Brett Rabotin

Research Analyst at Hovde Capital Advisors LLC

Brett Rabatin is Managing Director and Head of Research at Hovde Group, leading the Equity Research Department with a focus on coverage of U.S. regional and community bank stocks across the country. He personally covers multiple small and mid-cap banks, including Coastal Financial, and has a proven track record of strong investment performance, ranked as a top analyst by The Wall Street Journal’s Best on The Street survey for banks and thrifts in 2002 (number-one stock picker) and recognized as number two overall by Forbes and StarMine in 2003, in addition to earning top marks for earnings estimation within the sector. Since 1999, Rabatin has been a sell-side analyst at Piper Jaffray, Sterne Agee, FTN Midwest, and JC Bradford; he previously specialized in valuations and transaction advisory for financial institutions at Mercer Capital before joining Hovde Group in September 2020. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Finance from the University of Memphis, is a CFA Charterholder, and maintains FINRA Series 7, 24, 63, 86, and 87 licenses.