Financial services company Comerica (NYSE: CMA) will be announcing earnings results this Friday before the bell. Here’s what to look for.
Comerica beat analysts’ revenue expectations by 0.7% last quarter, reporting revenues of $849 million, up 3% year on year. It was a satisfactory quarter for the company, with an impressive beat of analysts’ tangible book value per share estimates.
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This quarter, analysts are expecting Comerica’s revenue to grow 3.9% year on year to $842.6 million, a reversal from the 9.5% decrease it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $1.28 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. Comerica has missed Wall Street’s revenue estimates four times over the last two years.
Looking at Comerica’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%. FB Financial’s stock price was unchanged following the results.
Read our full analysis of First Horizon’s results here and FB Financial’s results here.
Debates around the economy’s health and the impact of potential tariffs and corporate tax cuts have caused much uncertainty in 2025. While some of the regional banks stocks have shown solid performance in this choppy environment, the group has generally underperformed, with share prices down 2.2% on average over the last month. Comerica is up 14.8% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $75.05 (compared to the current share price of $78.61).
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