Best Performing Bank Dividend Stocks of 2017

This table represents the 50 best performing bank stocks in 2017 with a dividend yield of 1% or more. A few banks have announced wage increases and new investments on the back of the tax reform bill. Let’s hope more banks are able to follow their lead in 2018.




NameSymbolP/EYield5yr Div
Growth %
1 Year
Return %
Farmers & MerchantsFMAO32.461.113.67155.1
FNB BancorpFNBG22.81.228.7675.48
Nedbank Group LtdNDBKF11.384.6733.8966.7
First BancTrust CorpFIRT22.391.122.9263.71
Oak Valley BancorpOVLY16.531.25--63.57
Greene CountyGCBC24.31.121.6662.26
First Choice BankFCBK20.253.27--54.27
Chemung FinancialCHMG20.651.920.7952.32
DBS Group HoldingsDBSDF15.971.181.3951.67
United SecurityUBFO22.41.53--51.27
Ohio Valley BancOVBC22.32.04050.75
MW Bancorp IncMWBC13.912.07--50.61
Virginia NationalVABK13.991.05--50.54
Ally Financial IncALLY13.51.38--48.64
Norwood FinancialNWFL19.42.673.2948.3
Kentucky BancsharesKTYB13.182.514.1848.16
Mid Penn Bancorp IncMPB15.661.6719.1444.8
MCAN Mortgage CorpMAMTF10.895.541.6744.26
SpareBank 1SRMGF10.263.43--43.46
Industrial CommercialIDCBY6.724.315.0442.43
Sturgis Bancorp IncSTBI12.972.550.4941.45
Intesa SanpaoloIITSF7.986.0211.8441.34
Timberland BancorpTSBK14.721.56--39.37
The Community FinancialTCFC18.891.01037.48
ING GroepINGVF12.234.06--36.85
Cambridge BancorpCATC18.612.264.9935.75
Citizens FinancialCZFS16.062.6711.3134.57
First NationalFNLIF7.575.173.8334.22
Franklin FinancialFRAF14.572.48-5.3634.2
Farmers Bank of Appo.FBPA12.711.65--33.65
Northeast CommunityNECB511.18033.16
Fauquier BanksharesFBSS20.192.31032.17
Hawthorn BancsharesHWBK15.561.294.631.76
Bank of CommerceBOCH17.581.03031.69
Bank of AmericaBAC16.851.3244.2731.53
Union BankUBNC19.821.04--29.99
F & M Bank CorpFMBM12.552.725.9229.56
Old Point FinancialOPOF401.4714.8729.53
Community BancorpCMTV15.833.53-2.3329.41
Eagle Financial ServicesEFSI14.12.752.6428.94
Marquette NationalMNAT20.032.53--28.73
Consumers BancorpCBKM18.512.36-3.9328.71
Commerce UnionCUBN25.361.56--28.44
Calvin B. TaylorTYCB18.272.811.0628.14
Alerus Financial CorpALRS14.342.298.227.87
Comerica IncCMA19.581.2617.3527.55
Middlefield BancMBCN15.632.230.7627.42
Chesapeake FinancialCPKF13.731.818.2427.21
Katahdin Bankshares CorpKTHN14.052.56--26.88