Midland States Bancorp screens cheap with modest insider buying support, but a three-quarter earnings-miss streak and elevated options hedging temper the value case.
Thesis pillars
- Cheap Forward Valuation→Stable
- Consecutive Earnings Misses→Stable
- Modest Insider Buying→Stable
- +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning
Midland States Bancorp, Inc. (MSBI) Stock Analysis
Range Bound setup · Inst Constrain edge
Financial Services · Banks - Regional
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $29.77 — A.R:R is negative (-3.4) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Consecutive earnings misses (3).
Midland States Bancorp is the holding company for Midland States Bank, an Illinois-chartered community bank with $6.51 billion in total assets operating 53 branches across Illinois and the St. Louis, Missouri metropolitan area. The company earns revenue through commercial and... Read more
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $29.77 — A.R:R is negative (-3.4) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Consecutive earnings misses (3). Chart setup: RSI 53 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Score 5.6/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 5/8 gates (clean insider activity, news events none recent, earnings proximity 16d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: aggressive.
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Material Events(8-K, last 90d)
- 2026-05-11Item 5.02LOWOn May 11, 2026 Midland States Bancorp announced Claire A. Stack was appointed EVP and CFO of the company and Midland States Bank effective May 8, 2026, after serving as interim CFO since March 2026. Formalization of an existing interim role; no departure or dispute cited.SEC filing →
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Rating Breakdown
3 floor-breakers
No near-term catalyst priced in. Thesis progression will come from fundamentals grinding, not event reaction.static
Momentum below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
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Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $29.77 — A.R:R is negative (-3.4) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Consecutive earnings misses (3). Chart setup: RSI 53 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Prior stop was $28.12. Score 5.6/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $31.05 (+4.0% upside). Prior stop was $28.12. Stop-loss: $28.12.
Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Consecutive earnings misses (3); Negative momentum.
Midland States Bancorp, Inc. trades at a P/E of 25.4 (forward 9.7). TrendMatrix value score: 7.2/10. Verdict: Sell.
10 analysts cover MSBI with a consensus score of 2.5/5. Average price target: $28.
What does Midland States Bancorp, Inc. do?Midland States Bancorp is the holding company for Midland States Bank, an Illinois-chartered community bank with $6.51...
Midland States Bancorp is the holding company for Midland States Bank, an Illinois-chartered community bank with $6.51 billion in total assets operating 53 branches across Illinois and the St. Louis, Missouri metropolitan area. The company earns revenue through commercial and retail lending, deposit-taking, and wealth management services, with its wealth management group overseeing approximately $4.48 billion in assets under administration as of December 31, 2025. Midland's lending strategy targets middle-market businesses and diversified commercial real estate, consumer, and agricultural loan