Piper Sandler assumed coverage of Chemung Financial (CHMG) with a Neutral rating and $57 price target The firm assumed four regional banks largely based in Upstate New York, with Financial Institutions (FISI) its favored name. The bank has tended to trade at a discount to its peer group on a forward price-to-earnings basis in part given its sub peer profitability and more limited liquidity, the analyst tells investors in a research note. Piper believes the recent capital raise and balance sheet restructuring should pull forward profitability.

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