VersaBank (VBNK) — RQD Stock Rating Cockpit

$22.58 +0.71% NASDAQ • Live Quote vs Prior Daily Close (Synced Snapshot) EXT / AFTER-HRS: $22.57

VersaBank (VBNK) carries a Roarable Rating of D (Sell) with 51/100 RQD Confidence due to weak cash-flow efficiency and sensitivity to current interest rates. Wait for business cash flow and institutional buying to improve before committing fresh capital.

ROARABLE D • SELL / AVOID Cap $732.0M
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EXT / AFTER-HRS: $22.57 (-0.06%)🧬 Disciplined Float (-0.40% YoY Shares)⚙️ Cash Engine: 11/20 (D+) • 0.5% FCF Margin
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📊 Historical Track Record: Scores of 51/100 (D) historically posted market-perform odds over rolling 90-day windows (-1.3% avg 90D alpha vs SPY • 49.7% hit rate — wait for RQD ≥ 70 breakout).
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RQD QUANT TACHOMETERSELL / AVOID • D
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5-PILLAR SNOWFLAKE RADARRw D · Rk D+
Cash (11)Whales (8)SEC (13)Macro (10)CEO (9)
Each axis scored 0–20
12M PRICE TARGET CONE-3.1% Base Target
$26 Bull$22 Base$17 Bear
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WHALE OPTIONS SNAPSHOT: — (No Active Options Snapshot on file for VBNK)Realized 20D OHLCV Swing Band: ±6.1%
Deterministic 5-Pillar Attribution (51/100 Composite)
🔍 WHY VBNK SCORES 51/100 (D) — TOP 3 DRIVERS2 Bullish Pillars + #1 Risk Drag
▲ #1 Bullish Driver: SEC 10-K Forensic Risk+13/20 pts (25% of score)

Altman Z-Score 3.80 (FORTRESS SAFE (>3.0)) • Piotroski F-Score 7/9

▲ #2 Bullish Driver: Cash Engine Quality+11/20 pts (22% of score)

SEC XBRL Trailing 12 Months: 0.5% FCF Margin ($20.5M FCF) & 52% Gross Margin

▼ #1 Drag / Risk Factor: Whale & Options Positioning8/20 pts (-12 pt drag)

Put hedging (50% put share) caps near-term gamma upside (-12 pts vs max)

📈 PAST 4 QUARTERS RQD vs SUBSEQUENT RETURNQ1 → Q2 → Q3 → Current
Q1 (-3Q)
43
Grade D$22.04+1.1% Next Q
Q2 (-2Q)
46
Grade D$22.28+4.4% Next Q
Q3 (-1Q)
48
Grade D$23.25-2.9% Next Q
Current
51
Grade D$22.58-1.3% Hist 90D α
Trajectory: D (43) → D (51)Full Audit →
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While VBNK currently carries a cautious 51/100 (D) rating due to Whale & Options Positioning (8/20), shorts face asymmetric squeeze risk if free cash flow inflects or management executes accretive buybacks.

🚀 Contrarian Squeeze Trigger #1

Established market leader in Financials with deep daily trading liquidity.

🚀 Contrarian Squeeze Trigger #2

Options & Short-Covering Gamma: Reclaiming the 50-day SMA ($21.97) and Max Pain ($23.71) forces dealer call-delta covering toward $26.30.

🚀 Contrarian Squeeze Trigger #3

Forensic Repair Trigger: Halting share dilution (Disciplined Float (-0.40% YoY Shares)) or retiring high-cost debt immediately upgrades the SEC 10-K Forensic pillar.

🎲 LIVE PREDICTION MARKET ODDS TIED TO $VBNK• $2.4M Crowd Pool • Kalshi / Polymarket Composite
Contract: “VBNK Beats Next Quarter EPS Consensus (Upcoming Quarter) & Holds Above 200D SMA”
RSI-14 MOMENTUMNEUTRAL RANGE
45.130 Oversold · 70 Hot
ALTMAN-Z SHIELDFORTRESS SAFE (>3.0)
3.80>3.0 Fortress Safe
PIOTROSKI F-SCOREHIGH QUALITY (7–9)
7 / 99-Pt Accounting
52-WEEK LASER RANGE82% OF RANGE
L: $11$22.58H: $25
1. Money & Cash Health● MIXED
Are profits real cash in the bank?

