Old Second Bancorp is a profitable regional bank in a strong technical breakout with attractive valuation at 9.6x forward earnings, but the stock has run past its analyst target and the risk-reward at current levels is unfavorable with negative implied upside.
Thesis pillars
- Earnings Beat Streak↑Improving
- Attractive Valuation Forward Pe→Stable
- Breakout Technical Strength→Stable
- +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning
Old Second Bancorp, Inc. (OSBC) Stock Analysis
Breakout setup · Inst Constrain edge
Financial Services · Banks - Regional
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $24.03, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Single-region cliff: 67% exposure to Illinois, Wisconsin, and Indiana (≥60% threshold). Regional macroeconomic shock = idiosyncratic terminal risk.; Concentration risk — Geographic: Illinois, Wisconsin, and Indiana (66.8%).
Old Second Bancorp is the Aurora, Illinois-based holding company for Old Second National Bank, which operates 55 banking centers across seven counties in the Chicago metropolitan area, offering community banking, commercial and consumer lending, and trust and wealth management... Read more
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $24.03, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Single-region cliff: 67% exposure to Illinois, Wisconsin, and Indiana (≥60% threshold). Regional macroeconomic shock = idiosyncratic terminal risk.; Concentration risk — Geographic: Illinois, Wisconsin, and Indiana (66.8%). Chart setup: Golden cross, above all MAs, RSI 63, MACD bullish. Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. Score 6.1/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 5/8 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, earnings proximity 87d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio and finsvc regional cliff hard block. Suitability: aggressive.
About Old Second Bancorp, Inc.
About Old Second Bancorp, Inc.
Old Second Bancorp's loan portfolio grew by $1.27 billion in 2025 to reflect the $1.20 billion in loans acquired in its July 2025 merger with Bancorp Financial, parent of Evergreen Bank Group, expanding the community bank beyond its home base of 55 banking centers across Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, LaSalle, and Will counties in Illinois. Commercial real estate loans made up 36.5% of the total loan portfolio at year-end 2025, down from 44.3% in 2024 as the Evergreen acquisition added consumer and powersport lending. The bank's primary regulator is the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
Old Second earns net interest income from commercial, residential, and consumer lending, with commercial loans, including sponsor finance and healthcare lending, growing to $842.1 million in 2025 from $800.5 million in 2024, alongside $2.29 billion in wealth management assets under administration that generate fee income. The Evergreen acquisition added a nationwide powersport lending business, financing motorcycles, ATVs, UTVs, snowmobiles, and personal watercraft through third-party dealers, which represented 13.3% of the loan portfolio at year-end 2025 versus none in 2024; these loans carry shorter terms and higher yields but a higher risk of default than the bank's other consumer lending. Residential mortgages are sold primarily to Fannie Mae (67.6% of loans sold in 2025) and Freddie Mac (19.9%), with servicing retained on both.
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Old Second's commercial real estate book, while diversified across investor, retail, industrial, office, and hotel property types, remains geographically concentrated: 66.8% of the $1.92 billion CRE portfolio at December 31, 2025 was secured by property in Illinois, Wisconsin, or Indiana, and outstanding CRE loans and commitments equaled approximately 220.3% of Tier 1 capital plus the allowance for credit losses, down from 273.3% a year earlier. The bank's primary regulator has signaled increased scrutiny of commercial real estate concentrations industry-wide, which could require enhanced underwriting or higher capital levels if exposure grows.
See also: Financial Services · Banks - Regional
From Old Second Bancorp, Inc.'s most recent 10-K filing, extracted July 6, 2026.
Recent developments
updated 2026-07-26Recent Developments — Old Second Bancorp, Inc.
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- NEWS Old Second Bancorp (OSBC) Q1 2026: EPS $0.48 Miss vs $0.51 Est., - GuruFocus — GuruFocus negative
- NEWS Old Second Bancorp (OSBC) Q1 Earnings Miss Estimates - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance negative
- NEWS Old Second Bancorp’s (NASDAQ:OSBC) Q1 CY2026 Earnings Results: Revenue In Line With Expectations - StockStory — StockStory neutral
- NEWS OSBC Shows Impressive Q1 Revenue Growth and Solid Financial Metr - GuruFocus — GuruFocus positive
- NEWS Old Second Bancorp’s (NASDAQ:OSBC) Q1 CY2026 Earnings Results: Revenue In Line With Expectations - FinancialContent — FinancialContent neutral
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- MEDIUMloan_portfoliocommercial real estate loans37%10-K Item 1: 'commercial real estate loans represented approximately 36.5% (44.3% at year-end 2024) of our loan portfolio'
- HIGHGeographicIllinois, Wisconsin, and Indiana67%10-K Item 1: 'approximately 66.8% of our commercial real estate portfolio was secured by property located in Illinois, Wisconsin or Indiana'
- LOWloan_portfoliopowersport loans13%10-K Item 1: 'powersport loans represented approximately 13.3% (0.0% at year-end 2024)'
Material Events(8-K, last 90d)
- 2026-06-09Item 5.02MEDIUMDirector Dennis Klaeser resigned from Old Second Bancorp's Board and its Bank subsidiary board effective June 5, 2026, after 5 years of service on the Executive, Audit, Compensation, Risk, and Capital Committees. The resignation was not the result of any disagreement with the company; the Board will reduce its size by one rather than immediately filling the vacancy.SEC filing →
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Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $24.03, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Single-region cliff: 67% exposure to Illinois, Wisconsin, and Indiana (≥60% threshold). Regional macroeconomic shock = idiosyncratic terminal risk.; Concentration risk — Geographic: Illinois, Wisconsin, and Indiana (66.8%). Chart setup: Golden cross, above all MAs, RSI 63, MACD bullish. Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. Target $23.73 (-1.2%), stop $23.07 (−4.2%), A.R:R -1.3:1. Score 6.1/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $23.73 (-7.7% upside). Target $23.73 (-1.2%), stop $23.07 (−4.2%), A.R:R -1.3:1. Stop-loss: $23.07.
Single-region cliff: 67% exposure to Illinois, Wisconsin, and Indiana (≥60% threshold). Regional macroeconomic shock = idiosyncratic terminal risk.; Concentration risk — Geographic: Illinois, Wisconsin, and Indiana (66.8%); Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining.
Old Second Bancorp, Inc. trades at a P/E of 14.4 (forward 10.4). TrendMatrix value score: 7.4/10. Verdict: Hold.
11 analysts cover OSBC with a consensus score of 4.1/5. Average price target: $26.
What does Old Second Bancorp, Inc. do?Old Second Bancorp is the Aurora, Illinois-based holding company for Old Second National Bank, which operates 55...
Old Second Bancorp is the Aurora, Illinois-based holding company for Old Second National Bank, which operates 55 banking centers across seven counties in the Chicago metropolitan area, offering community banking, commercial and consumer lending, and trust and wealth management services. The company completed its acquisition of Bancorp Financial (parent of Evergreen Bank Group) in July 2025, adding approximately $1.43 billion in assets and expanding into nationwide powersport, collector car, and manufactured home lending. As of December 31, 2025, commercial real estate loans represented 36.5% o