Overview

* Farmers National Banc ( FMNB ) Q3 net income rises to $12.5 mln, EPS at $0.33

* Pretax profit for Q3 misses analyst expectations

* Company announces merger with Middlefield Banc Corp, closing expected Q1 2026

Outlook

* Farmers anticipates continued rate volatility in the bond market for 2025

* Farmers expects net interest margin to expand into 2026 due to rate cuts

* Farmers' new core platform to save $2.0 mln annually from August 2026

Result Drivers

* COMMERCIAL LOAN GROWTH - Co reports $30.1 mln increase in commercial loan balances, reflecting 6.0% annualized growth

* NET INTEREST MARGIN - Co's net interest margin increased to 3.00% from 2.91% in prior qtr, driven by higher asset yields and lower funding costs

* SECURITIES RESTRUCTURING - Co restructured $28.5 mln in securities, expanding yield by 220 basis points

Key Details

Metric Beat/Mis Actual Consensu

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Estimate

Q3 EPS $0.33

Q3 Net $12,461,

Income 000

Q3 Net $36.30

Interest mln

Income

Q3 Miss $14,639, $18,500,

Pretax 000 000 (2

Profit Analysts

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Q3 $1.41

Credit mln

Loss

Provisio

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Analyst Coverage

* The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 1 "strong buy" or "buy", 1 "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 Farmers National Banc Corp ( FMNB ) is $15.50, about 10.1% above its October 21 closing price of $13.93

* The stock recently traded at 8 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 9 three months ago

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