Overview
Regional lender Northfield Bancorp's Q3 diluted EPS rises to $0.27 from $0.16 last year
Net interest income for Q3 increases to $34.5 mln, up 22.3% from last year
Company declares a cash dividend of $0.13 per share, payable on November 19
Outlook
Northfield Bancorp did not provide specific future guidance
Result Drivers
NET INTEREST INCOME - Increase driven by higher yields on loans and securities and a drop in cost of interest-bearing liabilities
REDUCED CREDIT PROVISIONS - Decrease in provision for credit losses on loans contributed to improved net income
DEPOSIT GROWTH - Deposits, excluding brokered, increased by $32.6 million sequentially
Key Details
Metric
Beat/Miss
Actual
Consensus Estimate
Q3 EPS
$0.27
Q3 Net Income
$10.8 mln
Q3 Net Interest Income
$34.5 mln
Q3 Dividend
$0.13
Q3 Net Interest Margin
2.54%
Analyst Coverage
The one available analyst rating on the shares is "hold"
The average consensus recommendation for the banks peer group is "buy"
Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Northfield Bancorp is $13.00, about 15.7% above its October 21 closing price of $10.96
The stock recently traded at 9 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 10 three months ago
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