CIVB (Civista Bancshares) Risk Assessment

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CIVB Civista Bancshares Inc CIVB
58 GF Score
Price $29.06
GF Value $18.02
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
! 8 Warning Signs
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What is Civista Bancshares Risk Assessment?

Risk Assessment represents the investment risk of a stock derived from our exclusive method. It suggests how risky the investment opportunity is based on the valuation and the fundamental performance of the stock. It is derived from following key aspects:

1. GuruFocus internally developed valuations of the stock, such as GF valuation.
2. Quality Rank, a business quality indicator developed by GuruFocus.
3. Fundamental performance: Piotroski F-Score, Altman Z-Score, Beneish M-Score, etc.
4. Growth opportunities: 5-year revenue growth rate, 5-Year EPS without NRI Growth Rate, etc.

Value investors are always willing to find undervalued stocks. However, not all the undervalued stocks are good deals, we should also be careful of how risky the investment opportunity is. We believe that if the company's financial strength and profitability are strong, and the stock price is within a reasonable range of the GF valuation, or stock has a high return with its price being undervalued, then it might be a good investment opportunity with low risk.

Based on those aspects listed above, GuruFocus believes the risk assessment of Civista Bancshares is: High Risk: High uncertainty with risk-return tradeoff.

Civista Bancshares  (NAS:CIVB) Risk Assessment Explanation

Based on the four aspects listed above, GuruFocus provides the following 7 evaluations:

All-in-One Screener Examples (1)
Low Risk: Strong fundamentals, worth long-term holding
Moderate Risk: Sensitive, better choose undervalued stock
High Risk: High uncertainty with risk-return tradeoff
High Risk: Good fundamentals, beware of shrinking business
High Risk: Sensitive to economic or industry trends
High Risk: High uncertainty
No Data: Cannot be evaluated

(1) These are some simple examples. You can access our Risk Assessment filter under All-in-One Screener’s Fundamental tab and set your own criteria.

Civista Bancshares Risk Assessment Related Terms

CIVB vs NPB, KRNY, CBNK: Risk Assessment Comparison

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, Civista Bancshares's Risk Assessment, along with its competitors' market caps and Risk Assessment data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Civista Bancshares Risk Assessment vs Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Civista Bancshares's Risk Assessment distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Civista Bancshares's Risk Assessment falls into.


CIVB
58GF Score
Civista Bancshares Inc CIVB
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Is Civista Bancshares (CIVB) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Civista Bancshares stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $29.06 is trading 61.3% above its estimated GF Value™ of $18.02. GuruFocus considers Civista Bancshares to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for CIVB:

  • Risk Assessment:
  • GF Value™: $18.02 vs. price of $29.06 (61.3% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 58/100 with 8 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the CIVB stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.

Civista Bancshares Business Description

Address 100 East Water Street, P.O. Box 5016, Sandusky, OH, USA, 44870
Civista Bancshares Inc is a financial holding company. Operating through its subsidiary, it engages in the business of community banking. Its business activity involves collecting customer deposits, making loans, purchasing securities, and offering trust services to its clients. The company's loan portfolio includes commercial and agricultural, commercial real estate-owner occupied, commercial real estate non-owner occupied, residential real estate, real estate construction, and consumer loans. The majority of its revenues are derived from the interest and fees gained on loans.
58GF Score

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$29.06
Price
$18.02
GF Value