Regional banking company Webster Financial (NYSE: WBS) will be reporting earnings this Friday before market open. Here’s what investors should know.

Webster Financial met analysts’ revenue expectations last quarter, reporting revenues of $728.6 million, up 6.6% year on year. It was a mixed quarter for the company, with a narrow beat of analysts’ tangible book value per share estimates but a narrow beat of analysts’ EPS estimates.

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This quarter, analysts are expecting Webster Financial’s revenue to grow 1.7% year on year to $729.8 million, slowing from the 10.2% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $1.53 per share.

Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. Webster Financial has missed Wall Street’s revenue estimates four times over the last two years.

Looking at Webster Financial’s peers in the regional banks segment, some have already reported their Q4 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. Live Oak Bancshares delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 29.9%, beating analysts’ expectations by 14.9%, and ServisFirst Bancshares reported revenues up 20.7%, topping estimates by 5%. Live Oak Bancshares traded down 85% following the results.

Read our full analysis of Live Oak Bancshares’s results here and ServisFirst Bancshares’s results here.

There has been positive sentiment among investors in the regional banks segment, with share prices up 5% on average over the last month. Webster Financial is up 2.5% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $75 (compared to the current share price of $65.92).

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