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SB Financial Group
(NASDAQ:SBFG)
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Rating:77Outperform
Price Target:
$34.00
▲(22.92% Upside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:10/24/26
SBFG scores well primarily on improving financial performance (accelerating revenue, expanding profitability, rising ROE, and strong free cash flow). Technicals add support with an uptrend across key moving averages and positive momentum. Valuation is reasonable (P/E ~11.3) with a moderate dividend yield, while the earnings call adds a tempered positive outlook given expense pressure, deposit mix/runoff, and near-term margin sensitivity.
Positive Factors
Sustained loan growth and pipeline
Consistent loan expansion demonstrates durable demand for SBFG’s commercial and consumer banking relationships. The active commercial and construction pipeline provides a foundation for continued asset growth, supporting future net interest income while broadening the company’s presence across its markets.
Negative Factors
Persistent operating expense pressure
Expense growth materially outpaced recent revenue growth in the quarter, creating pressure on efficiency and operating margins. Although management expects normalization, ongoing personnel, benefits and technology costs could limit earnings conversion if revenue growth moderates.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Sustained loan growth and pipeline
Consistent loan expansion demonstrates durable demand for SBFG’s commercial and consumer banking relationships. The active commercial and construction pipeline provides a foundation for continued asset growth, supporting future net interest income while broadening the company’s presence across its markets.
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SB Financial Group (SBFG) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$189.47M
Dividend Yield2.08%
Average Volume (3M)14.40K
Price to Earnings (P/E)11.3
Beta (1Y)0.33
Revenue Growth9.01%
EPS Growth26.10%
CountryUS
Employees254
SectorFinancial
Sector Strength70
IndustryBanks - Regional
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)2.68
Shares Outstanding6,252,992
10 Day Avg. Volume12,908
30 Day Avg. Volume14,396
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio0.37
Price to Book (P/B)1.00
Price to Sales (P/S)1.56
P/FCF Ratio6.62
Enterprise Value/Market Cap0.71
Enterprise Value/Revenue1.42
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit1.99
Enterprise Value/Ebitda5.31
Forecast
1Y Price TargetN/A
Price Target UpsideN/A
Rating ConsensusN/A
Number of Analyst Covering0
EPS Forecast (FY)2.56
Revenue Forecast (FY)N/A
SB Financial Group Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
SB Financial Group, Inc., based in Defiance, Ohio, was established in 1983 and rebranded from Rurban Financial Corp. in April 2013. The company delivers a comprehensive array of commercial banking and wealth management solutions to both individual...
How the Company Makes Money
SBFG primarily makes money through its banking subsidiary by generating net interest income and noninterest income.
1) Net interest income (core earnings driver): The bank collects interest and fees on loans and other interest-earning assets and ...
SB Financial Group Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Oct 22, 2026
(Q3-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:Jan 28, 2027
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call was broadly constructive, with sustained loan and revenue growth, stronger net interest margin performance, diversified fee income, robust liquidity, strong capital, and exceptionally low credit losses. These strengths outweighed the year-over-year earnings decline, linked-quarter deposit runoff, mortgage-market constraints, below-expectation SBA production, and elevated operating expenses tied to personnel and technology investments.Positive Updates
Sustained Profitability
Third-quarter net income was $3.9 million with diluted earnings per share of $0.63. SB Financial recorded its 63rd consecutive quarter of profitability.
Negative Updates
Year-Over-Year Earnings Decline
Net income declined to $3.9 million and diluted earnings per share declined to $0.63, compared with $4.0 million and $0.64 per diluted share in the prior-year quarter.
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Q3-2026 Updates
Positive
Negative
Sustained Profitability
Third-quarter net income was $3.9 million with diluted earnings per share of $0.63. SB Financial recorded its 63rd consecutive quarter of profitability.
