Overview
* First United Q3 net income rises to $6.9 mln, EPS at $1.07
* Pretax profit for Q3 beats analyst expectations
* Company declares cash dividend of $0.26 per share
Outlook
* Company did not provide specific guidance for future quarters or full year
Result Drivers
* NET INTEREST MARGIN - Increased net interest margin driven by higher loan yields and stable funding costs
* LOAN PRODUCTION - Strong loan production with $29.8 mln in commercial loan originations and $20.8 mln in residential mortgage originations
Key Details
Metric Beat/Mis Actual Consensu
s s
Estimate
Q3 EPS $1.07
Q3 Net $6.90
Income mln
Q3 Net $17.40
Interest mln
Income
Q3 Beat $9.24 $7.61
Pretax mln mln (1
Profit Analyst)
Q3 Basic $1.07
EPS
Q3 Net 3.63%
Interest
Margin
Q3 $510,000
Provisio
n for
Credit
Loan
Losses
Analyst Coverage
* The one available analyst rating on the shares is "buy"
* The average consensus recommendation for the banks peer group is "buy"
* Wall Street's median 12-month price target for First United Corp ( FUNC ) is $42.00, about 19% above its October 17 closing price of $34.02
* The stock recently traded at 9 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 9 three months ago
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