Puerto Rican financial institution Popular (NASDAQ: BPOP) will be reporting results this Tuesday before the bell. Here’s what to look for.
Popular met analysts’ revenue expectations last quarter, reporting revenues of $814.1 million, up 10.5% year on year. It was a satisfactory quarter for the company, with a narrow beat of analysts’ tangible book value per share estimates.
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This quarter, analysts are expecting Popular’s revenue to grow 9.1% year on year to $825 million, in line with the 8.2% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $3.04 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. Popular has missed Wall Street’s revenue estimates four times over the last two years.
Looking at Popular’s peers in the regional banks segment, some have already reported their Q4 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. ServisFirst Bancshares delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 20.7%, beating analysts’ expectations by 5%, and Dime Community Bancshares reported revenues up 24.5%, topping estimates by 5.2%. ServisFirst Bancshares traded up 14.6% following the results while Dime Community Bancshares was also up 12.5%.
Read our full analysis of ServisFirst Bancshares’s results here and Dime Community Bancshares’s results here.
There has been positive sentiment among investors in the regional banks segment, with share prices up 2.6% on average over the last month. Popular is down 4.9% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $145.70 (compared to the current share price of $121.77).
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