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Russell Gunther's Stock Ratings
Stephens & Co. Analyst
Russell Gunther is an analyst at Stephens & Co.. 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 12/15/2025
Updated: Dec 15, 2025
Overall Average Return
10.8%
Smart Score
Overall Average Return Percentile
60th
Number of Ratings
136
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| 10/30/2025 | CBNK | Buy Now | Capital Bancorp | $29.63 | 24.87% | $40 → $37 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert | |
| 10/27/2025 | SSB | Buy Now | SouthState Bank | $97.08 | 13.31% | $115 → $110 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert | |
| 10/17/2025 | SNV | Buy Now | Synovus Financial | $52.88 | -3.56% | $54 → $51 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert | |
| 10/17/2025 | PNFP | Buy Now | Pinnacle Finl Partners | $100.42 | -3.41% | $104 → $97 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert | |
| 07/29/2025 | MRBK | Buy Now | Meridian | $17.36 | 9.45% | $17 → $19 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert | |
| 07/29/2025 | SNV | Buy Now | Synovus Financial | $52.88 | 2.12% | $60 → $54 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert | |
| 07/29/2025 | PNFP | Buy Now | Pinnacle Finl Partners | $100.42 | 3.57% | $133 → $104 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert | |
| 07/28/2025 | FBNC | Buy Now | First Bancorp | $53.47 | 6.6% | $53 → $57 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert | |
| 04/29/2025 | ABCB | Buy Now | Ameris | $78.66 | -19.91% | $63 → $63 | Reiterates | Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert | |
| 04/29/2025 | AMTB | Buy Now | Amerant Bancorp | $20.48 | 17.19% | $24 → $24 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert | |
| 04/29/2025 | MRBK | Buy Now | Meridian | $17.36 | 3.69% | $19 → $18 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert | |
| 04/28/2025 | WSFS | Buy Now | WSFS Financial | $58.06 | 10.23% | $64 → $64 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert | |
| 04/28/2025 | SSB | Buy Now | SouthState | $97.08 | 22.58% | $119 → $119 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert | |
| 04/28/2025 | SBCF | Buy Now | Seacoast Banking | $32.69 | -20.46% | $28 → $26 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert | |
| 04/28/2025 | FBNC | Buy Now | First Bancorp | $53.47 | -6.49% | $48 → $50 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert | |
| 04/23/2025 | PEBO | Buy Now | Peoples Bancorp | $31.54 | 10.97% | $39 → $35 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert | |
| 04/23/2025 | UCB | Buy Now | United Community Banks | $32.28 | 11.52% | $36 → $36 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert | |
| 04/22/2025 | SMBK | Buy Now | SmartFinancial | $39.63 | -21.78% | $31 → $31 | Reiterates | Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert | |
| 04/21/2025 | SNV | Buy Now | Synovus Financial | $52.88 | -13.01% | $52 → $46 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert | |
| 04/02/2025 | FBK | Buy Now | FB Financial | $58.83 | -1.41% | $65 → $58 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert | |
| 03/26/2025 | FBNC | Buy Now | First Bancorp | $53.47 | -10.23% | → $48 | Initiates | → Overweight | Get Alert | |
| 03/26/2025 | HTB | Buy Now | HomeTrust Bancshares | $45.65 | -5.81% | → $43 | Initiates | → Overweight | Get Alert | |
| 03/07/2025 | SSB | Buy Now | SouthState | $97.08 | 33.91% | $130 → $130 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert | |
| 03/03/2025 | SBCF | Buy Now | Seacoast Banking | $32.69 | -11.29% | $28 → $29 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert | |
| 01/31/2025 | ABCB | Buy Now | Ameris | $78.66 | -9.74% | $71 → $71 | Reiterates | Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert | |
| 01/28/2025 | WSFS | Buy Now | WSFS Financial | $58.06 | 17.12% | $68 → $68 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert | |
| 01/27/2025 | UBSI | Buy Now | United Bankshares | $39.66 | 8.42% | $43 → $43 | Reiterates | Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert | |
| 01/27/2025 | PNFP | Buy Now | Pinnacle Finl Partners | $100.42 | 41.41% | $142 → $142 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert | |
| 01/24/2025 | SSB | Buy Now | SouthState | $97.08 | 33.91% | $130 → $130 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert | |
| 01/23/2025 | WSBC | Buy Now | Wesbanco | $35.15 | 10.95% | $39 → $39 | Reiterates | Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert | |
| 01/23/2025 | TOWN | Buy Now | Towne Bank | $35.57 | 15.28% | $41 → $41 | Reiterates | Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert | |
