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Stock Yards Bancorp (SYBT) Risk Analysis

Public companies are required to disclose risks that can affect the business and impact the stock. These disclosures are known as “Risk Factors”. Companies disclose these risks in their yearly (Form 10-K), quarterly earnings (Form 10-Q), or “foreign private issuer” reports (Form 20-F). Risk factors show the challenges a company faces. Investors can consider the worst-case scenarios before making an investment. TipRanks’ Risk Analysis categorizes risks based on proprietary classification algorithms and machine learning. Stock Yards Bancorp disclosed 34 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Stock Yards Bancorp reported the most risks in the “Finance & Corporate” category.

Risk Overview Q2, 2026

Source: the company's latest filing for the period ended Jun 30, 2026, filed Aug 04, 2026

Risk Distribution
34Risks
Sector Avg.Finance & CorporateTech & InnovationLegal & RegulatoryProductionAbility to SellMacro & Political
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy

Risk Change Over Time

Stock Yards Bancorp disclosed risks per quarterNo. of Risks262830323436Q3Q4Q12023Q2Q3Q4Q12024Q2Q3Q4Q12025Q2Q4Q12026Q2Showing: Q4, 2025
Risks removedRisks addedRisks changedStock Yards Bancorp Risk Factors
Risk Changed (1)Risk Removed (1)
  • Corporate Activity and Growth - Risk 1
    Organic expansion into new markets could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

    Organically expanding into new geographical markets presents unique challenges associated with brand awareness, talent acquisition and relationship building. It also exposes us to new economies and potentially different economic drivers. While these challenges can be approached with more gradual and measured strategies compared to entering a new market by acquisition, the success of organic expansion depends on our ability to find the appropriate personnel, successfully implement our community banking model and ensure continual fit with our strategic goals and high standards for performance. Failure to do so could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations in addition to damaging Bancorp's reputation as a premier community bank. We began to expand our geographic footprint organically in 2025, announcing the appointment of a market president in December that will help lead our entry into the south-central Kentucky market. While we feel this expansion is a natural extension of our deep Kentucky roots, this strategic initiative represents entrance into a market that is new to Bancorp. As such, our ability to build brand recognition, develop and grow a talented team of relationship managers and implement our full-service, community banking model in a new market from the ground up will be key to successfully establishing ourselves in south-central Kentucky.

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Risk Highlights Q2, 2026

Main Risk Category
Finance & Corporate
With 18 Risks
Number of Disclosed Risks
34
No changes from last report
S&P 500 Average: 32
Recent Changes
0Risks added
0Risks removed
0Risks changed
Since Jun 2026
Number of Risk Changed
0
No changes from last report
S&P 500 Average: 1

Risk Word Cloud

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Risk Factors Full Breakdown - Total Risks 34

Share Price & Shareholder Rights3 | 8.8%
  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 1
    Significant stock market volatility could negatively affect our financial results.

    Income from WM&T constitutes approximately 44% of non-interest income. WM&T AUM are expressed in terms of market value, and a significant portion of fee income is based upon those values, which generally fluctuate consistent with overall capital markets. Any decline in the market value of WM&T AUM could have a meaningful impact on non-interest income and negatively affect our financial results. Capital and credit markets experience volatility and disruption from time to time. These conditions may place downward pressure on credit availability, credit worthiness and customers' inclinations to borrow. Prolonged volatility or a significant disruption could negatively impact customers' ability to seek new loans or to repay existing loans. Personal wealth of many borrowers and guarantors has historically added a source of financial strength to certain loans and would be negatively impacted by severe market declines. Sustained reliance on personal assets to make loan payments would result in deterioration of their liquidity, and could result in loan defaults.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 2
    The value of our investment securities may be negatively affected by factors outside of our control and impairment of these securities could have an adverse impact on our financial condition and results of operations.

    Factors beyond our control can significantly influence the fair value of our investment securities. These factors include, but are not limited to, changes in market interest rates, rating agency actions, defaults by issuers or with respect to underlying securities, volatility and liquidity within capital markets and changes in local, regional, national or global economic conditions. Impairment to the fair value of these securities can result in realized and/or unrealized losses in future periods and declines in other comprehensive income, which could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Significant improvement in the overall loss position of our investment securities portfolio was experienced in 2025 as a result of changes in the interest rate environment and the corresponding impact on the market value of our investment securities portfolio. While this improvement benefitted other comprehensive income, and as a result, overall capital levels in 2025, the investment securities portfolio remains in an overall loss position and is still subject to the factors noted above.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 3
    Our common stock price may fluctuate significantly, which could make it difficult to resell our common stock at times and/or prices acceptable to an investor.

