Stock Yards Bancorp Named to Piper Sandler Sm-All Stars: Class of 2025 List for Small-Cap Banks
Thu, 01/29/2026 - 08:00 Press release
In December, Stock Yards Bancorp, the parent company of Stock Yards Bank & Trust, with offices in Louisville, central, eastern and northern Kentucky, as well as Indianapolis and Cincinnati was only one of 24 banks in the US to be named a “Sm-All Star” in Piper Sandler’s annual list of top-performing small-cap banks and thrifts. Piper Sandler, an independent investment bank and research firm, analyzed banks and thrifts nationwide to select the “Class of 2025.” This elite annual list reflects the top banks and thrifts in the industry across a number of metrics including growth, profitability, credit quality and capital strength.
“Being named among the nation’s top preforming banks by Piper Sandler is a powerful validation of our strategy and momentum,” said James (Ja) Hillebrand, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “This distinction highlights the exceptional effort and commitment of the entire Stock Yards team.”
Stock Yards Bank has been named to Piper Sandler’s Sm-All Stars list seven times in 2008, 2011, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2024 and 2025.