Investors never know what to expect for TCF Financial
What analysts say:
- Buy, sell, or hold?: Analysts are bullish on TCF as eight analysts rate it as a buy and only two analysts rate it as a sell. Analysts like TCF better than competitor Associated Banc-Corp overall. Analysts still rate the stock a hold, but they are a bit more wary about it compared to three months ago.
- Revenue forecasts: On average, analysts predict $177.7 million in revenue this quarter. That would represent a rise of 2.3% from the year-ago quarter.
- Wall Street earnings expectations: The average analyst estimate is earnings of $0.21 per share. Estimates range from $0.14 to $0.23.
What our community says:
CAPS All-Stars are solidly behind the stock with 81.8% granting it an "outperform" rating. The community at large backs the All-Stars with 79.9% giving it a rating of "outperform." Fools are bullish on TCF, though the message boards have been quiet lately with only 56 posts in the past 30 days. TCF's bearish CAPS rating of two out of five stars falls short of the Fool community sentiment.
Management:
TCF's profit has risen year over year by an average of 30.8% over the past five quarters. Revenue has fallen for the past three quarters.
Quarter | Q2 | Q1 | Q4 | Q3 |
Net Margin | 8.5% | 8.5% | 8.0% | 9.7% |
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