The framework reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 6.3% 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 C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 19%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 23%. The street (6 analysts) rates it none, with a mean price target of $35.
Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida
SBCF · Nasdaq · USD · Market cap $3.1B · 1,949 employees
Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida operates as the bank holding company for Seacoast National Bank that provides integrated financial services to retail and commercial customers in Florida.
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 09:09 UTC · two dates, stated on purpose · verdict and workings shown in full · never trimmed
What this means: price 32.42 against the desk's fair-value range, base estimate 38.75, 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.
Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida holds its Markdown at $32.42. Consolidating, no directional conviction, held for 282 days.
| Phase | Markdown · caution |
| Quantitative state | Consolidating, no directional conviction, held for 282 days |
| Price at the screen | $32.42 |
| Valuation | 21.33 trailing · 11.70 forward price to earnings |
| Values screen | FAIL · score 30.0 |
| Beta | 0.86 |
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
Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida 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 19.5% margin of safety to the base estimate.
Third-party analyst targets: 6 covering, consensus Hold. The average target sits +14% 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 WordsEvery Florida deposit hits our ethical wall
Picture a Florida retiree parking cash in a local branch and the money flowing into loans that keep the regional economy turning. Seacoast Banking looks like the reliable middleman in that chain, yet the ethical screen blocks any further look because banks sit on the prohibited list. Revenue growth of 24 percent and a forward multiple of 12.5 times cannot override that hard stop, so we pass.
The numbers themselves do not shout opportunity either. Return on equity sits at just 5 percent, profit margins at 23 percent, and six analysts hold with a median target barely above the current price. A thin margin of safety to fair value offers little comfort when the business model itself is off limits.
Currency and rate cycles could still swing results, but the ethical line is the decisive factor here. Analysis, not advice.
| Forward P/E | 11.7xcheap for a company growing this fast |
| Trailing P/E | 21.3xa premium valuation |
| EPS, trailing | 1.54 |
| EPS, forward | 2.77 |
| Revenue growth | +38.3%strong top-line growth |
| Profit margin | 23.8%healthy profit margins |
| Return on equity | 6.1%a modest return on shareholder capital |
| Dividend yield | 237.00% |
| Beta | 0.86steadier than the market |
| Short interest, float | 0.06% |
| 52-week range | 28.58 - 36.27 |
| Market cap | $3.1B |
| Employees | 1,949 |
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 markup to markdown since the last review. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 2.2% 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 C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 19%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 23%. The street (6 analysts) rates it none, with a mean price target of $35.
The framework has shifted from markdown to markup since the last review. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved up 10.3% 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 C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 19%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 23%. The street (6 analysts) rates it none, with a mean price target of $35.
The framework reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. 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 C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 19%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 23%. The street (6 analysts) rates it none, with a mean price target of $35.
The framework reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. 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 markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns.
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| Period | Price then | Price return | Divs per share | $1,000 became | Total return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | $30.38 | +1.7% | · | $1,017 | +1.7% |
| 2 months | $32.37 | -4.6% | · | $954 | -4.6% |
| 3 months | $29.97 | +3.0% | $0.19 | $1,037 | +3.7% |
| 6 months | $32.45 | -4.9% | $0.38 | $963 | -3.7% |
| 1 year | $25.87 | +19.4% | $0.74 | $1,222 | +22.2% |
| 2 years | $21.13 | +46.2% | $1.46 | $1,531 | +53.1% |
| 3 years | $21.63 | +42.8% | $2.18 | $1,528 | +52.8% |
| 5 years | $32.36 | -4.6% | $3.38 | $1,059 | +5.9% |
Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
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