Regional Bank Gains Hit Levels Unseen Since Silicon Valley Bank's Failure As Investor Sentiment Shifts To Small-Cap Names

Zinger Key Points
  • U.S. regional banks are seeing significant gains as expectations for rate cuts drive an investor shift from large-cap to small-cap stocks.
  • Tuesday's gains helped regional banks recoup losses from the March 2023 failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank.

U.S. regional banks are experiencing sessions of significant gains, as growing expectations for interest rate cuts fueled an investor rotation from large-cap to small-cap stocks.

The SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF KRE — a widely followed gauge for the industry — rallied as much as 4.5% on Tuesday, marking the strongest session since December 2023.

Notably, the recent five-day rally of nearly 15% was the strongest for regional banks since November 2020.

With Tuesday’s move, regional banks have effectively recouped all losses suffered after March 9, 2023, characterized by the failure of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank.

“Lending conditions for commercial and industrial loans have eased substantially since last year's regional bank crisis. The net percentage of lenders reporting tightening lending standards has declined from the peak of 50% at the end of 2023 to 20% today for both small and large firms,” Goldman Sachs wrote in a recent note on regional banks.

Chart: Regional Banks Rebound To Pre-Silicon Valley Bank Collapse Levels

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Tuesday’s Top Performers Within Regional Banks

Name 1-Day %
ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. SFBS12.53%
Mercantile Bank Corporation MBWM12.06%
First Foundation Inc. FFWM10.35%
Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. MCB10.00%
CrossFirst Bankshares, Inc. CFB9.66%
FB Financial Corporation FBK8.04%
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp. PGC7.88%

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