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Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2026-05-20

Why Is BOK Financial (BOKF) Down 5.3% Since Last Earnings Report?

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It has been about a month since the last earnings report for BOK Financial (BOKF). Shares have lost about 5.3% in that time frame, underperforming the S&P 500. Will the recent negative trend continue leading up to its next earnings release, or is BOK Financial due for a breakout? Well, first let's take a quick look at its most recent earnings report in order to get a better handle on the recent drivers for BOK Financial Corporation before we dive into how investors and analysts have reacted as of late. BOK Financial’s first-quarter 2026 earnings of $2.58 per share surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.30. The bottom line jumped 38.7% from the prior-year quarter. Results benefited from higher net interest income and total fees and commissions. An increase in loans was another positive. However, the rise in operating expenses was a major undermining factor. Net income attributable to shareholders was $155.7 million, which rose 30% year over year. Quarterly net revenues of $553.8 million (net interest income and total other operating revenues) rose 10.3% year over year. The top line surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $546.8 million. Net interest income was $342.6 million, up 8.3% year over year. The net interest margin expanded 12 basis points to 2.90%. Total fees and commissions were $209.8 million, up 13.9% year over year. The rise was driven by an increase in almost all components except other revenues. Total other operating expenses were $354.2 million, up 1.9% year over year. This rise was mainly driven by business promotion, professional fees and services, net occupancy and equipment, data processing and communications, printing, postage, and supplies, mortgage banking costs and other expense. The efficiency ratio was 63.21% compared with the prior year quarter’s 68.31%. A fall in the efficiency ratio indicates a rise in profitability. As of March 31, 2026, total loans were $26.2 billion, up 2.1% from the prior quarter. The increase was driven by growth in commercial loans, commercial real estate loans and loans to individuals. Total deposits were $38.7 billion, down 1.9% sequentially. The decline was due to lower demand and interest-bearing transaction deposits, partially offset by growth in time and savings deposits. As of March 31, 2026, non-performing assets were $60 million or 0.23% of outstanding loans and repossessed assets compared w...

Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2026-04-22

East West Bancorp Q1 Earnings Top Estimates on Higher NII & Fee Income

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East West Bancorp, Inc.’s EWBC first-quarter 2026 earnings per share (EPS) of $2.57 beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.46. Moreover, the bottom line increased 22.9% from the prior-year quarter’s level. The results were primarily aided by an increase in net interest income (NII) and non-interest income alongside lower provisions. Also, loan and deposit balances increased sequentially in the quarter. However, higher non-interest expenses acted as a spoilsport. Net income available to common shareholders was $357.8 million, up from $290.2 million in the prior-year quarter. Quarterly net revenues were $773.7 million, up 11.7% year over year. Moreover, the top line beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $754.5 million. Quarterly NII amounted to $671.2 million, which increased 11.8% year over year. Further, net interest margin (NIM) expanded 14 basis points (bps) to 3.49%. We expected NII and NIM to be $661 million and 3.39%, respectively. Total non-interest income was $102.5 million, up 11.4% year over year. An increase in all components, except lending and loan servicing fees income, foreign exchange income and customer derivative income, drove the improvement. We estimated non-interest income to be $89.6 million. Non-interest expenses totaled $280.3 million, up 11.2% from the prior-year quarter’s level. The rise was due to an increase in all components except deposit account expense and deposit insurance premiums and regulatory assessment charges. Our estimate for the same was $268.6 million. The efficiency ratio was 36.23%, down from 36.42% in the prior-year quarter. A fall in the efficiency ratio indicates an improvement in profitability. As of March 31, 2026, net loans held for investment (HFI) were $57.3 billion, reflecting a 2.1% rise sequentially. Further, total deposits rose 2.7% to $68.9 billion. Annualized quarterly net charge-offs were 0.09% of average loans HFI, down 3 bps from the prior-year quarter’s level. The provision for credit losses was $36 million, down from $49 million in the prior-year quarter. Our estimate for the same was $45.4 million. Non-performing assets totaled $216.3 million, up from $182.2 million in the prior-year quarter. As of March 31, 2026, the common equity Tier 1 (CET1) capital ratio was 15.13%, up from 14.32% as of March 31, 2025. The total risk-based capital ratio was 16.45%, up from 15.63% a year ago. Return on averag...

Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2026-04-21

BOK Financial (BOKF) Q1 Earnings and Revenues Top Estimates

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BOK Financial (BOKF) came out with quarterly earnings of $2.58 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.3 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.86 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items. This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of +12.42%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this Regional banking operator would post earnings of $2.13 per share when it actually produced earnings of $2.48, delivering a surprise of +16.43%. Over the last four quarters, the company has surpassed consensus EPS estimates four times. BOK Financial, which belongs to the Zacks Banks - Southwest industry, posted revenues of $553.82 million for the quarter ended March 2026, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 1.28%. This compares to year-ago revenues of $502.29 million. The company has topped consensus revenue estimates four times over the last four quarters. The sustainability of the stock's immediate price movement based on the recently-released numbers and future earnings expectations will mostly depend on management's commentary on the earnings call. BOK Financial shares have added about 16.6% since the beginning of the year versus the S&P 500's gain of 4.1%. While BOK Financial has outperformed the market so far this year, the question that comes to investors' minds is: what's next for the stock? There are no easy answers to this key question, but one reliable measure that can help investors address this is the company's earnings outlook. Not only does this include current consensus earnings expectations for the coming quarter(s), but also how these expectations have changed lately. Empirical research shows a strong correlation between near-term stock movements and trends in earnings estimate revisions. Investors can track such revisions by themselves or rely on a tried-and-tested rating tool like the Zacks Rank, which has an impressive track record of harnessing the power of earnings estimate revisions. Ahead of this earnings release, the estimate revisions trend for BOK Financial was mixed. While the magnitude and direction of estimate revisions could change following the company's just-released earnings report, the current status translates into a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) for the stock. So, the shares are expected to perform in line with the market in the near future. You can see the complete list of today's Za...

Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2026-04-21

BOK Financial Q1 Earnings Beat Estimates as NII & Fee Income Rise Y/Y

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BOK Financial Corporation's BOKF first-quarter 2026 earnings of $2.58 per share surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.30. The bottom line jumped 38.7% from the prior-year quarter. BOKF’s results benefited from higher net interest income (NII) and total fees and commissions. An increase in loans was another positive. However, the rise in operating expenses was a major undermining factor. Net income attributable to shareholders was $155.7 million, which rose 30% year over year. Quarterly net revenues of $553.8 million (net interest income and total other operating revenues) rose 10.3% year over year. The top line surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $546.8 million. Net interest income was $342.6 million, up 8.3% year over year. The net interest margin expanded 12 basis points to 2.90%. Total fees and commissions were $209.8 million, up 13.9% year over year. The rise was driven by an increase in almost all components except other revenues. Total other operating expenses were $354.2 million, up 1.9% year over year. This rise was mainly driven by business promotion, professional fees and services, net occupancy and equipment, data processing and communications, printing, postage, and supplies, mortgage banking costs and other expense. The efficiency ratio was 63.21% compared with the prior year quarter’s 68.31%. A fall in the efficiency ratio indicates a rise in profitability. As of March 31, 2026, total loans were $26.2 billion, up 2.1% from the prior quarter. The increase was driven by growth in commercial loans, commercial real estate loans and loans to individuals. Total deposits were $38.7 billion, down 1.9% sequentially. The decline was due to lower demand and interest-bearing transaction deposits, partially offset by growth in time and savings deposits. As of March 31, 2026, non-performing assets were $60 million or 0.23% of outstanding loans and repossessed assets compared with $85.3 million or 0.36% in the prior-year quarter. The company recorded nil provisions for credit losses, unchanged from the prior-year quarter. The company recorded net charge-offs of $1.9 million compared with $1.1 million in the year-ago quarter. The allowance for loan losses was 1.06% of outstanding loans as of March 31, 2026, which declined 12 bps from the year-ago quarter. As of March 31, 2026, the common equity Tier 1 capital ratio was 12.61% compared with 13.31%...

TranscriptFY2026 Q12026-04-21

FY2026 Q1 earnings call transcript

Earnings source - 79 paragraphs
Operator

I would now like to turn the presentation over to Heather King, Director of Investor Relations for BOK Financial Corporation. Please proceed.

