GABC Stock Analysis: German American Bancorp | NASDAQ

Banks - Regional | NASDAQ, USA | Market Cap: 1.856m USD | 12M Return: 28.4% | US3738651047 | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis

Retail Banking, Commercial Lending, Wealth Advisory, Mortgage Services
Total Rating 56
Safety 69
Buy Signal -0.03
Banks - Regional
Industry Rotation: +4.0
Market Cap: 1.86B
Avg Turnover: 6.54M
Risk 3d forecast
Volatility25.4%
VaR 5th Pctl4.02%
VaR vs Median-4.03%
Reward TTM
Sharpe Ratio1.11
Rel. Str. IBD75
Rel. Str. Peer Group73.8
Character TTM
Beta0.339
Beta Downside0.201
Hurst Exponent0.440
Drawdowns 3y
Max DD25.32%
CAGR/Max DD1.04
CAGR/Mean DD3.50
EPS (Earnings per Share) EPS (Earnings per Share) of GABC over the last years for every Quarter: "2021-09": 0.81, "2021-12": 0.73, "2022-03": 0.31, "2022-06": 0.82, "2022-09": 0.83, "2022-12": 0.83, "2023-03": 0.71, "2023-06": 0.75, "2023-09": 0.73, "2023-12": 0.73, "2024-03": 0.64, "2024-06": 0.69, "2024-09": 0.71, "2024-12": 0.78, "2025-03": 0.3, "2025-06": 0.86, "2025-09": 0.92, "2025-12": 0.95, "2026-03": 0.88, "2026-06": 1.02,
EPS CAGR: 6.71%
EPS Trend: 49.3%
Last SUE: 0.69
Qual. Beats: 0
Revenue Revenue of GABC over the last years for every Quarter: 2021-09: 59.131, 2021-12: 57.952, 2022-03: 65.463, 2022-06: 67.446, 2022-09: 70.621, 2022-12: 74.529, 2023-03: 75.456, 2023-06: 78.41, 2023-09: 80.446, 2023-12: 82.605, 2024-03: 84.08, 2024-06: 52.177, 2024-09: 88.454, 2024-12: 90.669, 2025-03: 111.056, 2025-06: 123.168, 2025-09: 126.526, 2025-12: 126.651, 2026-03: 122.934, 2026-06: 126.928,
Rev. CAGR: 23.87%
Rev. Trend: 91.0%
Last SUE: 0.71
Qual. Beats: 0

Warnings

Below Avwap Earnings

Tailwinds

Confidence

Seasonality 11.7 years of data

Jan +0.9% 23
Feb -1.3% 20
Mar -0.5% 7
Apr -0.5% 10
May -0.1% 7
Jun -0.6% 17
Jul +4.0% 33
Aug -0.6% 5
Sep -4.7% 24
Oct +0.3% 2
Nov +3.2% 42
Dec -1.2% 16

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: GABC German American Bancorp

German American Bancorp, Inc. (GABC) is a U.S.-based financial holding company that operates German American Bank, headquartered in Jasper, Indiana, and founded in 1910. The company conducts business through two segments: Core Banking, which accepts deposits and originates consumer, commercial, agricultural, commercial/agricultural real estate, and residential mortgage loans (including selling residential mortgages in the secondary market); and Wealth Management, which provides trust, investment advisory, brokerage, and retirement planning services.

Its deposit products include demand deposits, savings, interest-bearing checking, money market accounts, and certificates of deposit, while its lending offerings extend to home equity and credit card loans. As a regional bank listed on NASDAQ with a small-cap market capitalization, GABC operates within the community and regional banking segment of the U.S. financials sector, serving both retail and commercial customers in its geographic footprint.

Headlines to Watch Out For
  • Net interest margin expands as deposit costs stabilize
  • Commercial and agricultural loan growth outpaces peers in Indiana footprint
  • Wealth Management fees climb on rising AUM and advisory demand
Piotroski VR-10 (Strict) 4.5
Net Income: 142.1m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue
FCF/TA: 0.02 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 0.79 > 1.0
NWC/Revenue: 12.34% < 20% (prev -1.39k%; Δ 1.41k% < -1%)
CFO/TA 0.02 > 3% & CFO 189.6m > Net Income 142.1m
Net Debt (82.1m) to EBITDA (197.2m): 0.42 < 3
Current Ratio: 2.93 > 1.5 & < 3
Outstanding Shares: last quarter (37.6m) vs 12m ago 4.09% < -2%
Gross Margin: 75.49% > 18% (prev 68.00%; Δ 7.49% > 0.5%)
Asset Turnover: 6.02% > 50% (prev 4.99%; Δ 1.03% > 0%)
Interest Coverage Ratio: 1.52 > 6 (EBIT TTM 177.3m / Interest Expense TTM 116.9m)
Altman Z'' 0.61
A: 0.01 (Total Current Assets 94.2m - Total Current Liabilities 32.1m) / Total Assets 8.44b
B: 0.07 (Retained Earnings 631.1m / Total Assets 8.44b)
C: 0.02 (EBIT TTM 177.3m / Avg Total Assets 8.36b)
D: 0.17 (Book Value of Equity 1.21b / Total Liabilities 7.23b)
Altman-Z'' = 0.61 = B
What is the price of GABC shares?

