Regional banking company Simmons First National (NASDAQ:SFNC) will be reporting results this Thursday afternoon. Here’s what you need to know.
Simmons First National beat analysts’ revenue expectations by 3% last quarter, reporting revenues of $216 million, up 7.2% year on year. It was a slower quarter for the company, with a significant miss of analysts’ EPS estimates and a miss of analysts’ tangible book value per share estimates.
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This quarter, analysts are expecting Simmons First National’s revenue to grow 10.1% year on year to $217.1 million, a reversal from the 5.3% decrease it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $0.39 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. Simmons First National has missed Wall Street’s revenue estimates five times over the last two years.
Looking at Simmons First National’s peers in the banks segment, some have already reported their Q2 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. Fulton Financial’s revenues decreased 3.2% year on year, beating analysts’ expectations by 1.9%, and FB Financial reported a revenue decline of 40.1%, falling short of estimates by 43.5%. FB Financial traded down 4.4% following the results.
Read our full analysis of Fulton Financial’s results here and FB Financial’s results here.
There has been positive sentiment among investors in the banks segment, with share prices up 8.3% on average over the last month. Simmons First National is up 6.6% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $21.60 (compared to the current share price of $19.44).
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