For the quarter ended March 2025, Park National (PRK) reported revenue of $130.12 million, up 6.8% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $2.57, compared to $2.15 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of -0.43% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $130.69 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $2.20, the EPS surprise was +16.82%.
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 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: 4.6% compared to the 4.5% average estimate based on two analysts.
- Efficiency ratio: 59.8% versus 63.4% estimated by two analysts on average.
- Total Non Interest Income: $25.75 million compared to the $28.54 million average estimate based on two analysts.
- Net Interest Income: $104.38 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $102.14 million.
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Shares of Park National have returned -3.1% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -4.3% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.
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