Regional banking company Peoples Bancorp (NASDAQ: PEBO) will be announcing earnings results this Tuesday before the bell. Here’s what to expect.

Peoples Bancorp beat analysts’ revenue expectations by 1.7% last quarter, reporting revenues of $115 million, up 3.2% year on year. It was a mixed quarter for the company, with a solid beat of analysts’ tangible book value per share estimates but a significant miss of analysts’ EPS estimates.

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This quarter, analysts are expecting Peoples Bancorp’s revenue to grow 1.8% year on year to $117 million, a reversal from the 2% decrease it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $0.82 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. Peoples Bancorp has a history of exceeding Wall Street’s expectations, beating revenue estimates every single time over the past two years by 1.8% on average.

Looking at Peoples Bancorp’s peers in the regional banks segment, some have already reported their Q3 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. First Horizon delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 7.5%, beating analysts’ expectations by 7.7%, and FB Financial reported revenues up 94.2%, topping estimates by 4.2%. First Horizon traded down 13.3% following the results while FB Financial’s stock price was unchanged.

Read our full analysis of First Horizon’s results here and FB Financial’s results here.

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