For the quarter ended March 2025, First Interstate BancSystem (FIBK) reported revenue of $247 million, up 2% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.49, compared to $0.57 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of -2.14% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $252.4 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.56, the EPS surprise was -12.50%.
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 First Interstate BancSystem performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Net FTE interest margin (non-GAAP): 3.2% versus the two-analyst average estimate of 3.2%.
- Efficiency Ratio: 63.6% versus 64.6% estimated by two analysts on average.
- Mortgage banking revenues: $1.40 million versus $1.60 million estimated by two analysts on average.
- Total noninterest Income: $42 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $42.75 million.
- Net Interest Income: $205 million compared to the $208.54 million average estimate based on two analysts.
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Shares of First Interstate BancSystem have returned -2% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.8% 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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