CHCO Stock Analysis: City Holding | NASDAQ

Banks - Regional | NASDAQ, USA | Market Cap: 2.037m USD | 12M Return: 22.3% | US1778351056 | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis

Banking, Loans, Mortgages, Wealth Management
Total Rating 41
Safety 33
Buy Signal 0.59
Banks - Regional
Industry Rotation: -4.2
Market Cap: 2.04B
Avg Turnover: 18.3M
Risk 3d forecast
Volatility21.8%
VaR 5th Pctl3.68%
VaR vs Median2.45%
Reward TTM
Sharpe Ratio0.95
Rel. Str. IBD71
Rel. Str. Peer Group41.8
Character TTM
Beta0.417
Beta Downside0.246
Hurst Exponent0.456
Drawdowns 3y
Max DD18.38%
CAGR/Max DD1.12
CAGR/Mean DD3.04
EPS (Earnings per Share) EPS (Earnings per Share) of CHCO over the last years for every Quarter: "2021-06": 1.41, "2021-09": 1.47, "2021-12": 1.54, "2022-03": 1.41, "2022-06": 1.51, "2022-09": 1.83, "2022-12": 2.05, "2023-03": 2.03, "2023-06": 2.16, "2023-09": 1.98, "2023-12": 1.84, "2024-03": 1.97, "2024-06": 1.96, "2024-09": 2.02, "2024-12": 1.94, "2025-03": 2.06, "2025-06": 2.29, "2025-09": 2.41, "2025-12": 2.18, "2026-03": 2.2, "2026-06": 2.35,
EPS CAGR: 5.61%
EPS Trend: 80.4%
Last SUE: 0.94
Qual. Beats: 1
Revenue Revenue of CHCO over the last years for every Quarter: 2021-06: 56.201, 2021-09: 57.956, 2021-12: 58.513, 2022-03: 55.353, 2022-06: 58.926, 2022-09: 67.649, 2022-12: 73.765, 2023-03: 78.687, 2023-06: 86.224, 2023-09: 85.371, 2023-12: 84.164, 2024-03: 89.248, 2024-06: 92.605, 2024-09: 96.107, 2024-12: 93.294, 2025-03: 93.976, 2025-06: 97.032, 2025-09: 100.016, 2025-12: 101.085, 2026-03: 98.399, 2026-06: 80.211,
Rev. CAGR: 6.91%
Rev. Trend: 93.7%
Last SUE: -0.02
Qual. Beats: 0

Warnings

No concerns identified

Tailwinds

Supp Ema20
Confidence

Seasonality 11.6 years of data

Jan -0.4% 5
Feb -1.4% 9
Mar -0.9% 20
Apr +1.2% 2
May +0.0% 7
Jun +2.0% 35
Jul +4.1% 36
Aug -1.0% 27
Sep -2.2% 31
Oct +0.1% 0
Nov +2.5% 39
Dec -0.9% 2

How good or bad each month usually is (without trend). The score below shows how much you can trust it: 0 = pure chance, >40 gets interesting and >55 is strong.

Description: CHCO City Holding

City Holding Company is a financial holding company that operates City National Bank of West Virginia, providing banking, trust and investment management, and related financial services across the United States. Its deposit offerings include checking, savings, money market accounts, certificates of deposit, and individual retirement accounts. The companys lending activities span commercial and industrial loans, commercial real estate loans, residential real estate loans, home equity loans and lines of credit, consumer loans (secured and unsecured), and construction and land development financing. It also delivers mortgage banking services, treasury and cash management solutions (including lockbox and merchant credit card services), as well as wealth management, trust, investment, custodial, corporate trust, and retirement plan services. Digital channels such as ATMs, interactive teller machines, mobile banking, interactive voice response, and credit/debit card services round out the platform. The company was founded in 1957 and is headquartered in Charleston, West Virginia.

As a bank holding company structured under the U.S. regulatory framework for financial institutions, City Holding follows the standard holding-company model in which the parent owns the operating bank and other affiliates, with subsidiaries subject to oversight by federal and state banking regulators. As a regional bank within the GICS Financials sector, its business model is anchored in gathering local deposits and originating loans within its primary geographic footprint, distinguishing it from money-center and investment banks that focus on capital markets activities.

