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Carter Bankshares, Inc.CARECompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

United States · USD·Financials›Regional Banks
Momentum neutral 48
Mkt cap
$634M
US dollars, full cap
Free float
96%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$5.50M
20-day average traded
P/B
1.20×
price to book
ROE
27.5%
delivered
Implied ROE
8.8%
what the price asks
Next earnings
83 days
28 Jan 2027
Close · USD$28.69
1D+0.7%
1W-1.1%
1M-5.8%
3M-9.6%
6M+9.0%
YTD+45.9%
1Y+64.6%
ATR %2.7%
Beta0.35
52w lowhigh20.4% off high

What Carter Bankshares does

Employees: 687

Carter Bankshares at a glance

Size Carter Bankshares (CARE) is a United States Financials company (Regional Banks) with a market value of $634M, the 2553rd largest of 3,117 United States companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at $28.69 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares gained 9.0%, against +10.0% for the median peer and -1.1% for the United States market (cap-weighted) — 9th lowest of 20 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue grew 39.7% over the last twelve months (peer median +10.3%); the operating margin is 63.0% (peer median 34.9%).

Valuation It trades at 1.20× book value against a peer median of 1.18× (10th most expensive of 21).

Price implies The share price implies a return on equity of about 8.8%; Carter Bankshares delivers 27.5%, so the price asks less than the business earns today.

Short interest Short interest is 11.2% of the free float (15 Oct 2026).

Next results Next results expected around 28 Jan 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).

Relative performance

10012011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 2026Peer median 112CARE 108
Six months, rebased to 100: Carter Bankshares against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

Carter Bankshares financials

Reported figures in USD; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Revenue$352M$255M$243M$214M$181M
Revenue growth—+5%+14%+18%—
Net income$129M$31.0M$24.3M$23.2M$49.8M
Free cash flown/a$31.8M$28.7M$36.8M$63.2M
Capital expendituren/a$8.05M$8.13M$9.80M$5.48M
Total debt$20.0M$189M$80.4M$401M$205M

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

Carter Bankshares competitor charts

The default views of Competitor Analysis ▸ Charts, drawn from the same data. Open them in the cockpit to change the axes, pin companies and read every value.

Performance: 6-month against 1-month return

-50%-25%0%+25%+50%-40%-20%0%7384OMASPFBIZCCB8399MSBIEQUITASBNKACNBIFMYS8395CIVBUNTYCARE6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. Carter Bankshares is the large dot.

Fundamentals: return on equity against price-to-book

10%20%10×1.50×7384OMASPFBIZCCBWCCB8399MSBIEQUITASBNKIFMYSRRBI8395CIVBBHBDCBBANKBCALUNTYCWBCBWBCAREReturn on equity →Price / book →
A bank or insurer earning more on its equity usually trades at a higher multiple of book; points far above the trend are priced for more. Carter Bankshares is the large dot.

Capital: ROE delivered against the ROE the price implies

10%20%10%20%7384OMASPFBIZCCBWCCB8399MSBIEQUITASBNKACNBIFMYSRRBICIVBBHBDCBBANKBCALCWBCCAREROE delivered →ROE the price implies →
Above the diagonal = the price asks for a higher return on equity than the business earns today. Carter Bankshares is the large dot.

Carter Bankshares competitors and peer comparison

How Carter Bankshares compares with its peers

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size. This is the same default set the interactive Competitor Analysis opens with.

Carter Bankshares against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
MeasureCAREPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return-5.8%+0.2%5th lowest of 21
6-month return+9.0%+10.0%9th lowest of 20
Return on equity27.5%10.8%highest of 21
Price / book1.20×1.18×10th most expensive of 21
Trailing P/E4.8×11.3×2nd cheapest of 20
ROE the price implies8.8%9.7%8th least demanding of 21
ROE delivered27.5%10.8%highest of 21

Peer table

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size
CompanyMarketMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthROEPrice / bookImplied ROEDelivered ROE
Carter Bankshares CAREUnited States$634M+9%+40%28%1.20×8.8%27.5%
Procrea Holdings,Inc 7384.TJapan$638M-2%+25%2%0.59×4.1%2.4%
Oma Savings Bank OMASP.HEFinland$643M+47%-20%7%0.92×5.0%6.6%
First Business Financial Services FBIZUnited States$618M+31%+4%15%1.58×11.2%14.9%
Coastal Financial CCBUnited States$653M-41%+10%-1%1.37×10.8%-0.8%
West Coast Community Bancorp WCCBUnited States$653Mn/a+6%15%1.62×9.1%15.0%
Bank Of The Ryukyus,Limited 8399.TJapan$655M-3%+19%7%0.68×5.3%6.5%
Midland States Bancorp MSBIUnited States$660M+12%-21%10%1.57×11.0%10.2%
Equitas Small Finance Bank EQUITASBNK.NSIndia$662M-25%+15%11%0.95×15.4%11.4%
ACNB ACNBUnited States$667M+22%+15%13%1.58×13.1%13.4%
Banca IFIS IF.MIItaly$673M-53%+68%13%0.30×5.2%13.0%
Mystate MYS.AXAustralia$591M+12%+27%8%1.12×10.2%7.5%
Red River Bancshares RRBIUnited States$682M+14%+7%13%1.78×10.0%13.0%
Bank of Saga 8395.TJapan$589M+10%+16%8%0.72×5.2%8.2%
Civista Bancshares CIVBUnited States$587M+13%+5%11%1.06×8.4%10.9%
Bar Harbor Bankshares BHBUnited States$688M+17%+16%11%1.28×9.3%10.7%
DCB Bank DCBBANK.NSIndia$688M+8%+10%13%0.94×16.4%13.0%
California BanCorp BCALUnited States$696M+13%-4%10%1.20×7.5%10.2%
Unity Bancorp UNTYUnited States$575M+7%+10%17%1.48×10.4%17.1%
Community West Bancshares CWBCUnited States$705M+8%+23%7%1.17×10.1%6.7%
Bridgewater Bancshares BWBUnited States$568M+10%+10%12%1.19×9.0%11.5%

Questions

Which companies are Carter Bankshares's closest peers?
The cockpit's peer set: Procrea Holdings,Inc (7384.T), Oma Savings Bank (OMASP.HE), First Business Financial Services (FBIZ), Coastal Financial (CCB), West Coast Community Bancorp (WCCB), Bank Of The Ryukyus,Limited (8399.T), Midland States Bancorp (MSBI), Equitas Small Finance Bank (EQUITASBNK.NS).
Is Carter Bankshares expensive compared with its peers?
On price / book it trades at 1.20× against a peer median of 1.18×, 10th most expensive of 21 in its peer set. The share price implies a return on equity of about 8.8%; Carter Bankshares delivers 27.5%, so the price asks less than the business earns today.
How has Carter Bankshares stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned +9.0% against +10.0% for the median peer; over one year +64.6%.

How these numbers are made. Returns are close-to-close in local currency. Revenue growth and margins are trailing twelve months. Req g is the revenue growth that today's enterprise value requires for seven years at the company's own cost of capital; Delivered g is what it actually grew; the gap is the hurdle (honest precision about ±8 points, so read the ranking more than the decimal). No fair values, price targets or analyst ratings are shown, by design. Method and validation.