LARK

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Landmark Bancorp

As of 2026-10-21/Confidence medium

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As of 2026-10-21 • Model: RankAlpha Sentiment Codex

Decision Panel

Action, confidence, horizon, and decision blockers at a glance.

Action

—

Confidence

medium

Horizon

—

Key catalyst

Credit-quality and reserve test • 2027-01-19

Base target: $34 / p=50% prob

Biggest risk

Nonperforming loans increased sequentially and management said they remained higher than desired. Higher provisions or renewed deposit-cost pressure could offset earnings gains. [#SEC-8K-2026-07-29]

Invalidation

Break below $24 or thesis failure.

What would change my mind?

Q2 diluted EPS increased to $0.88 from $0.83 in Q1, aided by lower funding costs, while tangible capital strengthened. If credit stabilizes and the funding benefit persists, the shares could rerate. [#SEC-8K-2026-07-29]

Research note

Recommendation

—

Confidence

medium

As of

2026-10-21

Base target

$34

p=50%

Bull target

$39

p=25%

Bear target

$24

p=25%

Key bullets

Fast scan of bull, bear, and watch items

BullKey bullets

Funding-cost benefit and margin durability
Capital accretion and dividend capacity
Q2 diluted EPS increased to $0.88 from $0.83 in Q1, aided by lower funding costs, while tangible capital strengthened.

BearKey bullets

Nonperforming loans rose to 1.18% of gross loans from 0.94% quarter over quarter; allowance coverage of nonperforming loans fell below 100%.
[#SEC-8K-2026-07-29]
Q2 net interest margin declined two basis points sequentially despite lower deposit costs; future funding or asset-yield changes could weaken net interest income.

WatchKey bullets

Credit-quality and reserve test

Summary

High-level snapshot

Recommendation

Model confidence

medium

Timeframe

Asset

Equity

Trigger

Base case: $34 (p=50%)

Target spread vs base: +15% / -29%

Scenario probabilities

Bull Target: $39 (p=25%)Base Target: $34 (p=50%)Bear Target: $24 (p=25%)

Commentary

The verified Q2 release supports a modestly positive operating tone, tempered by worsening nonperforming loans. The September 24 8-K furnished an investor presentation, not a new earnings release. Post-release price reaction, analyst revisions, and reliable social, options, short-interest, and employee-sentiment measures are unavailable; zeros in the sentiment fields denote unavailable data, not neutral readings. [#8-K-2026-09-24] SEC presentation filing

As of 2026-10-21 • Updated bi-weekly / post-earningsSource: Internal modelMethodology

Analyst Summary

Thesis highlights from the latest analysis

Bull Case

Bear Case

Nonperforming loans increased sequentially and management said they remained higher than desired. Higher provisions or renewed deposit-cost pressure could offset earnings gains. [#SEC-8K-2026-07-29]

Drivers

Scannable catalysts and supporting factors

Funding-cost benefit and margin durability
Capital accretion and dividend capacity

Scenarios

Bull Target (Scenario probability)

$39 / p=25% prob

Base Target (Scenario probability)

$34 / p=50% prob

Bear Target (Scenario probability)

$24 / p=25% prob

Analysis 2026-10-21 · RankAlpha Sentiment Codex

Analysis reference price unavailable. Targets are shown without scenario returns.

Sentiment & Exposure

News Sentiment (30d)

0.00

Social Sentiment (7d)

0.00

Events

Other notable items detected

EVENT2027-01-19
Credit-quality and reserve test
The next results will test whether rising problem loans require higher provisions. Nonperforming loans rose to $13.1 million, or 1.18% of gross loans, at June 30 from $10.4 million, or 0.94%, at March 31, while the allowance remained 1.15% of gross loans. The reporting date is unconfirmed. [#SEC-8K-2026-07-29] SEC earnings exhibit
Prob 55.00% • Move 6.00% • Priced-in 40.00%

Short-term Catalysts

Next few weeks

No short-term catalysts

Long-term Catalysts

Months to a year

Funding-cost benefit and margin durability
2027-06-30
Lower deposit costs helped net interest income rise 10.2% year over year in Q2. Deposit costs fell to 1.30%, but net interest margin slipped two basis points sequentially to 4.22%; sustained funding relief rather than a one-quarter benefit is the prospective upside test. [#SEC-8K-2026-07-29] SEC earnings exhibit
Prob 55% • Move 8% • Priced-in 50%
Capital accretion and dividend capacity
2027-06-30
Tangible common equity to assets improved to 8.44% at June 30 from 8.11% at March 31, and the board declared a $0.21 quarterly dividend for August payment. Further capital return is possible, not announced, and depends on earnings and credit quality. [#SEC-8K-2026-07-29] SEC earnings exhibit
Prob 60% • Move 5% • Priced-in 65%

Risks

Nonperforming loans rose to 1.18% of gross loans from 0.94% quarter over quarter; allowance coverage of nonperforming loans fell below 100%. [#SEC-8K-2026-07-29]
Q2 net interest margin declined two basis points sequentially despite lower deposit costs; future funding or asset-yield changes could weaken net interest income. [#SEC-8K-2026-07-29]
Small-cap bank coverage is thin, and no reliable analyst-revision series or confirmed next reporting date was supplied.

Peers

Symbol	Summary
BVFL	Similar-market-cap bank candidate, but the packet lacks operating and valuation metrics needed to establish a defensible premium or discount.
CBFV	Similar-market-cap bank candidate; compare funding costs, asset quality, and tangible-book valuation before drawing a relative-value conclusion. Comparable operating metrics were not supplied.
FNWD	Similar-market-cap bank candidate for a credit and capital comparison; no peer operating metrics were supplied.

Sources

Internal and external references used in this analysis

Model source: RankAlpha Sentiment Codex
Analysis date: 2026-10-21

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Symbol

Summary

BVFL

Similar-market-cap bank candidate, but the packet lacks operating and valuation metrics needed to establish a defensible premium or discount.

CBFV

Similar-market-cap bank candidate; compare funding costs, asset quality, and tangible-book valuation before drawing a relative-value conclusion. Comparable operating metrics were not supplied.

FNWD

Similar-market-cap bank candidate for a credit and capital comparison; no peer operating metrics were supplied.