Heather King

Good afternoon, and thank you for joining our discussion of BOK Financial's first quarter 2026 financial results. Our CEO, Stacy Kymes, will provide opening comments, cover the loan portfolio, and related credit metrics. Scott Grauer, Executive Vice President of Wealth Management, will cover our fee-based results, and our CFO, Martin Grunst, will then discuss financial performance for the quarter as well as our forward guidance. The slide presentation and press release are available on our website at bokf.com. We refer you to the disclaimers on slide two regarding any forward-looking statements made during this call. I will now turn the call over to Stacy Kymes, who will begin on slide four.

Stacy Kymes

Thank you, Heather. We appreciate you joining the call this afternoon. We reported earnings of $155.8 million, or EPS of $2.58 per diluted share for the first quarter. What stood out this quarter was the consistency of execution across the company and how our teams continue to build on the momentum we established in 2025. During the quarter, total loans grew $536 million or 2.1% sequentially. That growth was well distributed across the portfolio. We saw strong momentum last year, and we're encouraged to see that continue. Pipelines remained solid and business activity across our footprint and customer base has been constructive, even with more macroeconomic uncertainty. Growth was also well-balanced geographically across our franchise, with Texas growing $208 million or 8% on an annualized basis, Oklahoma posting growth of $163 million or approximately 9% annualized, and Arizona increasing $236 million.

Stacy Kymes

Our fee-based businesses also performed well, even in an environment with elevated uncertainty and a rapidly changing macroeconomic backdrop. Fee revenue exceeded three of the past four quarters, reflecting the diversification and underlying strength of those platforms. Expenses declined meaningfully this quarter, reflecting our continued focus on managing our core cost structure. Over the past several quarters, we've worked to better align expenses with market opportunities and customer needs. This quarter illustrates that progress. Expenses were down $6.9 million, and we posted an efficiency ratio of 63.2%. Importantly, this quarter provides a clean view of a more typical expense profile, with prior actions now embedded and temporary items less meaningful. Capital levels remain very strong, with tangible common equity at 9.3% and CET1 at 12.6%.

Stacy Kymes

Slide six provides a closer look at our loan portfolio. Total outstanding loans grew 2.1% this quarter, with strong growth across our core C&I portfolio, energy, and commercial real estate. Our core C&I loan portfolio, which represents our combined services and general business portfolios, grew 2.1% sequentially. This is the fourth consecutive quarter of growth in this portfolio, reflecting long-term, sustained customer relationships. Healthcare loans decreased 1.3%. Loan production in this segment remains at record highs with a very strong pipeline. This business has also supported our fee income lines with strong syndication fees generated during the quarter. The reduction in loan balances this quarter is primarily related to cyclical payoff activity. We believe we are well positioned to grow this portfolio throughout the remainder of the year. Energy loans grew this quarter, increasing 4.3%. This marks another reversal of the payoff trends we discussed last year. We are not currently seeing clients seeking to add production capacity yet.

Stacy Kymes

Our CRE business increased 3.7% compared to the prior quarter. We remain well within our concentration limits for this segment, which allows us to be selective about opportunities and deploy capital where structure, terms, and returns make sense. Mortgage finance loans total $228 million, an increase of $50 million from the fourth quarter. We are happy with the progress this business is making, but it's important to note that the loan growth exhibited in the first quarter was driven by our existing businesses. Moving to slide seven. It has become a theme for me to keep my comments short on this topic, and I'm going to do that again this quarter. Credit quality remains strong. NPAs not guaranteed by the U.S. government decreased $14 million to $52 million. The resulting non-performing assets to period loans and repossessed assets decreased 6 basis points to 20 basis points.

