Park National (PRK) reported $144.3 million in revenue for the quarter ended December 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 7.3%. EPS of $2.93 for the same period compares to $2.36 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +2.26% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $141.11 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $2.77, the EPS surprise was +5.9%.
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.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how Park National performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Net Interest Margin: 4.9% versus 4.7% estimated by two analysts on average.
- Efficiency ratio: 60.5% versus the two-analyst average estimate of 58.2%.
- Total Non Interest Income: $31.38 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $29.3 million.
- Net Interest Income: $112.93 million compared to the $112.83 million average estimate based on two analysts.
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Shares of Park National have returned +1.6% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.2% 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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