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Matthew Breese's Stock Ratings
Piper Sandler Analyst
Matthew Breese is an analyst at Piper Sandler. Analyst ratings are quantitative and qualitative analysis of a stock by Wall Street stock rating analysts. Stock ratings consist of expected future growth, current stock valuation and macroeconomic trends. Updated 12/16/2025
Updated: Dec 16, 2025
Overall Average Return
14.6%
Smart Score
Overall Average Return Percentile
68th
Number of Ratings
70
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| 12/15/2023 | WBS | Buy Now | Webster Finl | $64.13 | -6.44% | $53 → $60 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert | |
| 10/30/2023 | VLY | Buy Now | Valley Ntl | $11.96 | -33.11% | $9 → $8 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 08/22/2023 | PFS | Buy Now | Provident Finl Servs | $21.05 | -4.99% | → $20 | Upgrade | Neutral → Overweight | Get Alert | |
| 08/15/2023 | NBTB | Buy Now | NBT Bancorp | $44.46 | -5.53% | $39 → $42 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert | |
| 07/28/2023 | VLY | Buy Now | Valley Ntl | $11.96 | -8.03% | $10 → $11 | Downgrade | Overweight → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 08/19/2022 | PFS | Buy Now | Provident Finl Servs | $21.05 | 23.52% | → $26 | Downgrade | Overweight → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 05/02/2022 | CBU | Buy Now | Community Bank System | $60.18 | 9.67% | $74 → $66 | Downgrade | Neutral → Underweight | Get Alert | |
| 02/02/2022 | WBS | Buy Now | Webster Finl | $64.13 | 12.27% | $58 → $72 | Upgrade | Neutral → Overweight | Get Alert | |
| 09/27/2021 | NFBK | Buy Now | Northfield Bancorp | $12.15 | 48.15% | → $18 | Downgrade | Overweight → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 08/11/2021 | BHLB | Buy Now | Berkshire Hills Bancorp | — | — | → $31 | Downgrade | Overweight → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 07/28/2021 | NBTB | Buy Now | NBT Bancorp | $44.46 | -10.03% | → $40 | Upgrade | Neutral → Overweight | Get Alert | |
| 01/13/2021 | BHLB | Buy Now | Berkshire Hills Bancorp | — | — | — | Downgrade | Overweight → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 10/01/2020 | NFBK | Buy Now | Northfield Bancorp | $12.15 | — | — | Upgrade | Neutral → Overweight | Get Alert | |
| 09/28/2020 | WNEB | Buy Now | Western New England | $13.32 | -47.45% | $7.5 → $7 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert | |
| 09/28/2020 | VLY | Buy Now | Valley Ntl | $11.96 | -24.75% | $10 → $9 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert | |
| 09/28/2020 | NBTB | Buy Now | NBT Bancorp | $44.46 | -32.52% | $33 → $30 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 09/28/2020 | CBU | Buy Now | Community Bank System | $60.18 | -3.62% | $60 → $58 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 07/29/2020 | NBTB | Buy Now | NBT Bancorp | $44.46 | -25.78% | $31 → $33 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 04/29/2020 | WNEB | Buy Now | Western New England | $13.32 | -43.69% | $8.5 → $7.5 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert | |
| 01/02/2020 | CNOB | Buy Now | ConnectOne Bancorp | $27.45 | 7.47% | $28 → $29.5 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert | |
| 07/09/2019 | CNOB | Buy Now | ConnectOne Bancorp | $27.45 | -1.64% | → $27 | Upgrade | Equal-Weight → Overweight | Get Alert | |
| 04/03/2019 | INDB | Buy Now | Independent Bank | $77.58 | — | — | Upgrade | Hold → Buy | Get Alert | |
| 02/01/2019 | ISBC | Buy Now | Investors Bancorp | — | — | $12.5 → $13.5 | Upgrade | Neutral → Overweight | Get Alert | |
| 12/04/2018 | OZK | Buy Now | Bank OZK | $48.01 | -35.43% | $52 → $31 | Downgrade | Overweight → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 10/26/2018 | NYCB | Buy Now | New York Community | — | — | $10 → $9 | Upgrade | Underweight → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 06/13/2018 | SBNY | Buy Now | Signature Bank | $1.12 | — | — | Upgrade | Neutral → Overweight | Get Alert | |
| 05/31/2018 | INDB | Buy Now | Independent Bank | $77.58 | 3.12% | $79 → $80 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 04/20/2018 | PBCT | Buy Now | People's United Finl | — | — | — | Upgrade | Underweight → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 02/05/2018 | FBNK | Buy Now | First Connecticut Bancorp | — | — | — | Upgrade | Neutral → Overweight | Get Alert | |
| 02/02/2018 | CAC | Buy Now | Camden National | $45.68 | 11.65% | $50.5 → $51 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert | |
| 01/05/2018 | WBS | Buy Now | Webster Finl | $64.13 | — | — | Upgrade | Underweight → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 01/05/2018 | VLY | Buy Now | Valley National | $11.96 | — | — | Upgrade | Neutral → Overweight | Get Alert | |
