Stock Yards Bancorp Named to Piper Sandler Sm-All Stars: Class of 2025 List for Small-Cap Banks
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Stock Yards Bancorp (NASDAQ: SYBT) was named one of 24 “Sm-All Stars” in Piper Sandler’s Class of 2025, recognizing top-performing small-cap banks and thrifts based on growth, profitability, credit quality, and capital strength. The company, parent of Stock Yards Bank & Trust, operates in Louisville and markets across central, eastern and northern Kentucky, Indianapolis and Cincinnati.
Stock Yards has been included on the Sm-All Stars list seven times (2008, 2011, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2024 and 2025) and reported $9.31 billion in assets. The company’s common shares trade on NASDAQ under the symbol SYBT.
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SYBT gained 0.33% alongside modest moves in key peers, with FRME, FFBC, PPBI, BOH, and TRMK all up between 0.34% and 0.85%, pointing to both company- and sector-level strength.
Historical Context
| Date | Event | Sentiment | Move | Catalyst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 01 | Leadership appointment | Positive | +0.7% | New Bowling Green Market President with deep local banking experience. |
| Nov 19 | Dividend declaration | Positive | +1.1% | Quarterly cash dividend of $0.32 per common share declared. |
| Oct 29 | Record earnings | Positive | -1.0% | Record Q3 2025 net income of $36.2M and EPS of $1.23. |
| Sep 03 | Leadership appointment | Positive | -0.9% | Appointment of experienced Principal Accounting Officer to strengthen finance. |
| Aug 28 | Conference participation | Neutral | -0.7% | Participation in Raymond James 2025 U.S. Bank and Banking on Tech conferences. |
Recent news, dividends, and earnings have produced mixed price reactions, with both gains and pullbacks following generally positive updates.
Over the last few months, SYBT has reported record third-quarter earnings, raised its quarterly dividend to $0.32, and announced leadership appointments in both accounting and market management roles. The company also participated in a major bank conference circuit and highlighted asset growth to around $9.3 billion. Price reactions ranged from about -1% to +1% following these events, indicating investors have alternated between rewarding strong fundamentals and consolidating gains despite positive news.
Market Pulse Summary
This announcement highlights SYBT’s inclusion in Piper Sandler’s Sm-All Stars: Class of 2025, recognizing strong growth, profitability, credit quality, and capital strength. The bank has earned this distinction seven times, alongside record earnings and steady dividends in recent months. Investors may watch how fundamentals such as earnings, asset quality, and capital ratios evolve, given that the stock traded below its 200-day MA of 72.57 ahead of the news.
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Regional community bank ranks among top performers nationwide as analyzed by Piper Sandler
LOUISVILLE, Ky., Dec. 05, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: SYBT), parent company of Stock Yards Bank & Trust Company, with offices in the Louisville, central, eastern and northern Kentucky, as well as the Indianapolis, Indiana and Cincinnati, Ohio metropolitan markets, is one of only 24 banks in the U.S. to be named a “Sm-All Star” in Piper Sandler’s annual list of top-performing small-cap banks and thrifts. Piper Sandler, an independent investment bank and research firm, analyzed banks and thrifts nationwide to select the “Class of 2025.” This elite annual list reflects the top banks and thrifts in the industry across a number of metrics including growth, profitability, credit quality and capital strength.
“Being named among the nation's top performing community banks by Piper Sandler is a powerful validation of our strategy and momentum,” said James A. (Ja) Hillebrand, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “This distinction highlights the exceptional effort and commitment of the entire Stock Yards team.”
Stock Yards Bancorp has been named to Piper Sandler’s Sm-All Stars list seven times in 2008, 2011, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2024 and 2025.
Louisville, Kentucky-based Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc., with
| Contact: | T. Clay Stinnett Executive Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer (502) 625-0890 |
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