Validea Peter Lynch Strategy Daily Upgrade Report - 4/12/2025
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: Apr 01 2025
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Source: NASDAQ.COM
Stock Ratings Update: Validea's P/E/Growth Investor model, based on Peter Lynch's strategy, shows upgrades for ChoiceOne Financial Services Inc., Corebridge Financial Inc., and Merchants Bancorp, with ratings increasing to 74% for all three stocks due to improved fundamentals and valuations.
Company Profiles: ChoiceOne Financial Services operates as a financial holding company in Michigan, Corebridge Financial provides retirement solutions and insurance products, and Merchants Bancorp is a diversified bank holding company focused on various banking services.
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Analyst Views on MBIN
Wall Street analysts forecast MBIN stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for MBIN is 41.00 USD with a low forecast of 40.00 USD and a high forecast of 42.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
2 Analyst Rating
1 Buy
1 Hold
0 Sell
Moderate Buy
Current: 34.950
Low
40.00
Averages
41.00
High
42.00
Current: 34.950
Low
40.00
Averages
41.00
High
42.00
About MBIN
Merchants Bancorp is a diversified bank holding company. The Company conducts its business primarily through its direct and indirect subsidiaries, Merchants Bank of Indiana, Merchants Capital Corp., Merchants Capital Investments, LLC, Merchants Capital Servicing, LLC, Merchants Asset Management, LLC, and Merchants Mortgage. The Company operates through multiple segments, including Multi-family Mortgage Banking, which primarily offers multifamily housing and healthcare facility financing and servicing (through this segment it also serves as a syndicator of low-income housing tax credit and debt funds); Mortgage Warehousing, which offers mortgage warehouse financing, commercial loans, and deposit services, and Banking, which offers retail and correspondent residential mortgage banking, agricultural lending, and traditional community banking. Merchants Bank of Indiana has seven depository branches located in Carmel, Indianapolis, Lynn, Spartanburg, and Richmond, Indiana.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
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