Regional bank OceanFirst Financial (NASDAQ: OCFC) will be reporting results this Wednesday after market hours. Here’s what investors should know.
OceanFirst Financial missed analysts’ revenue expectations by 1.4% last quarter, reporting revenues of $99.37 million, up 6.6% year on year. It was a softer quarter for the company, with a significant miss of analysts’ EPS estimates and a miss of analysts’ net interest income estimates.
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This quarter, analysts are expecting OceanFirst Financial’s revenue to grow 6.2% year on year to $102.9 million, a reversal from the 4.8% decrease it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $0.36 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. OceanFirst Financial has missed Wall Street’s revenue estimates twice over the last two years.
Looking at OceanFirst Financial’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.
Questions about potential tariffs and corporate tax changes have caused much volatility 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 4.8% on average over the last month. OceanFirst Financial is up 3.8% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $21.20 (compared to the current share price of $18.79).
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