Regional banking company First Interstate BancSystem (NASDAQ: FIBK) will be reporting results this Wednesday after market close. Here’s what to look for.
First Interstate BancSystem missed analysts’ revenue expectations last quarter, reporting revenues of $250.2 million, down 4.1% year on year. It was a satisfactory quarter for the company, with a beat of analysts’ EPS estimates but a miss of analysts’ revenue estimates.
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This quarter, the market is expecting First Interstate BancSystem’s revenue to decline 1.8% year on year, a reversal from the 1.9% 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. First Interstate BancSystem has missed Wall Street’s revenue estimates multiple times over the last two years.
Looking at First Interstate BancSystem’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 First Financial Bancorp reported revenues up 26.1%, topping estimates by 3.1%. OFG Bancorp traded up 7.6% following the results while First Financial Bancorp was also up 2.4%.
Read our full analysis of OFG Bancorp’s results here and First Financial Bancorp’s results here.
There has been positive sentiment among investors in the regional banks segment, with share prices up 9.3% on average over the last month. First Interstate BancSystem is up 7.6% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $36.38 (compared to the current share price of $35.32).
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