Benzinga | Oct 19, 2021 11:09AM EDT

Preview: Umpqua Holdings's Earnings

Umpqua Holdings (NASDAQ:UMPQ) is set to give its latest quarterly earnings report on Wednesday, 2021-10-20. Here's what investors need to know before the announcement.

Analysts estimate that Umpqua Holdings will likely report an Earnings Per Share (EPS) of $0.44

Umpqua Holdings bulls will hope to hear the company to announce they've not only beaten that estimate, but also to provide positive guidance, or forecasted growth, for the next quarter.

New investors should note that it is sometimes not an earnings beat or miss that most affects the price of a stock, but the guidance (or forecast).

Past Earnings Performance

Last quarter the company beat on EPS by 20.45%, which was followed by a $0.33 drop in the share price the next day.

Here's a look at Umpqua Holdings's past performance and the resulting price change:

Quarter Q2 2021 Q1 2021 Q4 2020 Q3 2020EPS Estimate 0.44 0.44 0.48 0.35EPS Actual 0.53 0.49 0.68 0.57Revenue Estimate 311.37M 326.60M 330.50M 321.69MRevenue Actual 320.84M 330.23M 358.87M 348.50M

Stock Performance

Shares of Umpqua Holdings were trading at $20.7 as of October 18. Over the last 52-week period, shares are up 61.31%. Given that these returns are generally positive, long-term shareholders should be satisfied going into this earnings release.

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