USCB Q2 net income rises, loan growth boosts margin

Uscb Financial Holdings

23/07/2026 21:40

    

    Overview
  
Florida community bank's Q2 net income and EPS rose yr/yr
Company achieved record new loan fundings and improved net interest margin
Efficiency ratio improved to 49.97% from 51.77% yr/yr

    

    Outlook
  
Company did not provide specific guidance or outlook for the current quarter or full year

    

    Result Drivers
  
LOAN GROWTH - Record new loan fundings of $272 mln drove a 14.6% annualized increase in loans and pushed total assets above $3 bln, per CEO Luis de la Aguilera
NET INTEREST MARGIN - Net interest margin rose to 3.49% from 3.28% yr/yr, supporting higher net interest income
OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY - Efficiency ratio improved to 49.97% from 51.77% yr/yr, reflecting better cost management

    
Company press release: ID:nGNX7zSHnt

    

    Key Details
  

            Metric
          

            Beat/Miss
          

            Actual
          

            Consensus Estimate
          
Q2 EPS
 
$0.49
 
Q2 Net Income
 
$9.08 mln
 
Q2 Loan Loss Provision
 
$1.27 mln
 

    

    Analyst Coverage
  
The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 3 "strong buy" or "buy", 2 "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 USCB Financial Holdings Inc is $22.00, about 9% above its July 22 closing price of $20.18
The stock recently traded at 10 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 9 three months ago

    

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