Community Financial System, Inc (CBU) Stock Analysis
Financial Services · Banks - Regional
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $63.27 — A.R:R is negative (-1.0) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Concentration risk — Regulatory: FRB and OCC.
Community Financial System operates Community Bank N.A. with 192 branches across Upstate New York, Northeastern Pennsylvania, Vermont, Western Massachusetts, and Southern New Hampshire, plus BPAS employee benefit services. Revenue comes from commercial and retail banking and fee... Read more
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $63.27 — A.R:R is negative (-1.0) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Concentration risk — Regulatory: FRB and OCC. Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Score 5.3/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 5/7 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, earnings proximity no date, semi cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: aggressive.
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- HIGHregulatoryFRB and OCC10-K Item 1A: 'The Company, as a financial holding company, is subject to regulation by the FRB and its banking subsidiary is subject to regulation by the OCC as well as the FDIC'
Material Events(8-K, last 90d)
- 2026-02-11Item 5.02LOWBoard elected Brenda M. Hall as new independent director effective March 1, 2026; former EVP/COO at Selective Insurance Group. Board now has 14 directors, 13 of whom are independent.SEC filing →
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Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $63.27 — A.R:R is negative (-1.0) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Concentration risk — Regulatory: FRB and OCC. Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Prior stop was $60.53. Score 5.3/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $63.07 (-0.1% upside). Prior stop was $60.53. Stop-loss: $60.53.
Concentration risk — Regulatory: FRB and OCC; Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Consecutive earnings misses (2).
Community Financial System, Inc trades at a P/E of 15.1 (forward 11.6). TrendMatrix value score: 7.5/10. Verdict: Sell.
10 analysts cover CBU with a consensus score of 3.6/5. Average price target: $67.
What does Community Financial System, Inc do?Community Financial System operates Community Bank N.A. with 192 branches across Upstate New York, Northeastern...
Community Financial System operates Community Bank N.A. with 192 branches across Upstate New York, Northeastern Pennsylvania, Vermont, Western Massachusetts, and Southern New Hampshire, plus BPAS employee benefit services. Revenue comes from commercial and retail banking and fee income from retirement and employee benefit plan administration.