Stock Yards Bancorp (SYBT) Competitors $66.74 -2.30 (-3.33%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$66.67 -0.07 (-0.10%) As of 04:10 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock SYBT vs. CTBI, FFBC, FRME, STBA, TCBK, THFF, TOWN, UBSI, UVSP, and OBKShould you be buying Stock Yards Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Stock Yards Bancorp include Community Trust Bancorp (CTBI), First Financial Bancorp. (FFBC), First Merchants (FRME), S&T Bancorp (STBA), TriCo Bancshares (TCBK), First Financial Corporation Indiana (THFF), Towne Bank (TOWN), United Bankshares (UBSI), Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania (UVSP), and Origin Bancorp (OBK). Stock Yards Bancorp vs. Its Competitors Community Trust Bancorp First Financial Bancorp. First Merchants S&T Bancorp TriCo Bancshares First Financial Corporation Indiana Towne Bank United Bankshares Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania Origin Bancorp Stock Yards Bancorp (NASDAQ:SYBT) and Community Trust Bancorp (NASDAQ:CTBI) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, valuation, profitability, risk and institutional ownership. Do insiders and institutionals believe in SYBT or CTBI? 56.5% of Stock Yards Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.2% of Community Trust Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.4% of Stock Yards Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.3% of Community Trust Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is SYBT or CTBI more profitable? Stock Yards Bancorp has a net margin of 23.86% compared to Community Trust Bancorp's net margin of 23.33%. Stock Yards Bancorp's return on equity of 13.31% beat Community Trust Bancorp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Stock Yards Bancorp23.86% 13.31% 1.45% Community Trust Bancorp 23.33%11.77%1.47% Do analysts rate SYBT or CTBI? Stock Yards Bancorp presently has a consensus price target of $79.75, suggesting a potential upside of 19.49%. Community Trust Bancorp has a consensus price target of $64.50, suggesting a potential upside of 20.66%. Given Community Trust Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Community Trust Bancorp is more favorable than Stock Yards Bancorp.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Stock Yards Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Community Trust Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has more risk and volatility, SYBT or CTBI? Stock Yards Bancorp has a beta of 0.62, indicating that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Community Trust Bancorp has a beta of 0.57, indicating that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, SYBT or CTBI? Stock Yards Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Community Trust Bancorp. Community Trust Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Stock Yards Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioStock Yards Bancorp$508.11M3.87$114.54M$4.3515.34Community Trust Bancorp$376.01M2.57$82.81M$5.0810.52 Does the media prefer SYBT or CTBI? In the previous week, Stock Yards Bancorp had 4 more articles in the media than Community Trust Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Stock Yards Bancorp and 5 mentions for Community Trust Bancorp. Community Trust Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat Stock Yards Bancorp's score of 0.18 indicating that Community Trust Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Stock Yards Bancorp 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Community Trust Bancorp 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is SYBT or CTBI a better dividend stock? Stock Yards Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Community Trust Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $2.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Stock Yards Bancorp pays out 29.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Community Trust Bancorp pays out 41.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Stock Yards Bancorp has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years and Community Trust Bancorp has raised its dividend for 44 consecutive years. Community Trust Bancorp is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. SummaryCommunity Trust Bancorp beats Stock Yards Bancorp on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Stock Yards Bancorp News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SYBT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding SYBT and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart SYBT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricStock Yards BancorpBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.97B$1.88B$12.40B$10.26BDividend Yield1.82%2.65%5.55%4.69%P/E Ratio15.3411.2029.7826.60Price / Sales3.872.8130.40178.23Price / Cash16.1412.5822.5862.20Price / Book2.091.172.236.54Net Income$114.54M$158.22M$1.02B$275.87M7 Day Performance-4.12%-2.77%-1.73%-1.32%1 Month Performance-13.56%-3.86%-1.39%5.24%1 Year Performance10.04%11.98%537.09%31.56% Stock Yards Bancorp Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SYBTStock Yards Bancorp4.2288 of 5 stars$66.74-3.3%$79.75+19.5%+12.6%$1.97B$508.11M15.341,080News CoverageAnalyst DowngradeCTBICommunity Trust Bancorp4.4648 of 5 stars$56.45+2.2%$64.50+14.3%+13.9%$1.00B$376.01M11.11980News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeFFBCFirst Financial Bancorp.4.913 of 5 stars$26.01-0.2%$29.80+14.6%+3.7%$2.50B$852.23M10.402,090Analyst UpgradeFRMEFirst Merchants4.9619 of 5 stars$38.49+1.3%$48.00+24.7%+3.1%$2.19B$1.07B9.972,120Analyst DowngradeSTBAS&T Bancorp3.7361 of 5 stars$37.71+0.9%$42.00+11.4%-7.1%$1.43B$564.96M11.061,206Analyst ForecastTCBKTriCo Bancshares3.7531 of 5 stars$44.48+1.0%$47.60+7.0%+2.3%$1.43B$531.04M13.081,201Analyst ForecastTHFFFirst Financial Corporation Indiana3.8192 of 5 stars$54.55+0.3%$57.67+5.7%+28.0%$644.67M$307.51M10.43880Analyst ForecastTOWNTowne Bank4.4096 of 5 stars$34.37-0.2%$41.00+19.3%+1.6%$2.58B$1.03B14.942,720News CoverageAnalyst ForecastUBSIUnited Bankshares3.8472 of 5 stars$37.58+1.0%$40.50+7.8%+1.5%$5.27B$1.12B13.282,553Analyst DowngradeUVSPUnivest Corporation of Pennsylvania3.1623 of 5 stars$30.51+2.2%$29.00-4.9%+8.5%$859.84M$500.41M11.14970Positive NewsOBKOrigin Bancorp3.7128 of 5 stars$34.84+0.8%$43.20+24.0%N/A$1.08B$619.96M15.551,031News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CTBI Competitors FFBC Competitors FRME Competitors STBA Competitors TCBK Competitors THFF Competitors TOWN Competitors UBSI Competitors UVSP Competitors OBK Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:SYBT) was last updated on 10/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBitcoin grabs headlines, but smart money likes this tokenIf you're a futures trader (or want to be one), this could be the biggest shift you'll ever see in the prop fi...Neuro Street Trading Academy | SponsoredYour Bank Account Is No Longer SafeWhat If Washington Declared That: YOUR Money ISN'T Actually Yours? 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