    The price of our common stock can fluctuate widely in response to various factors, some of which are beyond our control, and we expect our stock price will continue to fluctuate in the future. Factors impacting the price of our common stock include, but are not limited to: - actual or anticipated variations in our quarterly results of operations;- recommendations or research reports about Bancorp, or the financial services industry in general, published by securities analysts;- the failure of securities analysts to cover, or continue covering, our business;- news reports relating to trends, concerns and other issues in the financial services industry or markets in general;- perceptions in the marketplace regarding Bancorp, or our reputation, competitors or other financial institutions;- actual or anticipated sales or issuance of our equity or equity-related securities;- our past and future dividend practices;- departure of our management team or other key personnel;- new technology used, or services offered, by competitors;- significant acquisitions or business combinations, strategic partnerships, joint ventures or capital commitments by or involving us or our competitors;- failure to integrate acquisitions or realize the anticipated benefits of acquisitions;- existing or increased regulatory compliance requirements, changes or proposed changes in laws or regulations, or differing interpretations thereof, affecting our business, or enforcement of laws and regulations; and - litigation and governmental investigations. General market fluctuations, industry factors, economic and political conditions and events, inflation and economic slowdowns or recessions, interest rate changes and credit loss trends or fluctuations could also cause our stock price to decrease, regardless of operating results.

Accounting & Financial Operations2 | 5.9%
Debt & Financing10 | 29.4%
Corporate Activity and Growth3 | 8.8%

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FAQ

What are “Risk Factors”?
Risk factors are any situations or occurrences that could make investing in a company risky. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) requires that publicly traded companies disclose their most significant risk factors. This is so that potential investors can consider any risks before they make an investment. They also offer companies protection, as a company can use risk factors as liability protection. This could happen if a company underperforms and investors take legal action as a result. It is worth noting that smaller companies, that is those with a public float of under $75 million on the last business day, do not have to include risk factors in their 10-K and 10-Q forms, although some may choose to do so.
How do companies disclose their risk factors?
Publicly traded companies initially disclose their risk factors to the SEC through their S-1 filings as part of the IPO process. Additionally, companies must provide a complete list of risk factors in their Annual Reports (Form 10-K) or (Form 20-F) for “foreign private issuers”. Quarterly Reports also include a section on risk factors (Form 10-Q) where companies are only required to update any changes since the previous report. According to the SEC, risk factors should be reported concisely, logically and in “plain English” so investors can understand them.
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What are all the risk factor categories?
TipRanks has identified 6 major categories of risk factors and a number of subcategories for each. You can see how these categories are broken down in the list below. 1. Financial & Corporate Accounting & Financial Operations - risks related to accounting loss, value of intangible assets, financial statements, value of intangible assets, financial reporting, estimates, guidance, company profitability, dividends, fluctuating results. Share Price & Shareholder Rights – risks related to things that impact share prices and the rights of shareholders, including analyst ratings, major shareholder activity, trade volatility, liquidity of shares, anti-takeover provisions, international listing, dual listing. Debt & Financing – risks related to debt, funding, financing and interest rates, financial investments. Corporate Activity and Growth – risks related to restructuring, M&As, joint ventures, execution of corporate strategy, strategic alliances. 2. Legal & Regulatory Litigation and Legal Liabilities – risks related to litigation/ lawsuits against the company. Regulation – risks related to compliance, GDPR, and new legislation. Environmental / Social – risks related to environmental regulation and to data privacy. Taxation & Government Incentives – risks related to taxation and changes in government incentives. 3. Production Costs – risks related to costs of production including commodity prices, future contracts, inventory. Supply Chain – risks related to the company’s suppliers. Manufacturing – risks related to the company’s manufacturing process including product quality and product recalls. Human Capital – risks related to recruitment, training and retention of key employees, employee relationships & unions labor disputes, pension, and post retirement benefits, medical, health and welfare benefits, employee misconduct, employee litigation. 4. Technology & Innovation Innovation / R&D – risks related to innovation and new product development. Technology – risks related to the company’s reliance on technology. Cyber Security – risks related to securing the company’s digital assets and from cyber attacks. Trade Secrets & Patents – risks related to the company’s ability to protect its intellectual property and to infringement claims against the company as well as piracy and unlicensed copying. 5. Ability to Sell Demand – risks related to the demand of the company’s goods and services including seasonality, reliance on key customers. Competition – risks related to the company’s competition including substitutes. Sales & Marketing – risks related to sales, marketing, and distribution channels, pricing, and market penetration. Brand & Reputation – risks related to the company’s brand and reputation. 6. Macro & Political Economy & Political Environment – risks related to changes in economic and political conditions. Natural and Human Disruptions – risks related to catastrophes, floods, storms, terror, earthquakes, coronavirus pandemic/COVID-19. International Operations – risks related to the global nature of the company. Capital Markets – risks related to exchange rates and trade, cryptocurrency.