| 01/23/2025 | AMTB | Buy Now | Amerant Bancorp | $20.48 | 41.6% | $29 → $29 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert | |
| 01/23/2025 | FNB | Buy Now | F N B | $17.49 | 14.35% | $19 → $20 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert | |
| 01/22/2025 | PNFP | Buy Now | Pinnacle Finl Partners | $100.42 | 41.41% | $142 → $142 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert | |
| 01/17/2025 | FHN | Buy Now | First Horizon | $23.73 | 1.14% | $24 → $24 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert | |
| 01/16/2025 | SNV | Buy Now | Synovus Finl | $52.88 | 9.68% | $58 → $58 | Reiterates | Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert | |
| 01/03/2025 | AMTB | Buy Now | Amerant Bancorp | $20.48 | 41.6% | $29 → $29 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert | |
| 01/02/2025 | SSB | Buy Now | SouthState | $97.08 | 33.91% | $130 → $130 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert | |
| 10/30/2024 | FRST | Buy Now | Primis Finl | $13.34 | 4.95% | $16 → $14 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert | |
| 10/29/2024 | MRBK | Buy Now | Meridian | $17.36 | -2.07% | $15 → $17 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert | |
| 10/29/2024 | SSB | Buy Now | SouthState | $97.08 | 8.16% | $101 → $105 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert | |
| 10/28/2024 | WSBC | Buy Now | Wesbanco | $35.15 | -3.27% | $33 → $34 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert | |
| 10/28/2024 | SBCF | Buy Now | Seacoast Banking | $32.69 | -20.46% | $25 → $26 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert | |
| 10/21/2024 | FNB | Buy Now | F N B | $17.49 | 2.92% | $16 → $18 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert | |
| 10/18/2024 | SNV | Buy Now | Synovus Finl | $52.88 | -1.66% | $46 → $52 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert | |
| 10/17/2024 | FHN | Buy Now | First Horizon | $23.73 | -15.72% | $18 → $20 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert | |
| 10/17/2024 | PNFP | Buy Now | Pinnacle Finl Partners | $100.42 | 19.5% | $108 → $120 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert | |
| 09/30/2024 | AMTB | Buy Now | Amerant Bancorp | $20.48 | 22.07% | $24 → $25 | Upgrade | Equal-Weight → Overweight | Get Alert | |
| 08/06/2024 | WSBC | Buy Now | Wesbanco | $35.15 | -3.27% | $27 → $34 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert | |
| 07/29/2024 | WSFS | Buy Now | WSFS Financial | $58.06 | 17.12% | $59 → $68 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert | |
| 07/29/2024 | WSBC | Buy Now | Wesbanco | $35.15 | 19.49% | $35 → $42 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert | |
| 07/29/2024 | SSB | Buy Now | SouthState | $97.08 | 4.04% | $88 → $101 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert | |
| 07/29/2024 | WSFS | Buy Now | WSFS Financial | $58.06 | 6.79% | $54 → $62 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert | |
| 07/26/2024 | UBSI | Buy Now | United Bankshares | $39.66 | 3.38% | $36 → $41 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 07/25/2024 | SSB | Buy Now | SouthState | $97.08 | -9.35% | $88 → $88 | Reiterates | Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert | |
| 07/23/2024 | SMBK | Buy Now | SmartFinancial | $39.63 | -31.87% | $27 → $27 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert | |
| 07/19/2024 | SNV | Buy Now | Synovus Finl | $52.88 | -13.01% | $43 → $46 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert | |
| 07/18/2024 | FNB | Buy Now | F N B | $17.49 | -8.52% | $16 → $16 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert | |
| 07/16/2024 | FBK | Buy Now | FB Financial | $58.83 | -23.51% | $45 → $45 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert | |
| 05/23/2024 | FHN | Buy Now | First Horizon | $23.73 | -19.93% | $19 → $19 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert | |
| 05/23/2024 | FBK | Buy Now | FB Financial | $58.83 | -23.51% | $39 → $45 | Upgrade | Equal-Weight → Overweight | Get Alert | |
| 05/23/2024 | SMBK | Buy Now | SmartFinancial | $39.63 | -31.87% | $26 → $27 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert | |
| 05/23/2024 | PNFP | Buy Now | Pinnacle Finl Partners | $100.42 | 1.57% | $109 → $102 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert | |
| 05/07/2024 | SNV | Buy Now | Synovus Finl | $52.88 | -28.14% | $38 → $38 | Reiterates | Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert | |
| 04/26/2024 | ABCB | Buy Now | Ameris | $78.66 | -32.62% | $53 → $53 | Reiterates | Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert | |
