Associated Banc-Corp Keeps Pushing Forward

2026-02-13 14:12:16 ET

One of my favorite banks to analyze these days is Associated Banc-Corp ( ASB ). With a market capitalization as of this writing of $4.62 billion, it is definitely larger than a lot of the banks that I look at. Many banks that skew larger have a tendency to be less attractive. And that's mostly because of valuation concerns. However, this company has been consistently appealing in my book. Back in October of last year, for instance, citing strong financial performance management that had been achieved, I reaffirmed the stock as a “Buy” candidate. Since that time, shares have jumped 16%, easily outperforming the 2.9% rise that the S&P 500 has experienced. Even more impressive is the fact that, since I first became bullish about the stock back in October of 2023, shares have risen 97.1%. That is materially above the 60.5% jump that the market has enjoyed....

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