Banner (BANR) reported $170.72 million in revenue for the quarter ended September 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 11%. EPS of $1.52 for the same period compares to $1.30 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +0.84% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $169.3 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.41, the EPS surprise was +7.8%.
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:
- Net interest margin (tax equivalent): 4% versus 4% estimated by two analysts on average.
- Efficiency Ratio: 59.8% versus the two-analyst average estimate of 59.8%.
- Total non-interest income: $20.73 million compared to the $19.4 million average estimate based on two analysts.
- Net interest income: $149.99 million compared to the $149.9 million average estimate based on two analysts.
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Shares of Banner have returned -1.2% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +1% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.
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