Decent core business (steady margins), though cash flow growth is moderate rather than explosive right now.

Factor Grade: D+RQD 11 / 20
2. Big Money & Insiders● TRIMMING
Are whales & executives buying or selling?

Insiders and big institutional desks have been trimming shares rather than stepping up to buy.

Factor Grade: D-RQD 17 / 40
3. Hidden Risks & Market Weather● WATCH
SEC fine-print scan & interest-rate fit

No major SEC filing blowups, though current interest rates and Fed liquidity call for normal position sizing.

Factor Grade: D+RQD 23 / 40
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ROIC & Free Cash Flow Model
NEUTRAL (55)

14.0% ROIC with 42.0% gross margin and 2.80% FCF yield.

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10-K Accruals & Altman-Z Guard
NEUTRAL (65)

Altman-Z 4.20 and Piotroski 7/9 pass balance-sheet audit.

Whale & Macro Hawk AI
Options Skew, 13F & Fed NetLiq
BEARISH (45)

17/40 institutional & smart-money positioning score with 10/20 macro alignment.

Bull Case: Why Buyers Like VBNK
  • ✓Established market leader in Financials with deep daily trading liquidity.
Bear Case: What Could Go Wrong
  • !Company executives have done more routine share selling than personal cash buying lately.
  • !Sensitive to high interest rates and tighter Federal Reserve market liquidity.
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VBNK // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: +26.07%📐 WEDGE COMPRESSION COIL
2026-10-30O $22.55H $22.58L $21.85C $22.58VOL 88.4K
RES: $23.83SUP: $18.99SMA50: $21.97SMA200: $18.76
$25.85$22.53$19.20$15.87$12.55RES $23.83SUP $18.99$22.582026-04-302026-06-152026-07-312026-09-162026-10-30
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VBNK Dilution Monitor, Expectations Hurdle, Butterfly Connections & Policy Exposure

Share Count & Dilution Monitor (#25)

Multi-year comparable XBRL diluted share count not disclosed (ETF or recent listing).

Reverse-DCF Expectations Hurdle (#30)
8.0%/yr Implied 5Y Growth

vs. +6.0% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).

Ellis Vennor Setup Ledger (#33)

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No direct multi-tier Butterfly edges indexed yet for VBNK. Explore sector supply chains on /butterfly.

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DETERMINISTIC MULTI-FACTOR EQUITY AUDIT • SEC EDGAR XBRL × RQD PEER BENCHMARK

📊 Quantitative Sector Peer Comparison, SEC Filing Delta & Investment FAQ (VBNK)

Financials Rank #798 of 1096 ⚔️ PGC vs VBNK Full Matrix →

1. Head-to-Head Financials Peer Comparison (VBNK vs. PGC, AGBK, SUPV, AVBH)

Industry: Commercial Banks (34 Tracked Issuers)

Across 1096 tracked Financials securities in the Roarable RQD universe, VersaBank (VBNK) ranks #798 by composite RQD confidence (51/100, grade D) and #616 by equity capitalization ($732.0M). Within this direct 5-issuer industry benchmark cohort, PGC leads on earnings valuation at 21.8x trailing P/E, while PGC leads on capital efficiency and profitability with 5.7% ROIC and — gross margin. AGBK currently holds the highest overall quantitative score in the immediate peer group at 60/100 (C-) compared with VBNK at 51/100 (D).

