NB Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:NBBK) just released its quarterly report and things are looking bullish. NB Bancorp beat earnings, with revenues hitting US$75m, ahead of expectations, and statutory earnings per share outperforming analyst reckonings by a solid 12%. This is an important time for investors, as they can track a company's performance in its report, look at what expert is forecasting for next year, and see if there has been any change to expectations for the business. With this in mind, we've gathered the latest statutory forecasts to see what the analyst is expecting for next year.

After the latest results, the single analyst covering NB Bancorp are now predicting revenues of US$299.6m in 2026. If met, this would reflect a major 20% improvement in revenue compared to the last 12 months. Per-share earnings are expected to shoot up 47% to US$2.09. Yet prior to the latest earnings, the analyst had been anticipated revenues of US$292.0m and earnings per share (EPS) of US$2.01 in 2026. So there seems to have been a moderate uplift in sentiment following the latest results, given the upgrades to both revenue and earnings per share forecasts for next year.

Althoughthe analyst has upgraded their earnings estimates, there was no change to the consensus price target of US$25.00, suggesting that the forecast performance does not have a long term impact on the company's valuation.

These estimates are interesting, but it can be useful to paint some more broad strokes when seeing how forecasts compare, both to the NB Bancorp's past performance and to peers in the same industry. The analyst is definitely expecting NB Bancorp's growth to accelerate, with the forecast 44% annualised growth to the end of 2026 ranking favourably alongside historical growth of 24% per annum over the past three years. Compare this with other companies in the same industry, which are forecast to grow their revenue 7.6% annually. Factoring in the forecast acceleration in revenue, it's pretty clear that NB Bancorp is expected to grow much faster than its industry.

The Bottom Line

The biggest takeaway for us is the consensus earnings per share upgrade, which suggests a clear improvement in sentiment around NB Bancorp's earnings potential next year. Happily, they also upgraded their revenue estimates, and are forecasting them to grow faster than the wider industry. The consensus price target held steady at US$25.00, with the latest estimates not enough to have an impact on their price target.

Keeping that in mind, we still think that the longer term trajectory of the business is much more important for investors to consider. At least one analyst has provided forecasts out to 2027, which can be seen for free on our platform here.

You can also see our analysis of NB Bancorp's Board and CEO remuneration and experience, and whether company insiders have been buying stock.

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