For the quarter ended June 2025, Fulton Financial (FULT) reported revenue of $328.46 million, down 3.2% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.55, compared to $0.47 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +1.56% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $323.4 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.43, the EPS surprise was +27.91%.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how Fulton Financial performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Efficiency Ratio: 57.1% compared to the 62% average estimate based on two analysts.
- Net Interest Margin: 3.5% versus the two-analyst average estimate of 3.4%.
- Average Balance - Total Interest-Earning Assets: $29.97 billion versus $16.58 billion estimated by two analysts on average.
- Net charge-offs to average loans: 0.2% compared to the 0.3% average estimate based on two analysts.
- Total Non-Interest Income: $69.15 million versus $67.38 million estimated by two analysts on average.
- Net Interest Income (FTE): $259.31 million compared to the $254.92 million average estimate based on two analysts.
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Shares of Fulton Financial have returned +13.9% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +5% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.
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