| 04/25/2024 | WSBC | Buy Now | Wesbanco | $35.15 | -23.19% | $30 → $27 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert | |
| 04/25/2024 | CHCO | Buy Now | City Holding | $126.09 | -21.48% | $100 → $99 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert | |
| 04/24/2024 | WSBC | Buy Now | Wesbanco | $35.15 | -14.65% | $30 → $30 | Reiterates | Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert | |
| 04/24/2024 | SASR | Buy Now | Sandy Spring Bancorp | — | — | $25 → $25 | Reiterates | Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert | |
| 04/24/2024 | AUB | Buy Now | Atlantic Union Bankshares | $36.85 | 8.55% | $43 → $40 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert | |
| 04/18/2024 | FNB | Buy Now | F N B | $17.49 | -14.24% | $16 → $15 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert | |
| 01/30/2024 | ABCB | Buy Now | Ameris | $78.66 | -32.62% | $53 → $53 | Reiterates | Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert | |
| 01/25/2024 | CHCO | Buy Now | City Holding | $126.09 | -20.69% | $98 → $100 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert | |
| 01/24/2024 | SASR | Buy Now | Sandy Spring Bancorp | — | — | $28 → $27 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert | |
| 12/19/2023 | AMTB | Buy Now | Amerant Bancorp | $20.48 | 22.07% | $25 → $25 | Reiterates | Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert | |
| 12/19/2023 | SNV | Buy Now | Synovus Finl | $52.88 | -24.36% | → $40 | Initiates | → Equal-Weight | Get Alert | |
| 12/19/2023 | SSB | Buy Now | SouthState | $97.08 | -19.65% | → $78 | Initiates | → Equal-Weight | Get Alert | |
| 09/13/2023 | SBCF | Buy Now | Seacoast Banking | $32.69 | -29.64% | → $23 | Initiates | → Equal-Weight | Get Alert | |
| 09/13/2023 | TOWN | Buy Now | Towne Bank | $35.57 | -35.33% | → $23 | Initiates | → Equal-Weight | Get Alert | |
| 07/26/2023 | WSBC | Buy Now | Wesbanco | $35.15 | -28.88% | → $25 | Reiterates | Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert | |
| 07/26/2023 | WSFS | Buy Now | WSFS Financial | $58.06 | -17.33% | $44 → $48 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert | |
| 07/25/2023 | WSFS | Buy Now | WSFS Financial | $58.06 | -24.22% | → $44 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert | |
| 07/20/2023 | FNB | Buy Now | F N B | $17.49 | -14.24% | → $15 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert | |
| 07/20/2023 | UCBI | Buy Now | United Community Banks | — | — | $31 → $33 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert | |
| 06/26/2023 | WSFS | Buy Now | WSFS Financial | $58.06 | -22.49% | $38 → $45 | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert | |
| 06/12/2023 | PEBO | Buy Now | Peoples Bancorp | $31.54 | 10.97% | $32 → $35 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert | |
| 04/25/2023 | WSBC | Buy Now | Wesbanco | $35.15 | -20.34% | → $28 | Reiterates | → Equal-Weight | Get Alert | |
| 04/25/2023 | WSFS | Buy Now | WSFS Financial | $58.06 | -19.05% | → $47 | Reiterates | → Overweight | Get Alert | |
| 04/04/2023 | ABCB | Buy Now | Ameris | $78.66 | -47.88% | → $41 | Initiates | → Equal-Weight | Get Alert | |
| 04/04/2023 | CBNK | Buy Now | Capital Bancorp | $29.63 | -35.88% | → $19 | Reinstates | → Equal-Weight | Get Alert | |
| 04/04/2023 | UBSI | Buy Now | United Bankshares | $39.66 | -19.31% | → $32 | Initiates | → Equal-Weight | Get Alert | |
| 04/04/2023 | CHCO | Buy Now | City Holding | $126.09 | -29.42% | → $89 | Initiates | → Equal-Weight | Get Alert | |
| 04/04/2023 | WSBC | Buy Now | Wesbanco | $35.15 | -20.34% | → $28 | Initiates | → Equal-Weight | Get Alert | |
| 04/04/2023 | SASR | Buy Now | Sandy Spring Bancorp | — | — | → $28 | Initiates | → Equal-Weight | Get Alert | |
| 04/04/2023 | FRST | Buy Now | Primis Finl | $13.34 | -2.55% | → $13 | Initiates | → Overweight | Get Alert | |
| 04/04/2023 | WSFS | Buy Now | WSFS Financial | $58.06 | -19.05% | → $47 | Initiates | → Overweight | Get Alert | |
| 04/04/2023 | FNB | Buy Now | F N B | $17.49 | -14.24% | → $15 | Initiates | → Overweight | Get Alert | |
| 04/04/2023 | UCBI | Buy Now | United Community Banks | — | — | → $34 | Initiates | → Overweight | Get Alert | |
| 03/22/2022 | SASR | Buy Now | Sandy Spring Bancorp | — | — | → $61 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert | |
