Eagle Financial Q3 profit falls on higher expenses

Overview

• U.S. community bank's Q3 net income and EPS declined year-over-year

• Company cited higher salary and benefit expenses as main reason for profit decline

• Company announced proposed merger with John Marshall Bancorp during the quarter

Outlook

• Company did not provide specific financial guidance for future quarters or full year

Result Drivers

• LOAN GROWTH - Net loans increased $32.4 mln in Q3, driven by strong customer demand and lending team efforts, per CEO Brandon Lorey

• HIGHER LOAN YIELDS - Increase in net interest margin to 3.95% attributed to higher average yields on loans and payoff of FHLB advances

• LOWER CREDIT LOSS PROVISION - Adjusted net income rose from prior quarter mainly due to lower provision for credit losses

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Key Details

Analyst Coverage

• The current average analyst rating on the shares is "hold" and the breakdown of recommendations is 1 "strong buy" or "buy", 2 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"

• The average consensus recommendation for the banks peer group is "hold"

• Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Eagle Financial Services Inc is $46.00, about 0.2% above its October 21 closing price of $45.90

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