Regional bank Banc of California (NYSE:BANC) will be announcing earnings results this Wednesday after the bell. Here’s what investors should know.
Banc of California missed analysts’ revenue expectations by 2.6% last quarter, reporting revenues of $266 million, up 1.2% year on year. It was a slower quarter for the company, with a significant miss of analysts’ net interest income estimates.
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This quarter, analysts are expecting Banc of California’s revenue to grow 6.5% year on year to $276.1 million, slowing from the 347% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $0.26 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.
Looking at Banc of California’s peers in the regional banks segment, some have already reported their Q2 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. Texas Capital Bank delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 15.2%, beating analysts’ expectations by 2.7%, and Nicolet Bankshares reported revenues up 12.7%, topping estimates by 4.4%. Texas Capital Bank traded up 4.8% following the results while Nicolet Bankshares was also up 7.8%.
Read our full analysis of Texas Capital Bank’s results here and Nicolet Bankshares’s results here.
There has been positive sentiment among investors in the regional banks segment, with share prices up 7.8% on average over the last month. Banc of California is up 7.9% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $17.27 (compared to the current share price of $15.01).
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