Heartland Financial is a regional bank with preferred shares offering 7% yield and a chance to reset at over 10.5% in July. The bank is conservatively managed with a loan to deposit ratio and low external borrowing, making earnings more stable. The bank is in the process of merging, but this should not be an issue for preferred shareholders.
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Heartland Financial (HTLF) might move higher on growing optimism about its earnings prospects, which is reflected by its upgrade to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).
Although the revenue and EPS for Heartland Financial (HTLF) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended June 2024, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.
Heartland Financial (HTLF) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.15 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.16 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.14 per share a year ago.