Yahoo Finance Earnings Beat: Trustmark Corporation Just Beat Analyst Forecasts, And Analysts Have Been Updating Their Models
A week ago, Trustmark Corporation (NASDAQ:TRMK) came out with a strong set of quarterly numbers that could potentially lead to a re-rate of the stock. The company beat both earnings and revenue forecasts, with revenue of US$183m, some 3.7% above estimates, and statutory earnings per share (EPS) coming in at US$0.86, 65% ahead of expectations. Earnings are an important time for investors, as they can track a company's performance, look at what the analysts are forecasting for next year, and see if there's been a change in sentiment towards the company. We thought readers would find it interesting to see the analysts latest (statutory) post-earnings forecasts for next year.
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Taking into account the latest results, the consensus forecast from Trustmark's five analysts is for revenues of US$658.2m in 2021, which would reflect a decent 8.2% improvement in sales compared to the last 12 months. Statutory earnings per share are forecast to crater 20% to US$1.61 in the same period. Yet prior to the latest earnings, the analysts had been anticipated revenues of US$658.2m and earnings per share (EPS) of US$1.61 in 2021. So it's pretty clear that, although the analysts have updated their estimates, there's been no major change in expectations for the business following the latest results.
The analysts reconfirmed their price target of US$25.75, showing that the business is executing well and in line with expectations. The consensus price target is just an average of individual analyst targets, so - it could be handy to see how wide the range of underlying estimates is. There are some variant perceptions on Trustmark, with the most bullish analyst valuing it at US$26.00 and the most bearish at US$25.00 per share. Still, with such a tight range of estimates, it suggeststhe analysts have a pretty good idea of what they think the company is worth.
Looking at the bigger picture now, one of the ways we can make sense of these forecasts is to see how they measure up against both past performance and industry growth estimates. The analysts are definitely expecting Trustmark's growth to accelerate, with the forecast 8.2% growth ranking favourably alongside historical growth of 2.4% per annum over the past five years. By contrast, our data suggests that other companies (with analyst coverage) in a similar industry are forecast to grow their revenue at 1.3% per year. Factoring in the forecast acceleration in revenue, it's pretty clear that Trustmark is expected to grow much faster than its industry.
The Bottom Line
The most important thing to take away is that there's been no major change in sentiment, with the analysts reconfirming that the business is performing in line with their previous earnings per share estimates. Happily, there were no major changes to revenue forecasts, with the business still expected to grow faster than the wider industry. There was no real change to the consensus price target, suggesting that the intrinsic value of the business has not undergone any major changes with the latest estimates.
With that said, the long-term trajectory of the company's earnings is a lot more important than next year. We have estimates - from multiple Trustmark analysts - going out to 2022, and you can see them free on our platform here.
You still need to take note of risks, for example - Trustmark has 1 warning sign we think you should be aware of.
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