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Company Guidance
Management said it was looking at around 8%, 8.5%, I think, high single digit loan growth in 2027, with a commercial and construction C&D pipeline that could be in the $20 million to $30 million, $40 million net after a few credits exit, while the earlier pipeline was over $53 million plus another $15 million to $25 million; the base model assumes 2 rate increases from now until the end of '27, with the margin ratio probably a couple basis points tick down in Q4, kind of stay flat in Q1 and then accelerate in the midpoints next year, with 3.50% to 3.51% at the upper end; mortgage production is expected at a $50 million to $60 million quarter in Q4, lending the year, call it, 280, with a 10% to 15% increase indicating the low 3s for 2027; normalized 4% to 5% base level of expense growth is expected in 2027, while Q3 was clearly an aberration and technology spending will level out over the next 2 quarters, with a year-over-year expense level and then kind of maybe add a point or two.SB Financial Group Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
78
Positive
Balance Sheet
74
Positive
Cash Flow
81
Very Positive
| Breakdown | TTM | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 94.86M | 91.03M | 81.37M | 75.87M | 62.80M | 72.60M |
| Gross Profit | 67.53M | 64.25M | 56.81M | 56.68M | 57.63M | 67.53M |
| EBITDA | 25.28M | 21.48M | 17.41M | 18.28M | 19.33M | 28.94M |
| Net Income | 16.76M | 13.97M | 11.47M | 12.10M | 12.52M | 18.28M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 1.62B | 1.55B | 1.38B | 1.34B | 1.34B | 1.33B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 317.18M | 146.21M | 199.25M | 244.21M | 268.73M | 415.41M |
| Total Debt | 59.30M | 63.97M | 65.28M | 116.63M | 94.52M | 40.37M |
| Total Liabilities | 1.47B | 1.40B | 1.25B | 1.22B | 1.22B | 1.19B |
| Stockholders Equity | 146.74M | 141.24M | 127.51M | 124.34M | 118.43M | 144.93M |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 23.05M | 21.44M | 8.22M | 13.03M | 23.67M | 14.83M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 24.80M | 24.04M | 9.45M | 13.99M | 25.57M | 17.26M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -78.16M | -68.08M | -28.95M | -17.39M | -165.67M | -71.99M |
| Financing Cash Flow | 112.05M | 89.66M | 22.46M | -1.45M | 18.41M | 63.55M |
SB Financial Group Technical Analysis
Positive
27.66
Price Trends
28.91
Positive
26.98
Positive
24.07
Positive
Market Momentum
0.29
Negative
61.51
Neutral
68.11
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For SBFG, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 27.66 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 29.50, below the 50-day MA of 28.91, and above the 200-day MA of 24.07, indicating a bullish trend. The MACD of 0.29 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 61.51 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 68.11 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for SBFG.
SB Financial Group Risk Analysis
SB Financial Group disclosed 35 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. SB Financial Group reported the most risks in the "Finance & Corporate" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
SB Financial Group Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (68)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
77 Outperform | $189.47M | 11.31 | 11.57% | 2.08% | 9.01% | 26.10% | |
76 Outperform | $173.97M | 12.03 | 8.00% | 1.64% | -6.41% | ― | |
68 Neutral | $18.00B | 11.42 | 9.92% | 3.81% | 9.73% | 1.22% | |
66 Neutral | $186.78M | 14.23 | 6.96% | 0.70% | 3.34% | 48.71% | |
45 Neutral | $265.39M | -7.77 | -5.77% | 5.56% | -17.41% | -674.10% | |
44 Neutral | $147.86M | -3.47 | -16.19% | 0.45% | -8.66% | -155.96% |
* Financial Sector Average
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SB Financial Group Corporate Events
DividendsFinancial Disclosures
SB Financial Group Raises Quarterly Dividend for Shareholders
Positive
Oct 23, 2026
On October 22, 2026, SB Financial Group announced that its board of directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.165 per common share, payable on November 27, 2026 to shareholders of record as of November 13, 2026. The dividend represents a ...
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