The framework reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 4.1% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 10% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 18%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 24%. The street (7 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $46.
Renasant Corporation
RNST · the NYSE · USD · Market cap $3.6B · 3,000 employees
Renasant Corporation operates as a bank holding company for Renasant Bank that provides a range of financial, wealth management, and fiduciary services to retail and commercial customers.
FAIL · Does not pass the screenScreen close, 2026-09-23 · not a live quote
Last reviewed 13 days ago
Screened 2026-09-23 · the tape above runs as of 19:04 UTC · two dates, stated on purpose · verdict and workings shown in full · never trimmed
What this means: price 39.70 against the desk's fair-value range, base estimate 50.00, over the last year.
- Trend Markdown
- Insiders no filings inside 60 days, left as found
- Positioning no disclosures inside 60 days, left as found
- Options no verdict drawn today, left as found
- Ethical does not pass the values gate
Our analytic regime reads on this name, dated and marked against the screened price. Small sample per name, and separate from the daily-framework accuracy on the Track Record page.
This name holds its markdown label.
Renasant Corporation holds its Markdown at $39.70. Consolidating, no directional conviction, held for 153 days.
| Phase | Markdown · caution |
| Quantitative state | Consolidating, no directional conviction, held for 153 days |
| Price at the screen | $39.70 |
| Valuation | 11.61 trailing · 10.11 forward price to earnings |
| Values screen | FAIL · score 30.0 |
| Beta | 0.99 |
Five Screens, Shown in Full
Does not pass. Prohibited keyword in sector/industry: bank
| Test | Figure | Limit | What it means | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business activity | Excluded | Core business clean | Prohibited keyword in sector/industry: bank | Fail |
| Debt load | Excluded | Below 33% | Interest-bearing debt is of its assets, above the one-third ceiling the screen allows. | Fail |
| Interest-bearing cash | Excluded | Below 33% | Interest-bearing cash and securities are of assets, above the one-third limit. | Fail |
| Receivables | Excluded | Below 49% | Money owed to the company is of assets, above the 49% limit. | Fail |
| Revenue purity | Excluded | Below 5% | of revenue comes from non-compliant sources, over the 5% line. | Fail |
Five checks adapted from AAOIFI screening standards: business activity plus four balance-sheet ratios. All five must pass for ethical clearance. Every figure is arithmetic on public accounts, not judgement.
The Ethical ReadWhy It Falls Short, in Plain English
Renasant does not clear the screen at the business-activity stage. It operates in conventional financial services, which the screen treats as interest-based, so the financial ratios are not the deciding factor here.
Read as at 2026-10-04. It updates when the underlying figures move, and past reads are kept below.
What the Numbers Say It Is WorthThe Fair Value Range
Fair value range in USD, drawn from the 2026-09-23 screen. The gold marker is the market price at the same screen. A 25.9% margin of safety to the base estimate.
Third-party analyst targets: 7 covering, consensus Buy. The average target sits +21% from the screen price.
Reading the gap · Both our model and the analysts see meaningful upside from here.
Price History & ProjectionsWhere it has been, where the models see it going. History from market close data; projection points are our fair-value estimates and third-party analyst targets, dated to the 2026-09-23 screen.
Fair value and rating are our own model estimates; the Street's range reflects third-party analyst estimates. Analysis, not advice.
The Business, in Plain WordsBanks look tempting until the ethical screen bites
Picture a small business owner in Mississippi walking into a branch to sort a loan or a family handing over savings for wealth advice. That everyday flow is exactly why Renasant fails our screen from the start. Sector rules on banks are clear and we do not bend them, no matter the headline numbers.
Revenue growth sits at 60 percent with a 23 percent profit margin, yet return on equity is just 7 percent and the moat remains unknown. Forward earnings trade at 11.1 times with a modest gap to stated fair value. None of this shifts the verdict once the ethical line is crossed.
Cyclical earnings can look cheap on a low multiple right before credit costs rise, and regional banks carry that trap by nature. The buy-rated analyst targets add no weight here either. Analysis, not advice.
| Forward P/E | 10.1xcheap for a company growing this fast |
| Trailing P/E | 11.6xreasonably valued |
| EPS, trailing | 3.36 |
| EPS, forward | 3.93 |
| Revenue growth | +45.3%growing very fast |
| Profit margin | 29.6%healthy profit margins |
| Return on equity | 8.2%a modest return on shareholder capital |
| Dividend yield | 224.00% |
| Beta | 0.99steadier than the market |
| Short interest, float | 0.06% |
| 52-week range | 33.04 - 44.54 |
| Market cap | $3.6B |
| Employees | 3,000 |
The risks · The main risks here are ordinary market swings and the chance our fair-value read proves too optimistic.
Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.
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Every Entry, As Written
The framework has shifted from accumulation to markdown since the last review. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 6.5% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 10% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 18%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 24%. The street (7 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $46.
The framework reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved up 3.5% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 10% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 18%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 24%. The street (7 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $46.
The framework reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 10% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 18%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 24%. The street (7 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $46.
The framework reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns.
The framework reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns.
Each entry above was written on its date, before the outcome. A journal you can prune is not a journal.
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| Period | Price then | Price return | Divs per share | $1,000 became | Total return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | $39.77 | +5.5% | · | $1,055 | +5.5% |
| 2 months | $39.40 | +6.5% | · | $1,065 | +6.5% |
| 3 months | $35.84 | +17.1% | $0.23 | $1,178 | +17.8% |
| 6 months | $36.58 | +14.7% | $0.46 | $1,160 | +16.0% |
| 1 year | $35.63 | +17.8% | $0.90 | $1,203 | +20.3% |
| 2 years | $27.06 | +55.1% | $1.78 | $1,617 | +61.7% |
| 3 years | $27.40 | +53.2% | $2.66 | $1,629 | +62.9% |
| 5 years | $37.26 | +12.6% | $4.42 | $1,245 | +24.5% |
Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
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