Based on key financial metrics such as the price-to-sales ratio, shareholder yield and the price-earnings ratio, the following 7 stocks made the list for top value stocks in the Banks industry. Those looking for value stocks to add to their portfolio may want to use this list as a starting point for further investment research.

Why Focus on Undervalued Banks Stocks?

Value investors seek to buy stocks at a discount to their intrinsic value. Long-term returns show that such strategies are advantageous. Value stocks, as a group, tend to outperform growth stocks over extended periods of time. Typically, value investors perform financial analysis of numerous metrics, don’t follow the herd and are long-term investors.

AAII’s A+ Investor Value Grade is derived from a stock’s Value Score. The Value Score is the percentile rank of the average of the percentile ranks of the price-to-sales ratio, price-earnings ratio, enterprise-value-to-EBITDA (EV/EBITDA) ratio, shareholder yield, price-to-book-value ratio and price-to-free-cash-flow ratio. The score is variable, meaning it can consider all six ratios or, should any of the six ratios not be valid, the remaining ratios that are valid. To be assigned a Value Score, stocks must have a valid (non-null) ratio and corresponding ranking for at least two of the six valuation ratios.

What Goes Into AAII’s Value Grade?

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AAII’s proprietary stock grades come with A+ Investor. These offer intuitive A–F grades for more than just value. It is possible for a stock to appear cheap based on one valuation metric but appear expensive on another. It is also possible for one valuation ratio to be associated with outperforming stocks during certain periods of time but not others. Some stocks may even have null values for certain metrics like the price-earnings ratio or the price-to-book ratio but not others. An example of this would be a company with losses instead of profits or a negative book value because of heavy borrowing. Negative earnings or book value result in non-meaningful ratios that are left blank or null.

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7 Undervalued Banks Stocks

Of course, there are countless value stocks that are worth mentioning, but this is a concise list of the top 7 undervalued stocks in the Banks industry for Friday, July 17, 2026. Let’s take a closer look at their individual scores to see how they measure up against each other and the Banks industry median.

The Value Grade is assigned based on how each stock’s composite valuation compares to all other stocks.

The process for assigning grades starts with each variable for a given stock. The percentile rankings for all valid ratios that a stock has are calculated. So, for instance, a stock could have a price-to-book ranking in the 43rd percentile, a price-earnings ranking in the 67th percentile, a price-to-sales ranking in the 23rd percentile, etc. Then, those rankings are averaged for each stock. (A minimum of two valid variables are required, though all six will be used if available.)

Once the average of the individual variables is calculated, that average is ranked against all stocks. Put another way, each stock’s composite valuation is compared to all other stocks. These ranks are then sorted into quintiles from the cheapest 20% (a grade of A) to the most expensive 20% (a grade of F).

As always, we recommend that you conduct proper due diligence and research before investing in any security. We also suggest that investors utilize numerous grades, not just value, when it comes to deciding whether a company is a good fit for their allocation needs.

American Business Bank’s Value Grade

Value Grade:

American Business Bank, a California-chartered bank, provides banking products and services to small and medium-sized firms, non-profits, business executives, and professionals in Southern California. The company offers credit and depository; treasury management; asset-based lending; SBA lending; international banking comprising money transfer, import and export commercial letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and foreign currency exchange services; and consulting and referral services. It operates regional loan production offices located in North Orange County, Orange County, South Bay, San Fernando Valley, Riverside County, Inland Empire, Long Beach, and San Diego. The company was incorporated in 1998 and is based in Los Angeles, California.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

American Business Bank has a Value Score of 67, which is considered to be undervalued.

When you look at American Business Bank’s price-to-sales ratio at 4.17 compared to the industry median at 3.58, this company has a higher price relative to revenue compared to its peers. This could make American Business Bank’s stock less attractive for value investors.

American Business Bank’s price-earnings ratio is 11.50 compared to the industry median at 13.00. This means it has a lower share price relative to earnings compared to its peers. This could make American Business Bank more attractive for value investors.

