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Brendan Nosal's Stock Ratings
Hovde Group Analyst
Brendan Nosal is an analyst at Hovde Group. 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
8.79%
Smart Score
Overall Average Return Percentile
54th
Number of Ratings
45
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| 08/19/2025 | FFBC | Buy Now | First Financial Bancorp | $26.98 | — | — | Initiates | → Outperform | Get Alert | |
| 06/30/2025 | BUSE | Buy Now | First Busey | $25.24 | -0.95% | → $25 | Initiates | → Market Perform | Get Alert | |
| 05/06/2025 | BFC | Buy Now | Bank First | $135.51 | — | — | Upgrade | Market Perform → Outperform | Get Alert | |
| 05/06/2025 | FSFG | Buy Now | First Savings Financial | $33.14 | — | — | Upgrade | Market Perform → Outperform | Get Alert | |
| 05/06/2025 | HBT | Buy Now | HBT Finl | $26.99 | — | — | Upgrade | Market Perform → Outperform | Get Alert | |
| 05/06/2025 | LKFN | Buy Now | Lakeland Financial | $59.94 | — | — | Upgrade | Market Perform → Outperform | Get Alert | |
| 10/30/2024 | CIVB | Buy Now | Civista Bancshares | $24.44 | — | — | Upgrade | Market Perform → Outperform | Get Alert | |
| 07/15/2024 | RBB | Buy Now | RBB Bancorp | $22.28 | -10.23% | → $20 | Assumes | → Market Perform | Get Alert | |
| 06/21/2024 | WTFC | Buy Now | Wintrust Finl | $141.31 | -29.23% | → $100 | Reinstates | → Market Perform | Get Alert | |
| 04/05/2024 | FMAO | Buy Now | Farmers & Merchants | $27.20 | — | — | Initiates | → Market Perform | Get Alert | |
| 04/01/2024 | PFC | Buy Now | Premier Financial | — | — | — | Upgrade | Market Perform → Outperform | Get Alert | |
| 02/21/2024 | CIVB | Buy Now | Civista Bancshares | $24.44 | -26.35% | → $18 | Initiates | → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 08/17/2023 | FBIZ | Buy Now | First Business Finl Servs | $57.91 | -36.11% | → $37 | Initiates | → Overweight | Get Alert | |
| 07/28/2023 | FMAO | Buy Now | Farmers & Merchants | $27.20 | -13.6% | $24 → $23.5 | Downgrade | Neutral → Underweight | Get Alert | |
| 05/03/2023 | CIVB | Buy Now | Civista Bancshares | $24.44 | -26.35% | $18 → $18 | Assumes | → Overweight | Get Alert | |
| 01/27/2023 | BWB | Buy Now | Bridgewater Bancshares | $18.69 | -9.04% | $20.5 → $17 | Downgrade | Overweight → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 01/12/2023 | BFC | Buy Now | Bank First | $135.51 | -29.89% | $106 → $95 | Downgrade | Overweight → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 01/12/2023 | RBCAA | Buy Now | Republic Bancorp | $74.29 | -31.35% | $47 → $51 | Upgrade | Neutral → Overweight | Get Alert | |
| 12/14/2022 | SYBT | Buy Now | Stock Yards Bancorp | $69.09 | 5.66% | $75 → $73 | Downgrade | Neutral → Underweight | Get Alert | |
| 12/06/2022 | FMNB | Buy Now | Farmers National Banc | $14.38 | 11.27% | $14.5 → $16 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 10/25/2022 | ISBA | Buy Now | Isabella Bank | $52.03 | -51.95% | $24 → $25 | Upgrade | Neutral → Overweight | Get Alert | |
| 10/21/2022 | FMAO | Buy Now | Farmers & Merchants | $27.20 | -0.74% | → $27 | Upgrade | Underweight → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 09/19/2022 | PFC | Buy Now | Premier Financial | — | — | $29 → $28 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 07/25/2022 | RBCAA | Buy Now | Republic Bancorp | $74.29 | -32.7% | $53.5 → $50 | Downgrade | Overweight → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 07/13/2022 | SYBT | Buy Now | Stock Yards Bancorp | $69.09 | -5.92% | → $65 | Initiates | → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 04/21/2022 | BFC | Buy Now | Bank First | $135.51 | -38.01% | $76 → $84 | Upgrade | Neutral → Overweight | Get Alert | |
| 03/14/2022 | RBCAA | Buy Now | Republic Bancorp | $74.29 | -31.35% | → $51 | Initiates | → Overweight | Get Alert | |
| 10/25/2021 | ISBA | Buy Now | Isabella Bank | $52.03 | -48.11% | → $27 | Downgrade | Overweight → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 07/27/2021 | HLAN | Buy Now | Heartland Bancorp | — | — | $102 → $97 | Downgrade | Overweight → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 06/23/2021 | ICBK | Buy Now | County Bancorp | — | — | $26.5 → $37.5 | Downgrade | Overweight → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 02/26/2021 | WSBF | Buy Now | Waterstone Financial | $17.09 | 19.95% | → $20.5 | Downgrade | Overweight → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 12/09/2020 | CTBI | Buy Now | Community Trust Bancorp | $60.10 | — | — | Upgrade | Neutral → Overweight | Get Alert | |
| 09/30/2020 | CTBI | Buy Now | Community Trust Bancorp | $60.10 | -46.76% | $35 → $32 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 09/29/2020 | BFC | Buy Now | Bank First | $135.51 | -55.72% | $64 → $60 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 09/22/2020 | CFBK | Buy Now | CF Bankshares | $23.93 | -49.85% | → $12 | Initiates | → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 07/29/2020 | WSBF | Buy Now | Waterstone Financial | $17.09 | -0.53% | $16 → $17 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert | |
| 07/29/2020 | HLAN | Buy Now | Heartland Bancorp | — | — | $70 → $75 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert | |
| 05/20/2020 | HLAN | Buy Now | Heartland Bancorp | — | — | → $63 | Initiates | → Overweight | Get Alert | |
| 05/19/2020 | BFC | Buy Now | Bank First | $135.51 | -55.72% | $62 → $60 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 05/04/2020 | ICBK | Buy Now | County Bancorp | — | — | $17 → $21.5 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert | |
| 03/02/2020 | CTBI | Buy Now | Community Trust Bancorp | $60.10 | -30.12% | $48 → $42 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 04/22/2019 | ICBK | Buy Now | County Bancorp | — | — | $18 → $20 | Upgrade | Hold → Buy | Get Alert | |
| 03/07/2019 | BFC | Buy Now | Bank First | $135.51 | — | — | Initiates | → Hold | Get Alert | |
| 08/08/2018 | ICBK | Buy Now | County Bancorp | — | — | → $28 | Initiates | → Hold | Get Alert | |
| 01/22/2015 | CTBI | Buy Now | Community Trust Bancorp | $60.10 | — | — | Downgrade | Buy → Hold | Get Alert |
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