Forbright is a cheaply valued small-cap bank (forward P/E 7.5x, PEG 0.34) with 13.8% analyst upside, but a weak Piotroski F-Score of 2/9, weak growth and a recent earnings miss mean the discount is partly earned.
Thesis pillars
- Deep Value Bank Multiple↓Deteriorating
- Weak Piotroski Score→Stable
- Recent Earnings Miss↑Improving
- +2 more pillars — see the Why tab for full reasoning
Pillars as of Oct 24, 2026
Forbright, Inc. (FRBT) Stock Analysis
Inst Constrain edge
Financial Services · Banks - Diversified
Wait for pullback to $16.85. Weak momentum — blocks BUY_NOW at $17.24. Engine's entry $16.85 (support + ATR (held)) is the shallowest technical level that clears the 2:1 A.R:R minimum. Key risks: V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=5.0); Weak growth.
Forbright, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Forbright Bank that provides various financial services for consumers and businesses in the United States. The company offers checking and savings accounts, certificates of deposit, and other account and branch banking... Read more
Wait for pullback to $16.85. Weak momentum — blocks BUY_NOW at $17.24. Engine's entry $16.85 (support + ATR (held)) is the shallowest technical level that clears the 2:1 A.R:R minimum. Key risks: V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=5.0); Weak growth. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Earnings today. Wait until post-earnings. Score 5.6/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 7/9 gates (positive momentum, favorable risk/reward ratio, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on earnings proximity 0d<=7d. Suitability: aggressive.
Recent developments
updated 2026-10-29Recent Developments — Forbright, Inc.
Latest news
- NEWS Lewis A. Sachs Converts 148,256 Class B Shares to Class A at Forbright Inc. - Kalkine Media — Kalkine Media neutral
- NEWS Form 4 Forbright: Jason M. Fish (Director) For: 15 October By Investing.com - Investing.com South Africa — Investing.com South Africa neutral
- NEWS Form 4 Forbright: Jason M. Fish (Director) For: 15 October By Investing.com - Investing.com Nigeria — Investing.com Nigeria neutral
- NEWS Form 4 Forbright: Steven M. Shafran (Director) For: 15 October By Investing.com - Investing.com Canada — Investing.com Canada neutral
- NEWS Form 4 Forbright: Steven M. Shafran (Director) For: 15 October By Investing.com - Investing.com UK — Investing.com UK neutral
Generated 2026-10-29T11:14:32Z.
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Rating Breakdown
2 floor-breakers
No near-term catalyst priced in. Thesis progression will come from fundamentals grinding, not event reaction.static
Growth below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
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Wait for pullback to $16.85. Weak momentum — blocks BUY_NOW at $17.24. Engine's entry $16.85 (support + ATR (held)) is the shallowest technical level that clears the 2:1 A.R:R minimum. Key risks: V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=5.0); Weak growth. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Earnings today. Wait until post-earnings. Target $19.79 (+14.8%), stop $16.00 (−7.7%), A.R:R 1.6:1. Score 5.6/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $19.79 (+14.8% upside). Target $19.79 (+14.8%), stop $16.00 (−7.7%), A.R:R 1.6:1. Stop-loss: $16.00.
V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=5.0); Weak growth; Value-trap signals (2/5): Margin compression (op margin -39.6%), Material insider selling (22 sells, 0.88% of cap).
Forbright, Inc. trades at a P/E of 15.8 (forward 7.5). TrendMatrix value score: 8.4/10. Verdict: Buy (Wait for Entry).
12 analysts cover FRBT with a consensus score of 3.9/5. Average price target: $23.
What does Forbright, Inc. do?Forbright, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Forbright Bank that provides various financial services for...
Forbright, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Forbright Bank that provides various financial services for consumers and businesses in the United States. The company offers checking and savings accounts, certificates of deposit, and other account and branch banking services; checking and money markets, large deposits, order checks, and individual retirement account; and asset, corporate, fund, healthcare, lender, and real estate financing services, as well as credit cards. It also provides middle market lending, digital consumer banking, strategic advisory, and asset management services. Forbright, Inc. was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Chevy Chase, Maryland.