First Internet Bancorp (INBK) shares soared 9.4% in the last trading session to close at $25.48. The move was backed by solid volume with far more shares changing hands than in a normal session. This compares to the stock's 11.5% loss over the past four weeks.
First Internet Bancorp stock surged during a broad market rally, driven by President Donald Trump’s announcement of a 90-day tariff pause for non-retaliating nations. This news boosted investor confidence, triggering a sharp rise in INBK shares.
This internet bank is expected to post quarterly earnings of $0.75 per share in its upcoming report, which represents a year-over-year change of +27.1%. Revenues are expected to be $36.7 million, up 26.2% from the year-ago quarter.
Earnings and revenue growth expectations certainly give a good sense of the potential strength in a stock, but empirical research shows that trends in earnings estimate revisions are strongly correlated with near-term stock price movements.
For First Internet, the consensus EPS estimate for the quarter has remained unchanged over the last 30 days. And a stock's price usually doesn't keep moving higher in the absence of any trend in earnings estimate revisions. So, make sure to keep an eye on INBK going forward to see if this recent jump can turn into more strength down the road.
The stock currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today's Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) stocks here >>>>
First Internet is a member of the Zacks Banks - Northeast industry. One other stock in the same industry, Eastern Bankshares, Inc. (EBC), finished the last trading session 6.5% higher at $15.20. EBC has returned -7.6% over the past month.
For Eastern Bankshares , the consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming report has remained unchanged over the past month at $0.33. This represents a change of +43.5% from what the company reported a year ago. Eastern Bankshares currently has a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
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