Stephens' bank research team, including analysts Terry McEvoy, Matt Olney, Tyler Stafford and Austin Nicholas, noted that the bank sector has seen strong performance year-to-date following stable Q4 credit trends, slowing deposit beta commentary and two well-received mergers of equals and they feel the risk/reward in the space is now less attractive. Given this preference for a more balanced view, the team downgraded eight stocks in the sector, including BankUnited (BKU), BancorpSouth (BXS), BB&T (BBT), CBTX (CBTX), Comerica (CMA), Eagle Bancorp (EGBN), First Financial Bancorp (FFBC) and LegacyTexas Financial (LTXB), all to Equal Weight from Overweight. In terms of price targets, the target for BancorpSouth was trimmed to $32 from $33, BB&T was lowered to $55 from $56, BankUnited was maintained at $38, CBTX was decreased to $35 from $36, Comerica was raised to $90 from $88, Eagle was held at $60, First Financial's target is $30 and LegacyTexas was maintained at $45.