WSFS Financial (WSFS) reported $256.11 million in revenue for the quarter ended March 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 2%. EPS of $1.13 for the same period compares to $1.11 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of -1.76% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $260.71 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.04, the EPS surprise was +8.65%.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.

Here is how WSFS performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Efficiency Ratio: 59.2% compared to the 63.5% average estimate based on two analysts.
• Net Interest Margin: 3.9% versus the two-analyst average estimate of 3.8%.
• Average Balance - Total interest earning assets: $18.38 billion versus $18.76 billion estimated by two analysts on average.
• Total Non-Interest Income: $80.90 million versus $86.42 million estimated by two analysts on average.
• Net Interest Income: $175.22 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $174.29 million.

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Shares of WSFS have returned -3.5% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -5.1% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.

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