Net Margins
25.41%
Pretax Margin
32.39%
Return on Equity
13.39%
Return on Assets
1.55%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.26
Current Ratio
1.01
Quick Ratio
1.00

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$564.54 million
Price / Sales
4.60
Cash Flow
$5.00 per share
Price / Cash Flow
16.72
Book Value
$40.12 per share
Price / Book
2.08

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
31,070,000
Free Float
30,166,000
Market Cap
$2.60 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.68

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This page (NASDAQ:SYBT) was last updated on 8/8/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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