Shareholder yield is the sum of a stock’s dividend yield (paid over previous 12 months minus special dividends) and the percentage of net share buybacks over the previous 12 months. American Business Bank’s shareholder yield is higher than its industry median ratio of 2.30%. Value investors may look for an attractive shareholder yield because it can be a powerful tool for identifying if the company has a good management team.

As one of the most common value metrics, the price-to-book ratio evaluates a company’s current market price relative to its book value. American Business Bank’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its industry median ratio of 1.26. This could make American Business Bank less attractive to investors looking for a new addition to their portfolio.

Community Bancorp’s Value Grade

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Community Bancorp. operates as the bank holding company for Community National Bank that provides various financial services to individuals, businesses, nonprofit organizations, and municipalities in northern and central Vermont. The company offers financing for commercial business properties, equipment, inventories, and accounts receivable, as well as standby letters of credit; and business checking and other deposit accounts, cash management services, repurchase agreements, ACH and wire transfer services, card processing, and remote deposit capture. It also provides commercial real estate lending products comprising financing for commercial developers and investors, residential builders and developers, and community development entities, including credit products to facilitate the purchase of land and/or build structures for business; to develop residential or commercial properties; and for real estate secured financing of existing businesses, as well as financing to startups and other small businesses. In addition, the company offers residential real estate lending products, such as fixed-rate and adjustable rate residential mortgage and home equity loans; and retail credit services, which includes personal, automobile, and boat/recreational vehicle loans. Further, the company provides municipal and institutional banking services comprising deposit account services, term and tax-exempt loans, and lines of credit to state and local governments, schools, charities, membership, and not-for-profit associations. Additionally, it offers consumer banking services, including checking accounts, savings programs, ATMs, debit and credit cards, night deposit facilities, and online, mobile and telephone banking services. Community Bancorp. was founded in 1851 and is headquartered in Derby, Vermont.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

Community Bancorp has a Value Score of 59, which is considered to be fairly valued.

Community Bancorp’s price-earnings ratio is 12.9 compared to the industry median at 13.0. This means that it has a lower price relative to its earnings compared to its peers. This makes Community Bancorp more attractive for value investors.

Community Bancorp’s price-to-book ratio is lower than its peers. This could make Community Bancorp more attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 1.26.

You can read more about Community Bancorp’s key financial metrics like shareholder yield, price-to-free-cash-flow and EV/EBITDA ratio, or learn more about its Momentum and Growth Grades, by subscribing to A+ Investor.

Cashmere Valley Bank’s Value Grade

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Cashmere Valley Bank, a state chartered bank, provides banking products and services to small and middle-market businesses, and retail customers. The company offers checking and savings accounts; personal, credit, home, and mortgages loans; home purchase, refinance, and construction loans; and commercial real estate, commercial, and small business administration loans, as well as operating lines of credit. It also provides credit cards; treasury online cash management; payment processing; and local municipalities services, including privately placed bonds and notes, municipal credit cards, and interim-financings in connection with rural development projects. In addition, the company offers personal and commercial lines of insurance, such as property, casualty, life, and health insurance products; wealth management; equipment financing; and mobile, telephone, and online banking services, as well as bill payment services. The company was incorporated in 1932 and is based in Cashmere, Washington.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

Cashmere Valley Bank has a Value Score of 70, which is considered to be undervalued.

Cashmere Valley Bank’s price-earnings ratio is 11.4 compared to the industry median at 13.0. This means that it has a lower price relative to its earnings compared to its peers. This makes Cashmere Valley Bank more attractive for value investors.

Cashmere Valley Bank’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its peers. This could make Cashmere Valley Bank less attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 1.26.

You can read more about Cashmere Valley Bank’s key financial metrics like shareholder yield, price-to-free-cash-flow and EV/EBITDA ratio, or learn more about its Momentum and Growth Grades, by subscribing to A+ Investor.