Headlines to Watch Out For
  • Net interest margin compresses as Fed cuts rates
  • Commercial real estate loan concentration raises credit risk
  • Mortgage banking revenue declines with higher rates
Piotroski VR-10 (Strict) 4.0
Net Income: 131.8m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue
FCF/TA: 0.02 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 0.09 > 1.0
NWC/Revenue: -1.03k% < 20% (prev -1.19k%; Δ 155.5% < -1%)
CFO/TA 0.02 > 3% & CFO 142.3m > Net Income 131.8m
Net Debt (-1.25b) to EBITDA (175.4m): -7.11 < 3
Current Ratio: 0.31 > 1.5 & < 3
Outstanding Shares: last quarter (14.1m) vs 12m ago -2.83% < -2%
Gross Margin: 78.78% > 18% (prev 76.83%; Δ 1.95% > 0.5%)
Asset Turnover: 5.68% > 50% (prev 5.77%; Δ -0.09% > 0%)
Interest Coverage Ratio: 2.05 > 6 (EBIT TTM 165.1m / Interest Expense TTM 80.5m)
Altman Z'' -3.02
A: -0.58 (Total Current Assets 1.79b - Total Current Liabilities 5.72b) / Total Assets 6.77b
B: 0.14 (Retained Earnings 975.5m / Total Assets 6.77b)
C: 0.02 (EBIT TTM 165.1m / Avg Total Assets 6.69b)
D: 0.14 (Book Value of Equity 808.9m / Total Liabilities 5.97b)
Altman-Z'' = -3.02 = D
Beneish M -3.14
DSRI: 0.99 (Receivables 21.3m/21.7m, Revenue 379.7m/380.4m)
GMI: 0.98 (GM 76.83% / 78.78%)
AQI: 0.88 (AQ_t 0.73 / AQ_t-1 0.83)
SGI: 1.00 (Revenue 379.7m / 380.4m)
TATA: -0.00 (NI 131.8m - CFO 142.3m) / TA 6.77b)
Beneish M = -3.14 (Cap -4..+1) = AA
What is the price of CHCO shares?

As of August 14, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 147.98 with a total of 61,400 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by +1.89%, over one month by +11.17%, over three months by +22.55% and over the past year by +22.28%.

Current recommended Stop Loss: 144.40 (which is 2.4% or 1.3 ATR below the current price).

Is CHCO a buy, sell or hold?

City Holding has received a consensus analysts rating of 3.00. Therefore, it is recommended to hold CHCO.

  • StrongBuy: 0
  • Buy: 0
  • Hold: 5
  • Sell: 0
  • StrongSell: 0

What are the forecasts/targets for the CHCO price?
Analysts Target Price 139.8 -5.5%
City Holding (CHCO) - Fundamental Data Overview as of 12 August 2026
Market Cap USD = 2.04b (2.04b USD * 1.0 USD.USD)
P/E Trailing = 15.8297
P/E Forward = 16.4204
P/S = 6.3571
P/B = 2.5087
P/EG = 1.9063
Revenue TTM = 379.7m USD
EBIT TTM = 165.1m USD
EBITDA TTM = 175.4m USD
Long Term Debt = 150.0m USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 377.6m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 527.6m USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = -1.25b USD (calculated: Debt 527.6m - CCE 1.77b)
Enterprise Value = 790.4m USD (2.04b + Debt 527.6m - CCE 1.77b)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 2.05 (Ebit TTM 165.1m / Interest Expense TTM 80.5m)
EV/FCF = 5.71x (Enterprise Value 790.4m / FCF TTM 138.5m)
FCF Yield = 17.52% (FCF TTM 138.5m / Enterprise Value 790.4m)
FCF Margin = 36.46% (FCF TTM 138.5m / Revenue TTM 379.7m)
Net Margin = 34.71% (Net Income TTM 131.8m / Revenue TTM 379.7m)
Gross Margin = 78.78% ((Revenue TTM 379.7m - Cost of Revenue TTM 80.6m) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 75.75% (prev 79.93%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.12 (Enterprise Value 790.4m / Total Assets 6.77b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 15.25% (Interest Expense 80.5m / Debt 527.6m)
Taxrate = 19.63% (32.2m / 164.0m)
NOPAT = 132.7m (EBIT 165.1m * (1 - 19.63%))
Current Ratio = 0.31 (Total Current Assets 1.79b / Total Current Liabilities 5.72b)
Debt / Equity = 0.65 (Debt 527.6m / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 808.9m)
Debt / EBITDA = -7.11 (Net Debt -1.25b / EBITDA 175.4m)
Debt / FCF = -9.00 (Net Debt -1.25b / FCF TTM 138.5m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 803.0m (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 1.97% (Net Income 131.8m / Total Assets 6.77b)
RoE = 16.41% (Net Income TTM 131.8m / Total Stockholder Equity 803.0m)
RoCE = 17.32% (EBIT 165.1m / Capital Employed (Equity 803.0m + L.T.Debt 150.0m))
RoIC = 9.38% (NOPAT 132.7m / Invested Capital 1.41b)
WACC = 8.44% (E(2.04b)/V(2.56b) * Re(7.45%) + D(527.6m)/V(2.56b) * Rd(15.25%) * (1-Tc(0.20)))
Discount Rate = 7.45% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -96.03 | Cagr: -2.30%
[DCF] Terminal Value 76.06% ; FCFF base≈134.6m ; Y1≈143.5m ; Y5≈171.3m
[DCF] Fair Price = 273.2 (EV 2.59b - Net Debt -1.25b = Equity 3.84b / Shares 14.0m; r=8.44% [WACC]; 5y FCF grow 7.42% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: 80.40 | EPS CAGR: 5.61% | SUE: 0.94 | # QB: 1
Revenue Correlation: 93.67 | Revenue CAGR: 6.91% | SUE: -0.02 | # QB: 0
EPS current Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=2.35 | Chg30d=+2.26% | Revisions=+40% | Analysts=5
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=9.26 | Chg30d=+2.32% | Revisions=+40% | GrowthEPS=+3.7% | GrowthRev=+4.1%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=9.58 | Chg30d=+0.86% | Revisions=-25% | GrowthEPS=+3.4% | GrowthRev=+2.6%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +38% (up=4, down=1)