Metropolitan Bank (NYSE:MCB) Upgraded at Zacks Research

Metropolitan Bank (NYSE:MCB) was upgraded by stock analysts at Zacks Research from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday,Zacks.com reports.

MCB has been the subject of several other reports. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Metropolitan Bank in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their price objective on Metropolitan Bank from $90.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have given a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $92.00.

Metropolitan Bank Stock Performance

Shares of Metropolitan Bank stock opened at $94.80 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.98, a current ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $77.93 and its two-hundred day moving average is $75.39. Metropolitan Bank has a 52 week low of $47.08 and a 52 week high of $96.75. The company has a market capitalization of $976.44 million, a PE ratio of 14.26 and a beta of 1.13.

Metropolitan Bank (NYSE:MCB) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, January 20th. The company reported $2.77 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.07 by $0.70. The firm had revenue of $88.41 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $83.15 million. Metropolitan Bank had a net margin of 13.49% and a return on equity of 9.73%. As a group, analysts expect that Metropolitan Bank will post 7.31 earnings per share for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Metropolitan Bank news, CFO Daniel F. Dougherty bought 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, October 27th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $71.66 per share, for a total transaction of $71,660.00. Following the purchase, the chief financial officer directly owned 27,341 shares in the company, valued at $1,959,256.06. This represents a 3.80% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Nick Rosenberg sold 1,250 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, January 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $90.21, for a total value of $112,762.50. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 25,839 shares in the company, valued at $2,330,936.19. This represents a 4.61% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders bought a total of 1,167 shares of company stock valued at $83,010 in the last three months. Insiders own 6.09% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Metropolitan Bank

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Patriot Financial Partners GP II L.P. acquired a new position in Metropolitan Bank during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $57,229,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its holdings in shares of Metropolitan Bank by 107.3% during the second quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 148,257 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,378,000 after buying an additional 76,745 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in Metropolitan Bank by 53.7% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 178,363 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,345,000 after acquiring an additional 62,327 shares during the last quarter. Fourthstone LLC lifted its position in Metropolitan Bank by 85.8% during the 2nd quarter. Fourthstone LLC now owns 129,634 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,074,000 after acquiring an additional 59,865 shares during the period. Finally, Millennium Management LLC grew its stake in Metropolitan Bank by 418.5% during the 3rd quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 47,455 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,551,000 after purchasing an additional 38,302 shares during the last quarter. 79.83% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Stories Impacting Metropolitan Bank

Here are the key news stories impacting Metropolitan Bank this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 results and estimate revisions — MCB’s Q4 beat and subsequent upward revisions to earnings estimates have prompted renewed buy interest, with Zacks noting upward momentum in earnings forecasts. Earnings Estimates Moving Higher for Metropolitan Bank Holding (MCB): Time to Buy?
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst price-target upgrade — Keefe, Bruyette & Woods bumped their target to $105 and kept an “outperform” rating, providing additional analyst-driven support for the stock. KBW Raises Price Target
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks ranking increases visibility — MCB was added to Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) lists for both value and momentum, which can attract model-driven and retail buying flows. Best Value Stocks to Buy for January 22nd Best Momentum Stock to Buy for January 22nd
• Positive Sentiment: Management guidance and growth targets — Management signaled plans for ~12% loan growth, modest net interest margin expansion and branch expansion in 2026, supporting revenue and margin upside expectations. Metropolitan Bank aims for 12% loan growth…
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings call detail and coverage — Transcripts and call slides are available for deeper read-throughs of guidance, margin commentary and capital deployment; these provide context but are not new catalysts by themselves. Q4 2025 earnings call transcript Seeking Alpha Transcript
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst/press coverage summaries — Market write-ups (TipRanks, Yahoo Finance summaries) recapped strong margins and outlook; useful for confirming the headline story but largely reiterative. TipRanks: Strong Growth, Margin and Outlook Earnings Call Highlights

Metropolitan Bank Company Profile

Metropolitan Bank (NYSE:MCB), through its principal subsidiary Metropolitan Commercial Bank, operates as a New York–based regional financial institution providing a range of commercial and consumer banking services. The company offers deposit products including checking, savings and money market accounts, as well as business and personal certificates of deposit. On the lending side, Metropolitan Bank extends commercial real estate financing, equipment loans, working capital lines of credit and consumer installment loans tailored to the needs of small- and medium-sized enterprises and individual customers.

In addition to traditional deposit and lending services, Metropolitan Bank provides specialized treasury and cash-management solutions, foreign exchange services and letters of credit for both domestic businesses and multinational clients.