FFB Bancorp’s Value Grade

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FFB Bancorp operates as a bank holding company for FFB Bank that provides various banking products and services for individuals and small and middle-market businesses in the United States. The company offers checking and savings accounts, money market accounts, certificates of deposit, and individual retirement accounts. It also provides residential real estate loans, commercial loans, small business loans, commercial real estate and construction loans, agricultural loans and lines of credit, farmer mac loans, and equipment leasing services. In addition, the company offers debit and credit cards; and online and mobile banking, online bill pay, cash management, remote deposit capture, and merchant services; and permanent and FFBridge multifamily financing, and broker resources, as well as business manager solutions. FFB Bancorp was formerly known as Communities First Financial Corporation and changed its name to FFB Bancorp in May 2023. The company was founded in 2005 and is based in Fresno, California.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

FFB Bancorp has a Value Score of 73, which is considered to be undervalued.

FFB Bancorp’s price-earnings ratio is 11.4 compared to the industry median at 13.0. This means that it has a lower price relative to its earnings compared to its peers. This makes FFB Bancorp more attractive for value investors.

FFB Bancorp’s price-to-book ratio is lower than its peers. This could make FFB Bancorp more attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 1.26.

You can read more about FFB Bancorp’s key financial metrics like shareholder yield, price-to-free-cash-flow and EV/EBITDA ratio, or learn more about its Momentum and Growth Grades, by subscribing to A+ Investor.

Origin Bancorp, Inc.’s Value Grade

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Origin Bancorp, Inc. operates as a bank holding company for Origin Bank that provides banking and financial services to small and medium-sized businesses, municipalities, and retail clients in Texas, Louisiana, Alabama, and Mississippi. It provides noninterest and interest-bearing checking accounts, savings deposits, money market accounts, and time deposits; and offers commercial real estate, construction and land development, consumer, residential real estate, commercial and industrial, mortgage warehouse, and residential mortgage loans. The company offers personal and commercial property, and casualty insurance products; and internet banking and voice response information, mobile applications, cash management, business credit cards, overdraft protection, direct deposit, safe deposit boxes, automatic account transfers, peer-to-peer electronic pay solutions, and personal financial management solutions; and mobile and online banking, treasury management, mortgage origination and servicing facilities, commercial and consumer loans, and insurance services. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Ruston, Louisiana.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

Origin Bancorp, Inc. has a Value Score of 60, which is considered to be fairly valued.

Origin Bancorp, Inc.’s price-earnings ratio is 20.6 compared to the industry median at 13.0. This means that it has a higher price relative to its earnings compared to its peers. This makes Origin Bancorp, Inc. less attractive for value investors.

Origin Bancorp, Inc.’s price-to-book ratio is lower than its peers. This could make Origin Bancorp, Inc. fairly attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 1.26.

You can read more about Origin Bancorp, Inc.’s key financial metrics like shareholder yield, price-to-free-cash-flow and EV/EBITDA ratio, or learn more about its Momentum and Growth Grades, by subscribing to A+ Investor.

South Plains Financial, Inc.’s Value Grade

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South Plains Financial, Inc. operates as a bank holding company for City Bank that provides commercial and consumer financial services to small and medium-sized businesses and individuals. It offers deposit products, including demand deposit accounts, interest-bearing products, savings accounts, and certificate of deposits. The company also provides traditional trust products and services; debit and credit cards; retirement services and products, including real estate administration, family trust administration, revocable and irrevocable trusts, charitable trusts for individuals and corporations, self-directed individual retirement accounts, simplified employee pensions plans, employee stock ownership plans, defined benefit plans, and profit-sharing plans. In addition, it offers investment services, such as self-directed IRAs, money market funds, mutual funds, annuities and tax-deferred annuities, stocks and bonds, investments for non-U.S. residents, treasury bills, treasury notes and bonds, and tax-exempt municipal bonds. Further, the company provides commercial real estate loans; general and specialized commercial loans, including agricultural production and real estate, energy, finance, investment, and insurance loans, as well as loans to goods, services, restaurant and retail, construction, and other industries; residential construction loans; and 1-4 family residential loans, auto loans, and other loans for recreational vehicles or other purposes; and mortgage banking services. The company was founded in 1941 and is headquartered in Lubbock, Texas.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

South Plains Financial, Inc. has a Value Score of 68, which is considered to be undervalued.

