StockStory favors ServisFirst, flags two other bank shares
The publisher cited ServisFirst's growth and margin gains, while pointing to capital, cost-efficiency and earnings concerns at two peers.
Key takeaways
- StockStory cited ServisFirst's 19.5% annual revenue growth over two years.
- It pointed to Merchants Bancorp's 9.4% tier one capital ratio and German American's 4.9% annual earnings-per-share growth.
StockStory named ServisFirst Bancshares its preferred bank stock, while flagging Merchants Bancorp and German American Bancorp as risky in an Oct. 13 analysis. The publisher noted that banking stocks had fallen 2.3% over six months, while the S&P 500 gained 13.5%.
For ServisFirst, StockStory cited annual revenue growth of 19.5% over two years and a 71.1-basis-point increase in net interest margin. It also said earnings per share grew 25.7% annually over that period, outpacing revenue.
The publisher pointed to Merchants Bancorp's 9.4% tier one capital ratio and a decline in its efficiency ratio performance over five years. For German American, it cited annual earnings-per-share growth of 4.9% over five years, which trailed revenue gains.
This article was produced with the help of AI technology. Source: Yahoo Finance
