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Origin Bancorp Expands into Birmingham with New Leadership

Story Highlights
  • On April 29, 2026, Origin Bancorp entered Birmingham, Alabama, appointing veteran banker Will Hawkins as Market Leader and adding an experienced commercial banking team.
  • The Birmingham expansion advances Origin’s Southeast growth strategy, with plans for a local branch pending approvals and a focus on relationship banking amid broader industry consolidation.
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Origin Bancorp Expands into Birmingham with New Leadership

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Origin Bancorp ( (OBK) ) has issued an update.

Origin Bancorp, Inc., the holding company for Origin Bank, continued its Southeast expansion on April 29, 2026, by entering the Birmingham, Alabama market and naming veteran local banker Will Hawkins as Birmingham Market Leader. The move adds an experienced commercial and business banking team of Hawkins, Nick Petelos, Adam Pierce, and Nathan Nix to Origin’s growing Alabama footprint.

The Birmingham hires underscore Origin’s strategy of disciplined organic growth and investment in markets where other banks are consolidating, reinforcing its relationship-banking culture and community focus. Origin plans to open a physical Birmingham location once regulatory approvals are obtained, positioning the bank to capitalize on dynamic regional growth and deepen its presence in the Southeast region it formally established in 2024.

The most recent analyst rating on (OBK) stock is a Buy with a $52.00 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Origin Bancorp stock, see the OBK Stock Forecast page.

Spark’s Take on OBK Stock

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

OBK’s score is driven mainly by solid financial strength (notably much lower leverage and continued equity/tangible book growth) and a reasonable valuation (P/E ~11.6). Technicals are supportive but near-term momentum is stretched (RSI ~70, Stoch ~86). The latest earnings call added support via reiterated growth/NIM/ROA targets and shareholder returns, tempered by fee and funding/credit-headwind items.

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

More about Origin Bancorp

Origin Bancorp, Inc. is a financial holding company headquartered in Ruston, Louisiana, and the parent of Origin Bank, founded in 1912 in Choudrant, Louisiana. The company provides a broad range of financial services and relationship-focused banking to businesses, municipalities, and personal clients, and also offers insurance products through its subsidiary Forth Insurance, LLC, operating more than 57 locations across Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and the Florida Panhandle.

Average Trading Volume: 207,624

Technical Sentiment Signal: Buy

Current Market Cap: $1.47B

See more insights into OBK stock on TipRanks’ Stock Analysis page.

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