CTBI Stock Analysis: Community Trust Bancorp | NASDAQ

Banks - Regional | NASDAQ, USA | Market Cap: 1.393m USD | 12M Return: 36.9% | US2041491083 | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis

Commercial Banking, Personal Banking, Trust Services, Wealth Management
Total Rating 57
Safety 66
Buy Signal 0.61
Banks - Regional
Industry Rotation: -5.8
Market Cap: 1.39B
Avg Turnover: 7.46M
Risk 3d forecast
Volatility27.7%
VaR 5th Pctl4.45%
VaR vs Median-2.39%
Reward TTM
Sharpe Ratio1.21
Rel. Str. IBD81.4
Rel. Str. Peer Group80.7
Character TTM
Beta0.471
Beta Downside0.288
Hurst Exponent0.464
Drawdowns 3y
Max DD23.74%
CAGR/Max DD1.47
CAGR/Mean DD5.65
EPS (Earnings per Share) EPS (Earnings per Share) of CTBI over the last years for every Quarter: "2021-09": 1.19, "2021-12": 1.08, "2022-03": 1.11, "2022-06": 1.14, "2022-09": 1.08, "2022-12": 1.26, "2023-03": 1.08, "2023-06": 1.08, "2023-09": 1.15, "2023-12": 1.04, "2024-03": 1.04, "2024-06": 1.09, "2024-09": 1.23, "2024-12": 1.25, "2025-03": 1.22, "2025-06": 1.38, "2025-09": 1.32, "2025-12": 1.51, "2026-03": 1.5, "2026-06": 1.64,
EPS CAGR: 12.42%
EPS Trend: 92.4%
Last SUE: 2.13
Qual. Beats: 3
Revenue Revenue of CTBI over the last years for every Quarter: 2021-09: 60.114, 2021-12: 59.334, 2022-03: 58.492, 2022-06: 59.853, 2022-09: 66.084, 2022-12: 71.229, 2023-03: 74.677, 2023-06: 79.583, 2023-09: 84.995, 2023-12: 87.054, 2024-03: 90.136, 2024-06: 92.356, 2024-09: 95.377, 2024-12: 98.139, 2025-03: 96.951, 2025-06: 101.742, 2025-09: 104.508, 2025-12: 106.135, 2026-03: 103.169, 2026-06: 108.837,
Rev. CAGR: 11.35%
Rev. Trend: 98.3%
Last SUE: 0.73
Qual. Beats: 0

Warnings

Below Avwap Earnings

Tailwinds

Confidence

Seasonality 11.6 years of data

Jan -1.3% 19
Feb -1.8% 19
Mar -0.3% 19
Apr -2.0% 13
May -2.7% 6
Jun +2.3% 21
Jul +0.0% 12
Aug -0.7% 14
Sep -1.1% 17
Oct +1.4% 28
Nov +5.0% 55
Dec +1.3% 13

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: CTBI Community Trust Bancorp

Community Trust Bancorp, Inc. (CTBI) is a bank holding company headquartered in Pikeville, Kentucky, that operates through its subsidiary, Community Trust Bank, Inc. Founded in 1903, the company provides a full suite of commercial and personal banking services, including deposit products (checking, savings, money market, IRAs, and CDs) and a diversified loan portfolio spanning commercial, construction, mortgage, consumer, real estate, hotel/motel, and asset-based financing. Beyond traditional banking, CTBI offers trust and wealth management services, cash management, safe deposit boxes, letters of credit, securities brokerage, and annuity and life insurance products, serving as trustee, executor, and paying agent for various fiduciary and corporate roles.

The company primarily serves small and mid-sized communities across eastern, northeastern, central, and south-central Kentucky, southern West Virginia, and northeastern Tennessee, reflecting the typical geographic focus of community-oriented regional banks. Its diversified fee-generating businesses-including trust services, brokerage, and insurance-provide a secondary revenue stream beyond net interest income, which is a common strategic approach among U.S. regional banks seeking to reduce reliance on lending spreads. As a GICS-classified Regional Bank within the Financials sector, CTBI operates under a traditional bank holding company structure regulated by U.S. federal banking authorities.

Headlines to Watch Out For
  • Net interest margin expansion as Fed rate cycle peaks
  • Loan growth across commercial and real estate portfolios
  • Credit quality deteriorates in Appalachian energy-exposed markets
Piotroski VR-10 (Strict) 3.0
Net Income: 108.0m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue
FCF/TA: 0.02 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 0.19 > 1.0
NWC/Revenue: -49.09% < 20% (prev -1.14k%; Δ 1.09k% < -1%)
CFO/TA 0.02 > 3% & CFO 136.0m > Net Income 108.0m
Net Debt (187.8m) to EBITDA (145.5m): 1.29 < 3
Current Ratio: 0.30 > 1.5 & < 3
Outstanding Shares: last quarter (18.1m) vs 12m ago 0.35% < -2%
Gross Margin: 68.60% > 18% (prev 64.72%; Δ 3.88% > 0.5%)
Asset Turnover: 6.32% > 50% (prev 6.14%; Δ 0.18% > 0%)
Interest Coverage Ratio: 1.13 > 6 (EBIT TTM 139.9m / Interest Expense TTM 123.7m)
Altman Z'' 0.39
A: -0.03 (Total Current Assets 89.6m - Total Current Liabilities 297.1m) / Total Assets 6.99b
B: 0.09 (Retained Earnings 631.6m / Total Assets 6.99b)
C: 0.02 (EBIT TTM 139.9m / Avg Total Assets 6.69b)
D: 0.15 (Book Value of Equity 891.8m / Total Liabilities 6.10b)
Altman-Z'' = 0.39 = B
Beneish M -2.93
DSRI: 0.98 (Receivables 25.8m/24.5m, Revenue 422.6m/392.2m)
GMI: 0.94 (GM 64.72% / 68.60%)
AQI: 1.18 (AQ_t 0.98 / AQ_t-1 0.83)
SGI: 1.08 (Revenue 422.6m / 392.2m)
TATA: -0.00 (NI 108.0m - CFO 136.0m) / TA 6.99b)
Beneish M = -2.93 (Cap -4..+1) = A
What is the price of CTBI shares?

