Regional banking company Fulton <a href="https://bitcomme.com/pathward-financial-cash-q3-earnings-report-preview-what-to-look-for/” title=”Pathward Financial (CASH) Q3 Earnings Report Preview: What To Look For”>Financial (NASDAQ:FULT) will be reporting results this Wednesday after the bell. Here’s what to expect.
Fulton Financial beat analysts’ revenue expectations last quarter, reporting revenues of $367.9 million, up 12% year on year. It was a strong quarter for the company, with a beat of analysts’ EPS estimates and a narrow beat of analysts’ tangible book value per share estimates.
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This quarter, the market is expecting Fulton Financial’s revenue to grow 8.5% year on year, improving from the 2.8% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year.
Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business will stay the course heading into earnings. Fulton Financial has a history of exceeding Wall Street’s expectations.
Looking at Fulton Financial’s peers in the regional banks segment, some have already reported their Q3 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. Washington Trust Bancorp delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 15%, beating analysts’ expectations by 4.1%, and Independent Bank reported revenues up 7.4%, topping estimates by 0.6%. Independent Bank traded up 3.6% following the results.
Read our full analysis of Washington Trust Bancorp’s results here and Independent Bank’s results here.
In the last twelve months or so, the market has shifted its attention from one area of macro importance to the next (AI disintermediation and AI capex spending to geopolitical conflict, rates, and whether the economy is on solid footing or not). While some of the regional banks stocks have shown solid performance in this choppy environment, the group has generally underperformed, with share prices down 5.7% on average over the last month. Fulton Financial is down 4.8% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $26.42 (compared to the current share price of $22.16).
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