As of October 06, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 49.28 with a total of 125,629 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by -0.14%, over one month by -0.65%, over three months by +4.43% and over the past year by +28.35%.

Current recommended Stop Loss: 48.00 (which is 2.6% or 1.4 ATR below the current price).

Is GABC a buy, sell or hold?

German American Bancorp has received a consensus analysts rating of 3.83. Therefore, it is recommended to buy GABC.

  • StrongBuy: 2
  • Buy: 1
  • Hold: 3
  • Sell: 0
  • StrongSell: 0

What are the forecasts/targets for the GABC price?
Analysts Target Price 56.2 14%
German American Bancorp (GABC) - Fundamental Data Overview as of 06 October 2026
Market Cap USD = 1.86b (1.86b USD * 1.0 USD.USD)
P/E Trailing = 13.0
P/E Forward = 12.837
P/S = 4.8885
P/B = 1.5195
P/EG = 1.4557
Revenue TTM = 503.0m USD
EBIT TTM = 177.3m USD
EBITDA TTM = 197.2m USD
Long Term Debt = 138.9m USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 32.1m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 176.3m USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 2.14m
Net Debt = 82.1m USD (calculated: Debt 176.3m - CCE 94.2m)
Enterprise Value = 1.94b USD (1.86b + Debt 176.3m - CCE 94.2m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 1.52 (Ebit TTM 177.3m / Interest Expense TTM 116.9m)
EV/FCF = 10.63x (Enterprise Value 1.94b / FCF TTM 182.4m)
FCF Yield = 9.41% (FCF TTM 182.4m / Enterprise Value 1.94b)
FCF Margin = 36.26% (FCF TTM 182.4m / Revenue TTM 503.0m)
Net Margin = 28.24% (Net Income TTM 142.1m / Revenue TTM 503.0m)
Gross Margin = 75.49% ((Revenue TTM 503.0m - Cost of Revenue TTM 123.3m) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 77.57% (prev 76.53%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.23 (Enterprise Value 1.94b / Total Assets 8.44b)
 Interest Expense / Debt = 66.30% (Interest Expense 116.9m / Debt 176.3m)
 Taxrate = 19.89% (35.3m / 177.3m)
NOPAT = 142.1m (EBIT 177.3m * (1 - 19.89%))
Current Ratio = 2.93 (Total Current Assets 94.2m / Total Current Liabilities 32.1m)
Debt / Equity = 0.15 (Debt 176.3m / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 1.21b)
Debt / EBITDA = 0.42 (Net Debt 82.1m / EBITDA 197.2m)
Debt / FCF = 0.45 (Net Debt 82.1m / FCF TTM 182.4m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 1.17b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 1.70% (Net Income 142.1m / Total Assets 8.44b)
RoE = 12.17% (Net Income TTM 142.1m / Total Stockholder Equity 1.17b)
RoCE = 13.58% (EBIT 177.3m / Capital Employed (Equity 1.17b + L.T.Debt 138.9m))
RoIC = 1.69% (NOPAT 142.1m / Invested Capital 8.41b)
WACC = 6.55% (E(1.86b)/V(2.03b) * Re(7.17%) + (debt cost/tax rate unavailable))
Discount Rate = 7.17% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: 92.84 | Cagr: 11.17%
[DCF] Terminal Value 77.97% ; FCFF base≈155.0m ; Y1≈177.7m ; Y5≈261.5m
[DCF] Fair Price = 102.5 (EV 3.94b - Net Debt 82.1m = Equity 3.85b / Shares 37.6m; r=8.35% [WACC [floored]]; 5y FCF grow 15.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: 49.26 | EPS CAGR: 6.71% | SUE: 0.69 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 90.96 | Revenue CAGR: 23.87% | SUE: 0.71 | # QB: 0
EPS current Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=1.01 | Chg30d=+0.17% | Revisions=+38% | Analysts=6
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=3.92 | Chg30d=+0.04% | Revisions=+62% | GrowthEPS=+11.5% | GrowthRev=+10.5%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=4.12 | Chg30d=+0.20% | Revisions=+62% | GrowthEPS=+5.1% | GrowthRev=+4.5%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +72% (up=14, down=1)