Benzinga | Jan 18, 2022 10:09AM EST

Umpqua Holdings's Earnings: A Preview

Umpqua Holdings (NASDAQ:UMPQ) is set to give its latest quarterly earnings report on Wednesday, 2022-01-19. Here's what investors need to know before the announcement.

Analysts estimate that Umpqua Holdings will likely report an Earnings Per Share (EPS) of $0.43.

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).

Historical Earnings Performance

Last quarter the company beat EPS by $0.05, which was followed by a 2.3% drop in the share price the next day.

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

Quarter Q3 2021 Q2 2021 Q1 2021 Q4 2020EPS Estimate 0.44 0.44 0.44 0.48EPS Actual 0.49 0.53 0.49 0.68Price Change % -2.3% -0.33% -2.01% -4.42%

Stock Performance

Shares of Umpqua Holdings were trading at $21.16 as of January 17. Over the last 52-week period, shares are up 28.3%. Given that these returns are generally positive, long-term shareholders are likely bullish going into this earnings release.

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