** Regional lender Shore Bancshares' SHBI.O stock up 1.2% at $15.74 in morning trading
** Hovde initiates coverage on SHBI with an "outperform" rating; sets PT at $19, reflecting about 22.2% upside on the stock's last close
** Brokerage is optimistic about the company's improving fundamentals, strong positioning in Maryland and a clear shift toward organic growth
** "Greater Maryland market is wide-open for a Community banking franchise that SHBI represents...while having greater product depth than smaller, localized competitors," Hovde says
** 2 of the 3 brokerages rate the stock "strong buy" or "buy", 1 "hold"; median PT $18 - data compiled by LSEG
** Including session's moves, SHBI stock down ~0.8% YTD
(Reporting by Anuj T in Bengaluru)
((anuj.t@thomsonreuters.com))
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