Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ:FITB ) Q4 2024 Earnings Conference Call January 21, 2025 9:00 AM ET Company Participants Matt Curoe - Senior Director, IR Tim Spence - Chairman, CEO & President Bryan Preston - CFO Greg Schroeck - CCO Conference Call Participants Scott Siefers - Piper Sandler Mike Mayo - Wells Fargo Thomas Leddy - RBC Ebrahim Poonawala - Bank of America Manan Gosalia - Morgan Stanley Brian Foran - Truist Securities John Pancari - Evercore Matt O'Connor - Deutsche Bank Erika Najarian - UBS Christopher Marinac - Janney Montgomery Scott Operator Hello, and thank you for standing by. My name is Regina, and I will be your conference operator today.
Old National Bancorp remains a hold as it performs well, but lacks compelling reasons to buy shares at current levels. Q4 results show revenue up 5.5% YoY, and EPS beat estimates, but loans dipped 1.6% annualized. Net interest margin slightly dipped, but net interest income increased due to lower funding costs and better accretion.
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While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended December 2024, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.
Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.90 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.87 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.99 per share a year ago.
Fifth Third Bancorp reported a rise in fourth-quarter profit on Tuesday, driven by a recovery in dealmaking across the industry and higher wealth and asset management fees.
USB's fourth-quarter 2024 results benefit from a rise in non-interest income and a decline in expenses. Yet, weakening asset quality is concerning.
US Bancorp USB reported mixed results for the fourth quarter.
U.S. Bancorp reported Q4 '24 earnings on Thursday, driven by strong core lending performance and stable net interest income. U.S. Bancorp reported strong profitability as credit provisions remained fairly stable Q/Q. The bank's commercial real estate loan book and overall balance sheet quality remain strong, contributing to solid asset quality and profitability.
U.S. Bancorp's most recent quarter took note of changing dynamics in deposit activity, growth in card loans, and momentum in its payments-related business lines that should last through the current year, according to management commentary Thursday (Jan. 16). Earnings materials show credit card loans were $29.
USB's fourth-quarter 2024 results benefit from an increase in non-interest income and a decline in expenses. Weak asset quality is concerning.
The Bancorp (TBBK) doesn't possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.