Regional banking company UMB Financial (NASDAQ: UMBF) will be reporting earnings this Tuesday after market close. Here’s what to look for.
UMB Financial beat analysts’ revenue expectations last quarter, reporting revenues of $727.5 million, up 67.5% year on year. It was an exceptional quarter for the company, with an impressive beat of analysts’ net interest income estimates and a solid beat of analysts’ revenue estimates.
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This quarter, the market is expecting UMB Financial’s revenue to grow 22.6% year on year, slowing from the 47.7% 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 to stay the course heading into earnings. UMB Financial has a history of exceeding Wall Street’s expectations.
Looking at UMB Financial’s peers in the regional banks segment, some have already reported their Q1 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. OFG Bancorp delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 4.2%, beating analysts’ expectations by 4.8%, and Republic Bancorp reported a revenue decline of 11.3%, falling short of estimates by 4.8%. OFG Bancorp traded up 7.6% following the results while Republic Bancorp was also up 1.4%.
Read our full analysis of OFG Bancorp’s results here and Republic Bancorp’s results here.
There has been positive sentiment among investors in the regional banks segment, with share prices up 8.1% on average over the last month. UMB Financial is up 11% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $142.83 (compared to the current share price of $122.22).
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