Consensus was braced for a weak quarter and got an 86.2 combined ratio instead, with favorable prior-year reserve development flowing straight to underwriting income. That is a fourth straight quarter past estimates, and Wells Fargo went in Underweight with a $51 target.
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A six-quarter EPS beat streak goes on the line at 4:10 PM ET, with consensus at $0.51 and $467.1 million in revenue. The last four reports cleared estimates by 6% to 19%, so anything in line would read as a slowdown in specialty and excess-and-surplus pricing.
267 companies report next week, and Monday alone stacks regional banks, steel and mortgage REITs into one session. Cleveland-Cliffs and Fifth Third go before the open, with Steel Dynamics and AGNC after the close, setting the credit and industrial tone for the rest of the week.
- CLFCleveland-Cliffs IncMon Oct 19Before open
- FITBFifth Third BancorpMon Oct 19Before open
- SMBKSmartFinancial, Inc.Mon Oct 19Before open
- VFSVinFast Auto Ltd.Mon Oct 19Before open
- DXDynex Capital, Inc.Mon Oct 19Before open
- STLDSteel Dynamics, Inc.Mon Oct 19After close
- AGNCAGNC Investment Corp.Mon Oct 19After close
- KAROKarooooo Ltd.Mon Oct 19After close
- CCKCrown Holdings, Inc.Mon Oct 19After close
- BOKFBOK Financial CorporationMon Oct 19After close
- RBBRBB BancorpMon Oct 19After close
- WASHWashington Trust Bancorp, Inc.Mon Oct 19After close
- HBCPHome Bancorp, Inc.Mon Oct 19After close
- RLIRLI Corp.Mon Oct 19After close
- SFBSServisFirst Bancshares, Inc.Mon Oct 19After close
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