Citizens Financial Q2 revenue beats estimates, net income up

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

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Overview

  • U.S. bank's Q2 revenue rose and beat analyst expectations

  • Net income climbed 35% yr/yr, EPS up 41% yr/yr

  • Company saw 4% sequential net interest income growth and 8% fee growth


Outlook

  • Company did not provide specific quantitative guidance for the current quarter or full year in the press release


Result Drivers

  • NET INTEREST INCOME - Co reported 4% sequential growth in net interest income

  • FEE INCOME - Co said fees grew 8% sequentially, with record Wealth fees and record second quarter fees in Capital Markets

  • OPERATING LEVERAGE - Co cited positive operating leverage of 6.4% yr/yr


Company press release: ID:nBw9m2qMRa


Key Details

Metric

Beat/Miss

Actual

Consensus Estimate

Q2 Revenue

Beat

$2.28 bln

$2.25 bln (14 Analysts)

Q2 EPS

$1.30

Q2 Net Income

$587 mln

Q2 Net Interest Income

$1.63 bln

Q2 CET1 Capital Ratio

10.40%

Q2 Credit Loss Provision

$134 mln


Analyst Coverage

  • The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 16 "strong buy" or "buy", 3 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"

  • The average consensus recommendation for the banks peer group is "buy"

  • Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Citizens Financial Group Inc is $77.50, about 9% above its July 15 closing price of $71.12

  • The stock recently traded at 12 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 11 three months ago


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