South Plains Financial, Inc.’s price-earnings ratio is 12.4 compared to the industry median at 13.0. This means that it has a lower price relative to its earnings compared to its peers. This makes South Plains Financial, Inc. more attractive for value investors.

South Plains Financial, Inc.’s price-to-book ratio is lower than its peers. This could make South Plains Financial, Inc. more attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 1.26.

You can read more about South Plains Financial, Inc.’s key financial metrics like shareholder yield, price-to-free-cash-flow and EV/EBITDA ratio, or learn more about its Momentum and Growth Grades, by subscribing to A+ Investor.

SouthState Bank Corporation’s Value Grade

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SouthState Bank Corporation operates as the bank holding company for SouthState Bank, National Association that provides a range of banking services and products to individuals and companies in the United States. The company offers checking accounts, savings accounts, money market accounts, and time deposit accounts; interest-bearing deposits, certificates of deposits, and other time deposits; and interest-bearing transaction accounts. It provides bond accounting services for correspondents, asset/liability consulting related activities, international wires, and other clearing and corporate checking account services. In addition, the company offers commercial real estate, residential real estate, and commercial and industrial loans, as well as consumer loans, including auto, boat, and personal installment, as well as business, agriculture, real estate-secured (mortgage), home improvement, and manufactured housing loans. Further, it provides debit and credit card, mobile services, funds transfer products and services, and treasury management services comprising merchant, automated clearing house, lock-box, remote deposit capture, and other treasury services, as well as asset and wealth management, and other fiduciary and private banking services. Additionally, the company offers safe deposit boxes, bank money orders, wire transfer and ACH services, brokerage services, and alternative investment products, such as annuities and mutual funds, trust and asset management services; letters of credit and home equity lines of credit; and online, mobile, and telephone banking platforms. The company was formerly known as SouthState Corporation and changed its name to SouthState Bank Corporation in September 2025. SouthState Bank Corporation was founded in 1933 and is headquartered in Winter Haven, Florida.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

SouthState Bank Corporation has a Value Score of 69, which is considered to be undervalued.

SouthState Bank Corporation’s price-earnings ratio is 11.2 compared to the industry median at 13.0. This means that it has a lower price relative to its earnings compared to its peers. This makes SouthState Bank Corporation more attractive for value investors.

SouthState Bank Corporation’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its peers. This could make SouthState Bank Corporation less attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 1.26.

You can read more about SouthState Bank Corporation’s key financial metrics like shareholder yield, price-to-free-cash-flow and EV/EBITDA ratio, or learn more about its Momentum and Growth Grades, by subscribing to A+ Investor.

Other Banks Stock Grades

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Choosing Which of the 7 Best Banks Stocks Is Right for You

Choosing which value stocks to invest in will ultimately depend on your individual goals and allocation; however, comparing similar value stocks in the same industry can help you analyze which might be better investments for you in the long run. So, let’s take a look at the Value Grade for all of our stocks.

• American Business Bank stock has a Value Grade of B.
• Community Bancorp stock has a Value Grade of C.
• Cashmere Valley Bank stock has a Value Grade of B.
• FFB Bancorp stock has a Value Grade of B.
• Origin Bancorp, Inc. stock has a Value Grade of C.
• South Plains Financial, Inc. stock has a Value Grade of B.
• SouthState Bank Corporation stock has a Value Grade of B.

Now that you have a bit more background about each of the 7 undervalued stocks in the Banks industry as well as their overall grades, it’s time for you to conduct additional research to see if these could fit your portfolio needs based on your goals and risk tolerance. AAII can help you figure out both and identify which investments align with what works best for you.

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Additional Resources About Banks Stocks

Want to learn more about Banks stocks to see if they could be the right investment for you? Check out some additional resources and articles to help you on your financial journey.

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