Trustmark (TRMK) Reports Q4: Everything You Need To Know Ahead Of Earnings

Regional banking company Trustmark (NASDAQ:TRMK) will be reporting earnings this Tuesday afternoon. Here’s what to expect.

Trustmark missed analysts’ revenue expectations by 0.6% last quarter, reporting revenues of $202.4 million, up 5.3% year on year. It was a slower quarter for the company, with EPS in line with analysts’ estimates and a slight miss of analysts’ revenue estimates.

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This quarter, analysts are expecting Trustmark’s revenue to grow 3.9% year on year to $204.4 million, slowing from the 5.5% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $0.91 per share.

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. Trustmark has missed Wall Street’s revenue estimates four times over the last two years.

Looking at Trustmark’s peers in the regional banks segment, some have already reported their Q4 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. ServisFirst Bancshares delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 20.7%, beating analysts’ expectations by 5%, and Dime Community Bancshares reported revenues up 24.5%, topping estimates by 5.2%. ServisFirst Bancshares traded up 14.6% following the results while Dime Community Bancshares was also up 12.5%.

Read our full analysis of ServisFirst Bancshares’s results here and Dime Community Bancshares’s results here.

There has been positive sentiment among investors in the regional banks segment, with share prices up 2.6% on average over the last month. Trustmark is up 2.5% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $44 (compared to the current share price of $40.81).

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