Banner (BANR) reported $162.15 million in revenue for the quarter ended June 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 8.3%. EPS of $1.35 for the same period compares to $1.17 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of -0.89% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $163.6 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.32, the EPS surprise was +2.27%.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
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 Banner performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Efficiency Ratio: 62.5% compared to the 61% average estimate based on two analysts.
- Net interest margin (tax equivalent): 3.9% compared to the 3.9% average estimate based on two analysts.
- Net charge-offs / Average loans receivable: -0% compared to the 0.1% average estimate based on two analysts.
- Total non-interest income: $17.75 million compared to the $18.8 million average estimate based on two analysts.
- Net interest income: $144.4 million versus $144.8 million estimated by two analysts on average.
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Shares of Banner have returned +9% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +4.5% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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