As of September 03, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 77.06 with a total of 104,936 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by +1.10%, over one month by -2.37%, over three months by +15.38% and over the past year by +36.85%.

Current recommended Stop Loss: 75.30 (which is 2.3% or 1.3 ATR below the current price).

Is CTBI a buy, sell or hold?

Community Trust Bancorp has received a consensus analysts rating of 4.50. Therefore, it is recommended to buy CTBI.

  • StrongBuy: 1
  • Buy: 1
  • Hold: 0
  • Sell: 0
  • StrongSell: 0

What are the forecasts/targets for the CTBI price?
Analysts Target Price 81.3 5.5%
Community Trust Bancorp (CTBI) - Fundamental Data Overview as of 31 August 2026
Market Cap USD = 1.39b (1.39b USD * 1.0 USD.USD)
P/E Trailing = 12.7554
P/E Forward = 11.2233
P/S = 4.852
P/B = 1.5519
P/EG = 1.0303
Revenue TTM = 422.6m USD
EBIT TTM = 139.9m USD
EBITDA TTM = 145.5m USD
Long Term Debt = 63.9m USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 297.1m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 393.5m USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 16.0m
Net Debt = 187.8m USD (calculated: Debt 393.5m - CCE 205.7m)
Enterprise Value = 1.58b USD (1.39b + Debt 393.5m - CCE 205.7m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 1.13 (Ebit TTM 139.9m / Interest Expense TTM 123.7m)
EV/FCF = 12.57x (Enterprise Value 1.58b / FCF TTM 125.8m)
FCF Yield = 7.96% (FCF TTM 125.8m / Enterprise Value 1.58b)
FCF Margin = 29.76% (FCF TTM 125.8m / Revenue TTM 422.6m)
Net Margin = 25.55% (Net Income TTM 108.0m / Revenue TTM 422.6m)
Gross Margin = 68.60% ((Revenue TTM 422.6m - Cost of Revenue TTM 132.7m) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 69.57% (prev 69.68%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.23 (Enterprise Value 1.58b / Total Assets 6.99b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 31.44% (Interest Expense 123.7m / Debt 393.5m)
Taxrate = 22.83% (31.9m / 139.9m)
NOPAT = 108.0m (EBIT 139.9m * (1 - 22.83%))
Current Ratio = 0.30 (Total Current Assets 89.6m / Total Current Liabilities 297.1m)
Debt / Equity = 0.44 (Debt 393.5m / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 891.8m)
Debt / EBITDA = 1.29 (Net Debt 187.8m / EBITDA 145.5m)
Debt / FCF = 1.49 (Net Debt 187.8m / FCF TTM 125.8m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 862.6m (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 1.61% (Net Income 108.0m / Total Assets 6.99b)
RoE = 12.52% (Net Income TTM 108.0m / Total Stockholder Equity 862.6m)
RoCE = 15.10% (EBIT 139.9m / Capital Employed (Equity 862.6m + L.T.Debt 63.9m))
RoIC = 1.55% (NOPAT 108.0m / Invested Capital 6.97b)
WACC = 11.30% (E(1.39b)/V(1.79b) * Re(7.64%) + D(393.5m)/V(1.79b) * Rd(31.44%) * (1-Tc(0.23)))
Discount Rate = 7.64% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: 99.34 | Cagr: 0.39%
[DCF] Terminal Value 69.03% ; FCFF base≈116.6m ; Y1≈133.6m ; Y5≈196.7m
[DCF] Fair Price = 96.55 (EV 1.94b - Net Debt 187.8m = Equity 1.75b / Shares 18.2m; r=11.30% [WACC]; 5y FCF grow 15.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: 92.37 | EPS CAGR: 12.42% | SUE: 2.13 | # QB: 3
Revenue Correlation: 98.34 | Revenue CAGR: 11.35% | SUE: 0.73 | # QB: 0
EPS current Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=1.65 | Chg30d=+5.98% | Revisions=+50% | Analysts=3
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=6.39 | Chg30d=+4.07% | Revisions=+50% | GrowthEPS=+17.6% | GrowthRev=+10.4%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=6.47 | Chg30d=+3.13% | Revisions=+50% | GrowthEPS=+1.4% | GrowthRev=+4.1%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +75% (up=9, down=0)