| 12/04/2017 | MCB | Buy Now | Metropolitan Bank Holding | $79.89 | -42.42% | → $46 | Initiates | → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 11/29/2017 | ISBC | Buy Now | Investors Bancorp | — | — | — | Downgrade | Overweight → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 11/03/2017 | WNEB | Buy Now | Western New England | $13.32 | — | — | Downgrade | Overweight → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 11/03/2017 | DCOM | Buy Now | Dime Community Bancshares | $31.50 | — | — | Downgrade | Overweight → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 09/07/2017 | BHLB | Buy Now | Berkshire Hills Bancorp | — | — | — | Upgrade | Neutral → Overweight | Get Alert | |
| 06/14/2017 | FBNK | Buy Now | First Connecticut Bancorp | — | — | — | Downgrade | Overweight → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 06/08/2017 | NBTB | Buy Now | NBT Bancorp | $44.46 | — | — | Upgrade | Underweight → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 05/15/2017 | INDB | Buy Now | Independent Bank | $77.58 | — | — | Initiates | → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 05/09/2017 | DCOM | Buy Now | Dime Community Bancshares | $31.50 | — | — | Upgrade | Neutral → Overweight | Get Alert | |
| 03/08/2017 | AF | Buy Now | Astoria Financial | — | — | — | Downgrade | Overweight → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 01/31/2017 | FBNK | Buy Now | First Connecticut Bancorp | — | — | — | Upgrade | Neutral → Overweight | Get Alert | |
| 01/12/2017 | CBU | Buy Now | Community Bank System | $60.18 | — | — | Downgrade | Hold → Sell | Get Alert | |
| 01/11/2017 | STL | Buy Now | Sterling Bancorp | — | — | → $25.5 | Upgrade | Neutral → Overweight | Get Alert | |
| 01/09/2017 | PF | Buy Now | Pinnacle Foods | — | — | → $60 | Initiates | → Overweight | Get Alert | |
| 01/04/2017 | UAM | Buy Now | Universal American | — | — | → $10 | Initiates | → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 12/22/2016 | WNEB | Buy Now | Western New England | $13.32 | -21.17% | → $10.5 | Initiates | → Overweight | Get Alert | |
| 12/21/2016 | AF | Buy Now | Astoria Financial | — | — | — | Upgrade | Neutral → Overweight | Get Alert | |
| 11/16/2016 | STL | Buy Now | Sterling Bancorp | — | — | — | Downgrade | Overweight → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 11/16/2016 | BHLB | Buy Now | Berkshire Hills Bancorp | — | — | — | Downgrade | Overweight → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 11/16/2016 | FBNK | Buy Now | First Connecticut Bancorp, Inc. - Common Stock | — | — | — | Downgrade | Overweight → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 11/16/2016 | NBTB | Buy Now | NBT Bancorp | $44.46 | — | — | Downgrade | Neutral → Underweight | Get Alert | |
| 11/14/2016 | VLY | Buy Now | Valley National Bancorp Common Stock | $11.96 | — | — | Downgrade | Buy → Hold | Get Alert | |
| 08/31/2016 | INDB | Buy Now | Independent Bank | $77.58 | — | — | Downgrade | Hold → Sell | Get Alert | |
| 08/08/2016 | VLY | Buy Now | Valley National | $11.96 | — | — | Downgrade | Overweight → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 07/22/2016 | CBU | Buy Now | Community Bank System | $60.18 | — | — | Downgrade | Buy → Hold | Get Alert | |
| 06/03/2016 | DCOM | Buy Now | Dime Community Bancshares | $31.50 | — | — | Downgrade | Overweight → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 04/14/2016 | FBNK | Buy Now | First Connecticut Bancorp | — | — | → $18.5 | Initiates | → Overweight | Get Alert | |
| 03/15/2016 | UNIS | Buy Now | Unilife | — | — | — | Downgrade | Overweight → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 02/03/2016 | VLY | Buy Now | Valley National | $11.96 | — | — | Upgrade | Neutral → Overweight | Get Alert | |
| 01/29/2016 | VLY | Buy Now | Valley National | $11.96 | — | — | Upgrade | Hold → Buy | Get Alert | |
| 01/22/2016 | CBU | Buy Now | Community Bank System | $60.18 | — | — | Upgrade | Hold → Buy | Get Alert | |
| 01/07/2016 | OSHC | Buy Now | Ocean Shore | — | — | — | Upgrade | Hold → Buy | Get Alert | |
| 01/07/2016 | CBU | Buy Now | Community Bank System | $60.18 | — | — | Initiates | → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 01/07/2016 | NBTB | Buy Now | NBT Bancorp | $44.46 | -32.52% | → $30 | Initiates | → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 12/31/2015 | HPY | Buy Now | Heartland Payment Systems | — | — | $90 → $100 | Downgrade | Overweight → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 12/22/2015 | SCSS | Buy Now | Select Comfort | — | — | → $22 | Downgrade | Overweight → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 12/04/2015 | CAC | Buy Now | Camden National | $45.68 | 18.21% | $52 → $54 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert | |
| 10/26/2015 | DCOM | Buy Now | Dime Community Bancshares | $31.50 | — | — | Upgrade | Neutral → Overweight | Get Alert |
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