First Ottawa Bancshares Inc (FOTB) fair value: what the stock is really worth
As of Nov 3, 2026: fair value (intrinsic value) of First Ottawa Bancshares Inc stock $202, price $241, that is 16.1% below the price, quality 51 out of 100. Rating: overvalued. Calculated from audited financials with 6 of our 26 valuation models and 37 quality factors, updated daily.
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First Ottawa Bancshares Inc
FOTB · USOur calculation puts a fair price 16% below what the stock costs today.
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Price vs Fair Value
White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year. As of Nov 8, 2026.
How to read this chart
60‑month range $24.43 – $244.99 · fair‑value band $144.47 – $305.11 · the $241.25 price screens above the $202.33 fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). As of Nov 8, 2026.
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Company profile
First Ottawa Bancshares, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for American Commercial Bank & Trust, National Association that provides a range of banking and financial services to individual and corporate customers in Yorkville, Streator, Schaumburg, Ottawa, Morris, Lisle, Chicago, and Joliet, Illinois.
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The company offers personal banking services, including checking and savings accounts; time deposits; certificates of deposit and individual retirement accounts; mortgage loans; consumer lending; trust and estate services; personal and fiduciary services; safe deposit boxes; credit cards; and bill payment and online and mobile banking services.
It also provides business banking services, such as e-business checking accounts; commercial checking accounts; commercial checking NOW accounts; deposit sweep and cash management balance accounts; commercial savings accounts; commercial money market accounts; non-profit NOW accounts; commercial lines of credit, commercial loans, commercial construction and development loans, real estate loans, and letters of credit; and agriculture lending and farm management services.
In addition, the company offers home equity loans and residential loans. First Ottawa Bancshares, Inc. was founded in 1865 and is based in Ottawa, Illinois.
Stock analysis
First Ottawa Bancshares Inc (FOTB) currently trades at $241.25, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is $202.33, 16% below the price, so the stock looks overvalued today.
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Valuation
Bull case: the Multiples group reads highest at a median of $244.09 per share, and 1 of the 6 models we run sit above the $241.25 price.
Bear case: the Asset-Based group reads lowest at $91.46, and 5 of the 6 models stay below the price. Data coverage for this calculation is high.
Scenario range: $144.47 (bear) to $305.11 (bull), the price of $241.25 sits inside 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 51/100 (solid quality), in the Financial Services sector.
Mixed Growth: Revenue is growing, but margins or cash flow do not fully confirm the trend.
First Ottawa Bancshares Inc reported revenue of $125M in FY2025 versus $48.6M in FY2021, a compound +26.6%/yr. Reported net income was $25.0M in FY2025, compounding +21.3%/yr from FY2021.
Key figures
Market cap $231M Micro · P/E ratio 8.5 · P/S ratio 2.87 · EPS (TTM) $28.33 · Dividend yield 0.3% · Net margin 32.9% · Return on equity 19.7% · Return on assets (EBIT) 1.5% (5-year average).
Competitive moat
Our AI-assisted moat analysis scores the competitive advantage at 71 out of 100 (low confidence).
What moves the price
The share trades about 2% below its 52-week high and 58% above its 52-week low, currently above its 200-day average.
For context, the median of 10 Financial Services peers we cover trades at −29% fair-value upside, at −16%, FOTB screens cheaper than that median.
Fair Value models
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Quality Score breakdown
It rates the business: profits, how they develop, real cash, balance sheet, investing and share count.
Revenue & earnings trend
FOTB screens overvalued: fair value 16% below the price. Compare with China Merchants Bank Co →
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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 · 996 stocks
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HEALTH: for banks, insurers and similar financial firms borrowed money is part of the business, so we do not rate debt here.
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