Global Banks Undiscovered Gems With Strong Fundamentals

Southern First Bancshares

Market Cap: US$448.7m

Operates as the bank holding company for Southern First Bank that provides commercial, consumer, and mortgage loans to the general public in South Carolina, North Carolina, and Georgia.

Thai Credit Bank

Market Cap: ฿20.4b

Provides financial services to micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises in Thailand.

Askari Bank

Market Cap: PK₨142.2b

Provides various banking products and services in Pakistan and the Middle East.

BRAC Bank

Market Cap: ৳127.2b

Provides various commercial banking products and services in Bangladesh.

National Bank of Oman SAOG

Market Cap: ر.ع608.1m

Provides various retail, wholesale, investment, and Islamic banking services in the Sultanate of Oman, the United Arab Emirates, and Egypt.

SpareBank 1 Østfold Akershus

Market Cap: NOK 5.7b

Operates as a savings bank that provides various banking products and services in Norway.

Crédit Immobilier et Hôtelier Société Anonyme

Market Cap: د.م14.7b

Provides banking products and services for individuals, professionals, MDMs, and businesses in Morocco.

Northrim BanCorp

Market Cap: US$605.3m

Operates as the bank holding company for Northrim Bank that provides commercial banking products and services to businesses and professional individuals.

NB Bancorp

Market Cap: US$778.6m

Focuses on operating as a bank holding company for Needham Bank that provides various banking products and services in Greater Boston metropolitan area and surrounding communities in the United States.

Peoples Financial Services

Market Cap: US$523.6m

Provides commercial and retail banking services.

OP Bancorp

Market Cap: US$224.9m

Operates as the bank holding company for Open Bank that provides banking products and services.

Tompkins Financial

Market Cap: US$1.1b

A financial holding company, provides commercial and consumer banking, leasing, trust and investment management, financial planning and wealth management, and insurance services.

Hatton National Bank

Market Cap: LK₨213.5b

Provides banking and related services in Sri Lanka and internationally.

Bank Aladin Syariah

Market Cap: Rp12.9t

Provides sharia banking products and services to individual and business customers in Indonesia.

MyState

Market Cap: AU$807.7m

Through its subsidiaries, provides banking, trustee, equipment finance, and managed fund products and services in Australia.

SpareBank 1 Ringerike Hadeland

Market Cap: NOK 6.3b

A financial institution, provides various banking products and services to private and corporate customers in Norway.

Standard Chartered Bank Ghana

Market Cap: GH₵3.9b

Provides various banking products and services in Ghana.

Equity Group Holdings

Market Cap: KSh232.1b

Provides financial products and services in Kenya, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania, South Sudan, and Ethiopia.

FVCBankcorp

Market Cap: US$253.0m

Operates as the bank holding company for FVCbank provides various banking products and services for small and medium-sized businesses, professionals, non-profit organizations and associations, and investors.

Investar Holding

Market Cap: US$269.9m

Operates as the bank holding company for Investar Bank that provides a range of commercial banking products to individuals, professionals, and small to medium-sized businesses in south Louisiana, southeast Texas, and Alabama in the United States.

Burke & Herbert Financial Services

Market Cap: US$1.1b

Operates as the bank holding company for Burke & Herbert Bank & Trust Company that provides various community banking products and services in Virginia and Maryland.

Orient Commercial Bank

Market Cap: ₫31.7t

Provides banking products and services in Vietnam.

Nations Trust Bank

Market Cap: LK₨101.9b

Provides various banking products and services for individuals, small and medium enterprises, and corporates in Sri Lanka.

Optima bank

Market Cap: €1.7b

Provides banking, brokerage, and investment banking services in Greece.

Philippine National Bank

Market Cap: ₱77.7b

Provides various banking and financial products and services.

Housing and Development Bank- Egypt (S.A.E)

Market Cap: ج.م46.1b

Together with its, provides corporate and retail banking services in Egypt.

1st Source

Market Cap: US$1.6b

Operates as the bank holding company for 1st Source Bank that provides commercial and consumer banking services, trust and wealth advisory services, and insurance products to individual and business clients in the United States.

Metropolitan Bank Holding

Market Cap: US$846.0m

Operates as the bank holding company for Metropolitan Commercial Bank that provides a range of business, commercial, and retail banking products and services.

PCB Bancorp

Market Cap: US$336.3m

Operates as the bank holding company for PCB Bank that provides various banking products and services to small and middle market businesses and individuals.

Eagle Bancorp Montana

Market Cap: US$153.5m

Operates as the bank holding company for Opportunity Bank of Montana that provides various banking products and services to small businesses and individuals in Montana.

Community Trust Bancorp

Market Cap: US$1.1b

Operates as the bank holding company for Community Trust Bank, Inc.

First Western Financial

Market Cap: US$251.2m

A financial holding company, provides wealth advisory, private banking, personal trust, investment management, mortgage lending, and institutional asset management services to individual and corporate clients.

Bank7

Market Cap: US$423.8m

Operates as a bank holding company for Bank7 that provides banking and financial services to individual and corporate customers.

Habib Bank

Market Cap: PK₨470.1b

Provides commercial banking services in Pakistan and internationally.

Qatar National Bank

Market Cap: ج.م94.7b

Provides various banking products and services in Egypt.

Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank - Egypt -E

Market Cap: ج.م33.6b

Provides various banking products and services to individuals and corporates in Egypt and internationally.