Investors are on the edge of their collective seats, hoping that US Bancorp
What analysts say:
- Buy, sell, or hold?: Analysts are bullish on this stock with 15 analysts rating it as a buy and only two rating it as a sell. Analysts like US Bancorp better than competitor Goldman Sachs Group overall. Wall Street has warmed to the stock over the past three months, with analysts increasing their endorsement from Hold to Moderate buy.
- Revenue Forecasts: On average, analysts predict $4.7 billion in revenue this quarter. That would represent a rise of 2.4% from the year-ago quarter.
- Wall Street Earnings Expectations: The average analyst estimate is earnings of 61 cents per share. Estimates range from 54 cents to 64 cents.
What our community says:
CAPS All Stars are solidly backing the stock with 94.8% granting it an "outperform" rating. The community at large agrees with the All Stars with 93.5% assigning it a rating of "outperform." Fools are bullish on US Bancorp and haven't been shy with their opinions lately, logging 736 posts in the past 30 days. Even with a robust four out of five stars, US Bancorp's CAPS rating falls a little short of the community's upbeat outlook.
Management:
US Bancorp's profit has risen year over year by an average of 48.6% over the past five quarters. Revenue has now gone up for three straight quarters.
Quarter | Q2 | Q1 | Q4 | Q3 |
Net Margin | 22.8% | 20.5% | 18.3% | 17.5% |
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