Regional banking company Webster Financial (NYSE: WBS) will be reporting results this Tuesday after market close. Here’s what investors should know.
Webster Financial beat analysts’ revenue expectations last quarter, reporting revenues of $736.4 million, up 2.6% year on year. It was a mixed quarter for the company, with a narrow beat of analysts’ revenue estimates but a narrow beat of analysts’ EPS estimates.
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This quarter, the market is expecting Webster Financial’s revenue to grow 3.5% year on year, slowing from the 5.9% 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 to stay the course heading into earnings. Webster Financial has missed Wall Street’s revenue estimates multiple times over the last two years.
Looking at Webster 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. Webster Financial is up 5.7% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $73.75 (compared to the current share price of $71.80).
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