Stacy Kymes

Committed criticized assets decreased this quarter, remaining very low relative to historical standards. We had net charge-offs of just $1.9 million during the quarter, averaging three basis points over the last 12 months. I'll reiterate that the limited charge-offs we've seen show no patterns or concentrations that raise concerns about specific business lines or geographies. I would also note proactively that we have virtually no exposure to private credit facilities. Over the long-term, we do expect credit metrics to normalize. In the near-term, we continue to expect net charge-offs to remain below historical averages. No provision was required this quarter. Our provision benefited from the favorable impact of higher projected oil prices in our energy portfolio and improved overall credit quality. This was offset by loan growth and a modest downward revision to economic forecast assumptions. Our combined allowance for credit losses is a healthy $323 million or 1.23% of outstanding loans. Overall credit performance this quarter was exceptionally strong. With that, I'll turn the call over to Scott.

Scott Grauer

Thank you, Stacy. Turning to our operating results for the quarter on slides nine and 10. Fee income remained solid this quarter despite the volatile market environment and macroeconomic backdrop of the quarter. Fees declined $5.1 million sequentially following a very strong fourth quarter. Fee income totaled $209.8 million, exceeding three of the past four quarters and underscoring the underlying strength of our fee-based business in any market environment. Total trading revenue, which includes trading-related net interest income, increased modestly to $34.7 million from $34.1 million in the prior quarter. Customer hedging revenue grew $1.1 million as our energy customers predictably increased their hedging activity when higher short-term crude oil prices presented themselves. Investment banking revenue, which includes investment banking and syndication fees, decreased $4.1 million after delivering two outstanding quarters.

Scott Grauer

Results reflect the normal seasonality of this business with a quieter first quarter before activity begins to build in the second quarter. I would note that the first quarter of 2026 is the strongest first quarter syndication activity on record. This result represents a 40% increase from the same quarter a year ago. Mortgage banking revenue grew $2 million linked quarter with higher production and refinance activity. Turning to slide 10 to discuss our asset management and transactions businesses. Fiduciary and asset management revenue delivered strong results, contributing $66.5 million to revenue. This was the second strongest quarter on record, only surpassed by the prior quarter. As a reminder, the prior quarter included higher than usual transaction-related fees. AUMA declined $3 billion to $123.6 billion, driven by lower market valuations and normal seasonality. Transaction card revenue continued its trend of record-setting results, contributing $32 million to revenue.

Scott Grauer

These results demonstrate the strength of this franchise, which has been created through sustained momentum and reliable execution. Taken together, our fee income performance this quarter reflects disciplined execution and the strength of these businesses, even amid shifting market conditions. The overall foundation remains solid and continues to support consistent fee generation. With that, I'll hand the call over to Marty to cover the financials.

Martin Grunst

Thank you, Scott. Turning to slide 12. Net interest income decreased $2.7 million and recorded net interest margin declined 8 basis points. Excluding trading, core net interest income decreased $4.8 million and core margin decreased 7 basis points. We continue to expect margin expansion over the course of 2026. Fixed-rate asset repricing and loan growth were positive drivers for this quarter and are expected to persist. However, we saw several small negatives impacting the quarter all at the same time. Non-interest DDA declined, with Q1 being the seasonal low point. Day count, of course. Loan fees were down sequentially. SOFR spreads were abnormally wide in Q4, and we benefited from that in Q4. But spreads returned to normal in Q1 and drove some compression sequentially. Funding costs for counterparty margin posted to exchanges for energy derivatives had a small negative effect.

Martin Grunst

Lastly, we saw the full quarter impact of the sub-debt issued last November. Each of those items had one or two basis points negative effects individually, which accumulated to overcome the positives of loan growth and fixed-rate asset repricing in the first quarter. Turning to slide 13. Total expenses decreased $6.9 million, producing an efficiency ratio of 63.2% for the quarter. Personnel expenses were down $11.6 million. Normal increases from payroll taxes and merit increases were more than offset by lower incentive compensation, as well as the benefits of the realignment actions we took in late 2025. Non-personnel expense increased $4.7 million. However, during the fourth quarter, we experienced a $9.5 million benefit from the updated FDIC Special Assessment. Excluding that prior quarter benefit, non-personnel expense decreased $4.8 million, largely related to lower professional fees. Slide 14 provides our outlook for full year 2026.

