Stephen Scouten, CFA

Stephen Scouten is a managing director and senior research analyst at Piper Sandler. Previously, Scouten was a managing director in the equity research group of Sandler O’Neill + Partners, L.P. His research coverage focuses primarily on regional and mid-cap commercial banks located in the Southeastern U.S. He joined Sandler O’Neill in 2014 from Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, where he served as an equity analyst for three years, also focusing on mid-cap, regional and large cap banks in the Southeast. Prior to his time at KBW, Scouten worked at SunTrust Robinson Humphrey in the firm’s loan syndications investment banking group. He joined SunTrust after completing his MBA at Emory University’s Goizeuta Business School with a concentration in finance. At Emory, he received the award for Most Outstanding Academic Achievement, recognizing the top student in the program. Prior to Emory, Scouten spent several years in various roles in the mortgage industry. In addition to his MBA, Scouten holds a Bachelor of Science in commerce from The University of Virginia’s McIntire School of Commerce. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst Designation and is a member of both the CFA Society of Atlanta and the CFA Institute.

Universe Coverage

Banks
OZK	Bank OZK
SMBK	SmartFinancial, Inc.
CSTR	CapStar Financial Holdings, Inc.
HOMB	Home BancShares, Inc.
FBK	FB Financial Corporation
BKU	BankUnited, Inc.
AMTB	Amerant Bancorp Inc.
SSB	South State Corporation
PNFP	Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.
SFNC	Simmons First National Corporation
CCBG	Capital City Bank Group
SBCF	Seacoast Banking Corp. of Florida
USCB	U.S. Century Bank
FCNCA	First Citizens BancShares, Inc.
CADE	Cadence Bank
HWC	Hancock Whitney Corporation
HTH	Hilltop Holdings Inc.
IBTX	Independent Bank Group, Inc.
PB	Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.
RNST	Renasant Corporation
SNV	Synovus Financial Corp.
TCBI	Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc.
TRMK	Trustmark Corporation
UCBI	United Community Banks, Inc.
VBTX	Veritex Holdings, Inc.