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Community Bancorp Reports Strong First-Quarter 2026 Earnings Growth

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  • Community Trust Bancorp posted higher year-over-year Q1 2026 earnings, with stronger returns and rising book value per share.
  • Revenue growth, expanding net interest income, loan and deposit gains, and improved credit quality boosted capital and equity levels.
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Community Bancorp Reports Strong First-Quarter 2026 Earnings Growth

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Community Bancorp ( (CTBI) ) has provided an update.

Community Trust Bancorp, Inc. reported first-quarter 2026 net income of $27.2 million, or $1.51 per basic share, essentially flat versus the fourth quarter of 2025 but up from $22.0 million, or $1.22 per share, a year earlier. The quarter, reported on April 15, 2026, saw return on average assets rise to 1.65% and return on average equity to 12.62%, while book value per share increased to $47.99 and the dividend held at $0.53 per share.

Total revenue was modestly below the prior quarter but $8.0 million higher than the first quarter of 2025, driven by a 14.7% year-over-year increase in net interest income and a 3.5% gain in noninterest income. Loans grew to $5.0 billion and deposits, including repurchase agreements, reached $5.7 billion, while credit quality remained solid with lower net charge-offs, reduced provision for credit losses, and a decline in nonperforming assets versus a year ago, supporting stronger capital with shareholders’ equity up 11.1% year-over-year.

The most recent analyst rating on (CTBI) stock is a Buy with a $61.00 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Community Bancorp stock, see the CTBI Stock Forecast page.

Spark’s Take on CTBI Stock

According to Spark, TipRanks’ AI Analyst, CTBI is a Outperform.

The score is driven primarily by solid financial performance (steady growth, healthy profitability, and moderate leverage) and supportive valuation (low P/E and solid dividend yield). This is tempered by weaker near-term technical signals (price below key short-term moving averages and subdued momentum), while recent corporate updates add a positive incremental tailwind.

To see Spark’s full report on CTBI stock, click here.

More about Community Bancorp

Community Trust Bancorp, Inc., traded on Nasdaq under the ticker CTBI, operates as a regional banking company headquartered in Pikeville, Kentucky, providing traditional banking services such as loans, deposits, and related financial products to customers across its footprint. The bank focuses on loan growth, stable deposit funding, and maintaining strong capital and asset quality metrics to support long-term shareholder value.

Average Trading Volume: 86,093

Technical Sentiment Signal: Buy

Current Market Cap: $1.17B

Find detailed analytics on CTBI stock on TipRanks’ Stock Analysis page.

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