| 12/15/2021 | NFBK | Buy Now | Northfield Bancorp | $12.15 | 56.38% | $20 → $19 | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 12/15/2021 | UBSI | Buy Now | United Bankshares | $39.66 | -4.19% | $44 → $38 | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 03/30/2021 | TSC | Buy Now | TriState Capital Holdings | — | — | — | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 03/11/2021 | WSFS | Buy Now | WSFS Financial | $58.06 | — | — | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 01/11/2021 | STBA | Buy Now | S&T Bancorp | $42.76 | — | — | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 01/11/2021 | FCF | Buy Now | First Commonwealth | $17.28 | — | — | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert | |
| 01/04/2021 | CBFV | Buy Now | CB Financial Services | $36.39 | -45.04% | $25 → $20 | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 12/18/2020 | OCFC | Buy Now | OceanFirst Financial | $20.22 | 18.69% | → $24 | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert | |
| 12/18/2020 | NFBK | Buy Now | Northfield Bancorp | $12.15 | 23.46% | → $15 | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert | |
| 05/06/2020 | CBFV | Buy Now | CB Financial Services | $36.39 | -25.8% | $23 → $27 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert | |
| 04/30/2020 | MRBK | Buy Now | Meridian | $17.36 | 3.69% | $19 → $18 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert | |
| 04/30/2020 | FCF | Buy Now | First Commonwealth | $17.28 | -47.92% | $10 → $9 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 03/23/2020 | UBSI | Buy Now | United Bankshares | $39.66 | -29.4% | → $28 | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert | |
| 01/31/2020 | BCBP | Buy Now | BCB Bancorp | $8.40 | — | — | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 01/10/2020 | PEBO | Buy Now | Peoples Bancorp | $31.54 | 26.82% | $35 → $40 | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert | |
| 08/12/2019 | OCFC | Buy Now | OceanFirst Financial | $20.22 | 23.64% | $30 → $25 | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 06/25/2019 | FCCY | Buy Now | 1st Constitution | — | — | — | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert | |
| 08/23/2018 | STBA | Buy Now | S&T Bancorp | $42.76 | 26.29% | → $54 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert | |
| 08/23/2018 | FCF | Buy Now | First Commonwealth | $17.28 | 4.17% | → $18 | Initiates | → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 05/24/2018 | OCFC | Buy Now | OceanFirst Financial | $20.22 | 68.15% | $33 → $34 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert | |
| 05/03/2018 | MRBK | Buy Now | Meridian | $17.36 | 20.97% | $22 → $21 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert | |
| 04/27/2018 | UBSI | Buy Now | United Bankshares | $39.66 | -4.19% | $40 → $38 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 04/26/2018 | CBU | Buy Now | Community Bank System | $60.18 | -6.95% | $55 → $56 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 02/14/2018 | CUBI | Buy Now | Customers Bancorp | $73.58 | -55.15% | → $33 | Initiates | → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 12/04/2017 | MRBK | Buy Now | Meridian | $17.36 | 26.73% | → $22 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert | |
| 09/21/2017 | OCFC | Buy Now | OceanFirst Financial | $20.22 | 53.31% | → $31 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert | |
| 09/14/2017 | BCBP | Buy Now | BCB Bancorp | $8.40 | 78.57% | → $15 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert | |
| 09/01/2017 | PFS | Buy Now | Provident Finl Servs | $21.05 | 18.76% | → $25 | Initiates | → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 09/01/2017 | NFBK | Buy Now | Northfield Bancorp | $12.15 | 39.92% | → $17 | Initiates | → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 09/01/2017 | FCCY | Buy Now | 1st Constitution | — | — | → $18 | Initiates | → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 06/02/2017 | WSBC | Buy Now | Wesbanco | $35.15 | 22.33% | → $43 | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert | |
| 03/06/2017 | CBFV | Buy Now | CB Financial Services | $36.39 | -14.81% | → $31 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert | |
| 03/06/2017 | WSFS | Buy Now | WSFS Financial | $58.06 | -5.27% | → $55 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert | |
| 03/06/2017 | UBSI | Buy Now | United Bankshares | $39.66 | 13.46% | → $45 | Initiates | → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 03/06/2017 | TSC | Buy Now | TriState Capital Holdings | — | — | → $29 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert | |
| 03/06/2017 | WSBC | Buy Now | Wesbanco | $35.15 | 28.02% | → $45 | Initiates | → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 03/06/2017 | CBU | Buy Now | Community Bank System | $60.18 | -0.3% | → $60 | Initiates | → Neutral | Get Alert |
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