Ticker / Company Roarable Grade RQD Score Trailing P/E Gross Margin ROIC 1D Change Market Cap Head-to-Head
VBNK ACTIVE
VersaBank
D 51/100 — — — +0.71% $732.0M Benchmark Subject
PGC
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation
D+ 53/100 21.8x — 5.7% -0.56% $813.9M /pgc-vs-vbnk →
AGBK
AGI Inc (Class A)
C- 60/100 — — — +0.39% $819.9M /agbk-vs-vbnk →
SUPV
Grupo Supervielle S.A. each Representing five (Class B)
D+ 57/100 — — — +0.30% $612.0M /supv-vs-vbnk →
AVBH
Avidbank Holdings Inc.
D 50/100 — — -7.0% +1.37% $375.6M /avbh-vs-vbnk →

2. VBNK Fundamental Profitability, Capital Efficiency & Balance-Sheet Forensics

TRAILING 12M & FORWARD QUANTITATIVE SNAPSHOT

VersaBank (VBNK) operates in Commercial Banks (Financials) with an equity capitalization of $732.0M, trailing P/E of N/A, forward P/E of N/A, and EV/EBITDA of N/A. Operating profitability registers a gross margin of —, operating margin of —, net profit margin of —, ROIC of —, and free cash flow yield of —, alongside an Altman Z-Score of N/A and Piotroski F-Score of N/A.

3. VBNK Data-Verified Investor FAQ (RQD Rating, Sector Peers, SEC Forensics & Technicals)

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Is VBNK stock a Buy, Hold, or Sell right now according to Roarable's RQD model?

As of 2026-11-01, VersaBank (NASDAQ: VBNK) is rated D (Sell / SELL) by Roarable's 5-pillar RQD engine with a composite confidence score of 51/100 at a spot price of $22.58 (+0.71% 1D, market cap $732.0M). Pillar breakdown: Fundamental Cash Engine 11/20, Institutional 13F & Options Flow 8/20, Executive Insider Alignment 13/20, FRED Macro Regime Fit 10/20, and SEC Balance-Sheet Forensics 9/20. Across 1096 tracked Financials issuers, VBNK ranks #798 in composite RQD confidence.

How does VBNK compare to PGC and AGBK in the Financials sector?

Within the Financials sector (Commercial Banks), VBNK carries a Roarable D (51/100 RQD), trailing P/E of N/A, gross margin of —, and ROIC of —. By comparison, PGC (Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation) holds a D+ grade (53/100 RQD, P/E 21.8x, ROIC 5.7%, cap $813.9M) and AGBK (AGI Inc (Class A)) posts a C- grade (60/100 RQD, P/E N/A, ROIC —, cap $819.9M). Among the 5-stock peer group, PGC leads on earnings multiple (21.8x) while PGC leads on capital efficiency (5.7% ROIC).

What are the biggest fundamental strengths and SEC risk factors for VBNK?

For VersaBank (VBNK), key quantitative strengths include Established market leader in Financials with deep daily trading liquidity. and sector rank #798 in Financials, while primary risk factors center on Company executives have done more routine share selling than personal cash buying lately. and Sensitive to high interest rates and tighter Federal Reserve market liquidity.. Institutional options positioning shows a 50% call / 50% put premium split.

Where is VBNK trading relative to its 50-day, 200-day, and 52-week technical levels?

VBNK last traded at $22.58 (+0.71% on volume of 94,621 shares), positioning the stock +2.78% above its 50-day simple moving average ($21.97) and +20.36% above its 200-day simple moving average ($18.76). Across its 52-week range of $11.25 to $25.05, VBNK sits at the 82.1% percentile with a 14-day RSI of 45.1 (NEUTRAL RANGE) and an implied next-earnings move of ±6.1% ($21.20 to $23.96).

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Should I buy, hold, or sell VBNK stock right now?

VersaBank (VBNK) currently earns a Roarable Rating of D (Sell — SELL) with 51/100 RQD Confidence. Stretched risk/reward at current multiples (steady margins) under elevated 10-year interest-rate pressure.

What is VBNK's 12-month price target and RQD AI Jury consensus?

VBNK's 12-month base price target is $21.87 (range $17.06 to $26.3), backed by transparent SEC XBRL cash-flow, Form 4 insider, and CBOE options flow analysis.

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