Raymond James upgraded Renasant to Outperform from Market Perform with a $39 price target following the announced acquisition of The First Bancshares and a capital raise. The deal is “strategically sound and financially compelling” where the combined company is poised to generate top quartile performance when fully phased in, the analyst tells investors in a research note. The firm now views Renasant’s risk/reward positively.
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