I’ve seen a lot of companies hit with weird stock drops whenever there’s big news—even if it’s supposedly good news. With Fidelity Bank, their shares fell more than 3 percent right after they tried to explain the whole Supreme Court judgment situation. I think a lot of investors just panicked because court stuff makes people nervous, especially when it sounds like the bank might owe billions.

But the funny thing is, Fidelity Bank actually said they’re not in any sort of financial trouble and even pointed to their Q1 2025 reports to prove it. My guess is that a bunch of shareholders just saw the headlines about huge court damages and freaked out before even reading the full story. It happens a lot, honestly—people react to the drama rather than the facts. Sometimes all it takes is a few scary rumors to spook people into selling their stocks.

If you’re thinking about buying or selling bank shares, I’d say, chill out and look at the real numbers first. Most of the time, stock prices come back up once people realize things aren’t as bad as the news made them sound.