Regional banking company First Commonwealth Financial (NYSE: FCF) will be announcing earnings results this Tuesday after the bell. Here’s what investors should know.
First Commonwealth Financial beat analysts’ revenue expectations last quarter, reporting revenues of $138.6 million, up 5.5% year on year. It was a mixed quarter for the company, with a narrow beat of analysts’ tangible book value per share estimates but net interest income in line with analysts’ estimates.
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This quarter, the market is expecting First Commonwealth Financial’s revenue to grow 3.9% year on year, slowing from the 11.9% 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. First Commonwealth Financial has missed Wall Street’s revenue estimates multiple times over the last two years.
Looking at First Commonwealth 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. Byline Bancorp delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 4.6%, beating analysts’ expectations by 3.7%, and First Citizens BancShares reported flat revenue, topping estimates by 2%. Byline Bancorp traded up 1.1% following the results.
Read our full analysis of Byline Bancorp’s results here and First Citizens BancShares’s results here.
Investors in the regional banks segment have had steady hands going into earnings, with share prices up 1.3% on average over the last month. First Commonwealth Financial is up 4.1% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $24.07 (compared to the current share price of $21.42).
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