NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Financial products and services provider Fifth Third Bancorp is scheduled to release its 2014 fourth quarter earnings results on Wednesday morning before the market open. Analysts are expecting the bank to report a slight decline in earnings per share for the quarter. For the most recent quarter, Fifth Third Bancorp is forecast to report earnings of 42 cents per share, compared to the 43 cents per diluted share the company said it earned for the 2013 fourth quarter. Exclusive Report: Jim Cramer's Best Stocks for 2015 STOCKS TO BUY: TheStreet Quant Ratings has identified a handful of stocks that can potentially TRIPLE in the next 12 months. Learn more. For the 2014 full year analysts have also guided for a decline in earnings to $1.67 per share from $2.02 per diluted share for fiscal 2013. Shares of Fifth Third Bancorp are down by 1.80% to $17.97 in early afternoon trading on Tuesday. Separately, TheStreet Ratings team rates FIFTH THIRD BANCORP as a Buy with a ratings score of A-. TheStreet Ratings Team has this to say about their recommendation: "We rate FIFTH THIRD BANCORP (FITB) a BUY. This is based on the convergence of positive investment measures, which should help this stock outperform the majority of stocks that we rate. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its expanding profit margins and attractive valuation levels. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had sub par growth in net income." Highlights from the analysis by TheStreet Ratings Team goes as follows: The gross profit margin for FIFTH THIRD BANCORP is currently very high, coming in at 87.98%. Regardless of FITB's high profit margin, it has managed to decrease from the same period last year. Despite the mixed results of the gross profit margin, the net profit margin of 22.09% trails the industry average. FITB, with its decline in revenue, slightly underperformed the industry average of 0.1%. Since the same quarter one year prior, revenues slightly dropped by 5.5%. The declining revenue appears to have seeped down to the company's bottom line, decreasing earnings per share. FIFTH THIRD BANCORP's earnings per share declined by 17.0% in the most recent quarter compared to the same quarter a year ago. This company has reported somewhat volatile earnings recently. We feel it is likely to report a decline in earnings in the coming year. During the past fiscal year, FIFTH THIRD BANCORP increased its bottom line by earning $2.01 versus $1.66 in the prior year. For the next year, the market is expecting a contraction of 17.4% in earnings ($1.66 versus $2.01). The company's current return on equity has slightly decreased from the same quarter one year prior. This implies a minor weakness in the organization. Compared to other companies in the Commercial Banks industry and the overall market on the basis of return on equity, FIFTH THIRD BANCORP has outperformed in comparison with the industry average, but has underperformed when compared to that of the S&P 500. You can view the full analysis from the report here: FITB Ratings Report STOCKS TO BUY: TheStreet Quant Ratings has identified a handful of stocks that can potentially TRIPLE in the next 12 months. Learn more.
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