Pinnacle Financial Partners, In PNFPP

Competitive advantage analysis · financial-services

Bank Specialized
Overall moat score
48/100
Developing

About Pinnacle Financial Partners, In

Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as the bank holding company for Pinnacle Bank that provides various banking products and services to individuals, businesses, and professional entities in the United States. It accepts various deposits, including savings, noninterest-bearing and interest-bearing checking, money market, and certificate of deposit accounts; and provides treasury management services, such as online wire … Full PNFPP analysis →

Competitive advantage assessment

Key strengths

  • Diversified Revenue Streams Revenue diversification is evident (growth stability 0.97).

Key risks

  • Weak Deposit Franchise Deposit franchise appears weak (profitability score 0.31).
  • Credit Quality Concerns Credit quality is concerning (asset quality score 0.32).

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Deposit Franchise

Moderate
50

Where PNFPP ranks in Banks - Regional

Pinnacle Financial Partners, In ranks #211 of 393 scored companies in Banks - Regional by moat score — the top 54%. The widest moat in the group is 1st Source Corporation (SRCE) at 86/100.

Moat scores for companies ranked near PNFPP in Banks - Regional
# Company Moat score Rating
207 LCNB Corporation LCNB 48/100 Developing
208 CNB Financial Corporation CCNE 48/100 Developing
209 CNB Financial Corporation - Dep CCNEP 48/100 Developing
210 Financial Institutions, Inc. FISI 48/100 Developing
211 Pinnacle Financial Partners, In PNFPP 48/100 Developing
212 Heritage Financial Corporation HFWA 48/100 Developing
213 Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. Sp MFG 48/100 Developing
214 National Bankshares, Inc. NKSH 47/100 Developing
215 Old National Bancorp - Deposita ONBPP 47/100 Developing

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How PNFPP scores on the Bank Specialized defenses

Deposit Franchise

Score 50 · 22% of the moat score

A deposit franchise is the cheapest and most valuable thing a bank can own.

Lending Advantage

Not measurable · 18% of the moat score

Lending advantage is the ability to originate loans at attractive spreads without buying that volume with looser credit standards.

Capital Strength

Score 43 · 20% of the moat score

Capital is the buffer between loan losses and insolvency, and it is what regulators judge a bank on first.

Cost Discipline

Not measurable · 16% of the moat score

Banking carries high fixed costs in branches, compliance and technology, so what it costs to run the bank relative to what the bank earns is a genuine competitive variable.

Revenue Diversification

Score 56 · 14% of the moat score

A bank earning everything from net interest income is a leveraged bet on the rate cycle.

Risk Management

Score 32 · 10% of the moat score

Risk management is the defense that only reveals itself late.

How each Bank Specialized defense is measured, in full →

Understanding PNFPP's moat

What is Pinnacle Financial Partners, In's moat score?

Pinnacle Financial Partners, In (PNFPP) scores 48 out of 100 on the StatsAlpha Moat Map, which rates its competitive advantage as developing. It ranks #211 of 393 scored companies in Banks - Regional, the top 54%. The score is a weighted composite of 6 competitive defenses, each measured against industry peers of 399 companies in Banks - Regional. Its strongest defense is Revenue Diversification (56/100) and its weakest is Risk Management (32/100).

How does Pinnacle Financial Partners, In compare with other Banks - Regional companies?

Pinnacle Financial Partners, In ranks #211 of 393 scored companies in Banks - Regional by moat score. The widest moat in Banks - Regional is 1st Source Corporation (SRCE) at 86/100. The companies ranked closest are Financial Institutions, Inc. (FISI) at 48 just above it and Heritage Financial Corporation (HFWA) at 48 just below it.

How is the moat score calculated?

Each company is scored with an industry-specific template — Bank Specialized in this case, chosen because the defenses that matter to a bank are not the ones that matter to a software company. Every defense combines several financial signals, and each signal is measured as a percentile against a peer group of 399 companies in Banks - Regional. The defenses are then weighted to produce the overall score out of 100.

Why is Pinnacle Financial Partners, In scored with the Bank Specialized template?

A bank does not sell a product at a margin. It funds itself, lends at a spread, and books profits that remain an estimate until the loans are actually repaid. That makes the usual margin-and-return questions misleading, so the Bank template scores what really determines a bank's durability: where its funding comes from, what it lends against, how much capital stands behind it, and whether it has been pricing risk honestly.

Which competitive defenses are measured for Pinnacle Financial Partners, In?

The Bank Specialized template measures 6 defenses, and PNFPP scores: Deposit Franchise (50), Lending Advantage (not measurable), Capital Strength (43), Cost Discipline (not measurable), Revenue Diversification (56), Risk Management (32). Each is scored independently as a percentile against peers, so a company can be strong on one and weak on another — the overall score reflects how those defenses are weighted for this industry.

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