Carter Bank and Trust (CARE) fair value: what the stock is really worth
As of Sep 23, 2026: fair value of Carter Bank and Trust $21.11, price $29.93, upside -29.5%, quality 60 out of 100. Calculated from audited financials with 26 valuation models and 37 quality factors, updated daily.
- Fair value above price? No
- Good quality? Yes
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Carter Bank and Trust
CARE · USOvervalued / MonitorQuality is not strong enough to offset the price risk.
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Price vs Fair Value
White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year, dashed = 300-day average. As of Sep 23, 2026.
How to read this chart
60‑month range $10.11 – $35.72 · fair‑value band $15.83 – $26.39 · the $29.93 price screens above the $21.11 fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). 1 fiscal year is left out: there the valuation rested on only a fraction of the usual models. Dashed = 300-day average. As of Sep 23, 2026.
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Company profile
Carter Bankshares, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Carter Bank & Trust that provides various retail and commercial banking products and insurance services in the United States. It offers various deposit products, including checking, savings, retirement, and money market accounts, as well as certificates of deposit.
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Carter Bankshares, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Carter Bank & Trust that provides various retail and commercial banking products and insurance services in the United States. It offers various deposit products, including checking, savings, retirement, and money market accounts, as well as certificates of deposit. The company also provides commercial loans, such as secured and unsecured, real estate construction and acquisition, and commercial and industrial loans; consumer loans, such as automobiles, home improvements, education, overdraft protection, and personal, and residential mortgages loans; home equity lines of credit; and credit cards, as well as originates and holds fixed and variable rate mortgage loans. In addition, it offers other banking services that include safe deposit boxes, direct deposit of payroll, social security checks, and debit cards; online banking products, including online and mobile banking, online account opening, bill payment, electronic statement, mobile deposit, Zelle, credit monitoring tools, digital wallet, MoneyPass, and ATM services; title insurance and other financial institution-related products and services; and treasury and corporate cash management services. Carter Bankshares, Inc. was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in Martinsville, Virginia.
Stock analysis
Carter Bank and Trust (CARE) currently trades at $29.93, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is $21.11, implying the stock looks roughly 41.8% overvalued today.
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Valuation
Bull case: the Multiples group reads highest at a median of $18.35 per share, and 0 of the 4 models we run sit above the $29.93 price.
Bear case: the Asset-Based group reads lowest at $12.65, and 4 of the 4 models stay below the price. Evidence for this calculation is high.
Scenario range: $15.83 (bear) to $26.39 (bull), the price of $29.93 sits above it. Bear and bull are the same models on cautious and optimistic assumptions, a range, not a price target.
Quality & growth
The Quality Score stands at 60/100 (solid quality), in the Financial Services sector.
Healthy Growth: Revenue growth appears healthy and is supported by profitability and cash-flow quality.
Carter Bank and Trust reported revenue of $255M in FY2025 versus $156M in FY2021, a compound +13.0%/yr. Reported net income was $31.4M in FY2025, compounding −0.2%/yr from FY2021.
Key figures
Market cap $672M · P/E ratio 6.1 · P/S ratio 0.76 · EPS (TTM) $4.87 · Net margin 12.3% · Return on equity 23.9% · Return on assets (EBIT) 0.9% · Operating margin 79.1%.
Competitive moat
Our AI-assisted moat analysis scores the competitive advantage at 47 out of 100 (low confidence).
What moves the price
The share trades about 16% below its 52-week high and 77% above its 52-week low, currently above its 200-day average.
For context, the median of 10 Financial Services peers we cover trades at −38% fair-value upside, at −29%, CARE screens cheaper than that median.
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Of which business quality 49 · Market factors (momentum, volatility) 80
Revenue & earnings trend
Growth Forecast
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Peer GroupⓘHow this stock ranks against its industry: the green marker is this stock, the band is the typical 25–75% peer range, and the tick is the median.Banks - Regional · 1074 stocks
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Strength profile in five axes (Snowflake)
VALUE 0: the price sits above our fair-value range.
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