Stock Yards Bancorp Inc (NASDAQ: SYBT)’s stock price has increased by 1.55% compared to its previous closing price of $81.74. However, the company has seen a 5.22% increase in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. globenewswire.com reported 2025-06-11 that LOUISVILLE, Ky., June 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: SYBT), parent company of Stock Yards Bank & Trust Company, with offices in Louisville, central, eastern and northern Kentucky, as well as the Indianapolis, Indiana and Cincinnati, Ohio metropolitan markets, today announced that Ja Hillebrand, Chairman and CEO, Phil Poindexter, President and T. Clay Stinnett, EVP and CFO, will participate in the Stephens Investor Conference to be held June 16th and 17th in Portland, Maine, and will participate in a series of one-on-one meetings with institutional investors.
Is It Worth Investing in Stock Yards Bancorp Inc (NASDAQ: SYBT) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Stock Yards Bancorp Inc (NASDAQ: SYBT) is above average at 20.06x, Company’s 36-month beta value is 0.76.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy”, 0 as “overweight”, 6 as “hold”, and 0 as “sell”.
The public float for SYBT is 26.95M, and currently, short sellers hold a 8.29% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of SYBT on July 04, 2025 was 127.03K shares.
SYBT’s Market Performance
SYBT stock saw an increase of 5.22% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 12.04% and a quarterly increase of 20.10%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.46%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.51% for Stock Yards Bancorp Inc (SYBT). The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 7.80% for SYBT’s stock, with a 16.27% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of SYBT
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for SYBT stocks, with Stephens repeating the rating for SYBT by listing it as a “Equal-Weight”. The predicted price for SYBT in the upcoming period, according to Stephens is $76 based on the research report published on November 15, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Hovde Group, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see SYBT reach a price target of $68, previously predicting the price at $67. The rating they have provided for SYBT stocks is “Market Perform” according to the report published on October 24th, 2024.
Hovde Group gave a rating of “Outperform” to SYBT, setting the target price at $68 in the report published on July 24th of the previous year.
SYBT Trading at 9.78% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought SYBT to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was able to rebound, for now settling with 1.27% of gains for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.51%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.46%, as shares surge +12.88% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +16.29% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, SYBT rose by +5.22%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +38.56% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $77.00. In addition, Stock Yards Bancorp Inc saw 68.55% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at SYBT starting from Dishman William, who sold 2,802 shares at the price of $78.10 back on Jun 24 ’25. After this action, Dishman William now owns 31,594 shares of Stock Yards Bancorp Inc, valued at $218,836 using the latest closing price.
Dishman William, the Officer of Stock Yards Bancorp Inc, proposed sale 2,802 shares at $78.10 during a trade that took place back on Jun 24 ’25, which means that Dishman William is holding N/A shares at $218,833 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for SYBT
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.3% for the present operating margin
- 0.67% for the gross margin
The net margin for Stock Yards Bancorp Inc stands at 0.24%. The total capital return value is set at 0.1%. Equity return is now at value 13.18%, with 1.42% for asset returns.
Based on Stock Yards Bancorp Inc (SYBT), the company’s capital structure generated 0.33 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.3. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.5. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.96.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 157.72 million with net debt to EBITDA at 2.29. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 5.47. The receivables turnover for the company is 11.16for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.06. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.12.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, Stock Yards Bancorp Inc (SYBT) has experienced a better performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
