Strength Seen in Camden National (CAC): Can Its 5.1% Jump Turn into More Strength?

Camden National CAC shares rallied 5.1% in the last trading session to close at $38.39. This move can be attributable to notable volume with a higher number of shares being traded than in a typical session. This compares to the stock's 9.4% loss over the past four weeks.

The increased investor optimism in the stock can be attributed to President Donald Trump’s recent announcement to put a 90-day pause on the reciprocal tariff for most countries.

This bank is expected to post quarterly earnings of $0.99 per share in its upcoming report, which represents a year-over-year change of +15.1%. Revenues are expected to be $57.16 million, up 37.4% from the year-ago quarter.

Earnings and revenue growth expectations certainly give a good sense of the potential strength in a stock, but empirical research shows that trends in earnings estimate revisions are strongly correlated with near-term stock price movements.

For Camden National, the consensus EPS estimate for the quarter has remained unchanged over the last 30 days. And a stock's price usually doesn't keep moving higher in the absence of any trend in earnings estimate revisions. So, make sure to keep an eye on CAC going forward to see if this recent jump can turn into more strength down the road.

The stock currently carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). You can see the complete list of today's Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) stocks here >>>>

Camden National belongs to the Zacks Banks - Northeast industry. Another stock from the same industry, Meridian Bank MRBK, closed the last trading session 8.1% higher at $13.70. Over the past month, MRBK has returned -8.5%.

Meridian Bank's consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming report has remained unchanged over the past month at $0.33. Compared to the company's year-ago EPS, this represents a change of +37.5%. Meridian Bank currently boasts a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).

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