Martin Grunst

On loan growth, we continue to produce strong results. Our pipelines are healthy and borrower sentiment and our footprint remains upbeat. We expect to see loan growth near 10% for full year 2026. Our guidance for total revenue has not changed. We expect growth to be in the mid-single digit range. The mix of that revenue between NII and fees is somewhat rate curve dependent as trading income can shift between the two. Our current forecast reflects no rate cuts in 2026 versus the two cuts reflected in our prior guidance. Our NII expectations for 2026 are now slightly lower at $1.42 billion-$1.45 billion, and our fee income expectations are now similarly higher at $820 million-$845 million. We continue to anticipate the growth rate for expenses to be in the low single digits. This should result in a 2026 full-year average efficiency ratio in the 63% area.

Martin Grunst

We expect 2026 provision expense to be in the $15 million-$35 million range. Portfolio credit quality continues to be exceptionally strong, and we see no tangible evidence of credit normalization. Our guide does allow for some amount of normalization later in the year. Lastly, I'll note that Visa announced on April 13th that its second exchange program for Visa Class B shares has officially commenced. This allows us to monetize 50% of our remaining Visa B shares.

Martin Grunst

We currently hold the equivalent of approximately 190,000 common shares, and monetizing half that position would equate to roughly a $29 million pre-tax benefit based on Visa's April 13th closing price of $309 per share. While this potential gain is not reflected in our guidance, we expect to participate in the exchange and recognize a gain based on the market value at the time of the exchange or disposition. With that, I would like to hand the call back to the operator for Q&A, which will be followed by closing remarks from Stacy.

Operator

Thank you. We will now begin the question-and-answer session. If you would like to ask a question, please press star-one on your telephone keypad to raise your hand and join the queue. If you'd like to withdraw that question, again, press star-one. Your first question comes from Michael Rose with Raymond James. Please go ahead.

Michael Rose

Hey, good afternoon, everyone. Thanks for taking my questions. Maybe, Marty, if we can go back to the margin. It seems like there was just a confluence of factors this quarter that drove the compression. I think if I heard you right, you'd expect margin expansion from here. Can you just give us some details behind that? What you'd expect in terms of deposit betas as we move forward, loan pricing, and fixed asset repricing opportunities, just the puts and takes as we contemplate no rate cuts this year. Thanks.

Martin Grunst

Sure, you bet. As you think about each of those factors, the one that'll be durable, has been durable, and will continue to be durable is the fixed-rate asset repricing. You'll see both bond portfolio and fixed-rate loan portfolio continue to pick up spread there. Deposit betas, deposit competition in the market is like it's been for the last few quarters. Without rate moves, I don't think you're going to see a lot in the betas, but to the extent that we have incremental rate moves, we'd still see our cumulative down beta has been 66% in deposits. We'd continue to see that play out as it would relate to future rate moves to the extent you have them. A couple of the things that affected this quarter, the loan fees and the DDA. You'll see both those.

Martin Grunst

What's typical is for you to see growth in those two components in the back half of the year. You'll see some support there as we get into 3Q and 4Q. Loan competition, we've seen some of that. It's always competitive. We've seen some incrementally competitive behavior at the high end of the credit size and the very strong end of credit quality spectrum in the investment-grade territory. Not enough to really move the needle in terms of this quarter. We'll continue to watch that. All those components are part of what give us confidence in the trajectory of margin.

Martin Grunst

One thing I might add on margin, if you think long-term, one thing you can do just really simply to give yourself some perspective on where ultimately that lands is if you just take our 2.90% margin that we printed this quarter and take both the available for sale and held to maturity securities portfolios and rerun that this quarter with those at their mature rates where we're replacing at about 4.50%. That recasts our margin at just a little over 3.15%. While it'll take some time to get there, that gives you a little perspective on what the really long-run, big picture and what the long run looks like for our margin expansion story.

Michael Rose

Marty, that's great context. Very helpful. Maybe just as my follow-up, you mentioned the Visa Class B period is now commenced. I think you said about half of that position would equate to a roughly $29 million pre-tax benefit. Is the plan to monetize half of that? And then, would you look to potentially repurchase shares with the proceeds or historically, you've used some of these gains to either pay down debt or repurchase shares, things like that. Just trying to better understand what the plan of action would be for those shares. Thanks.

Martin Grunst

Yeah. Our expectation is that that program will officially start transacting shares later this quarter. We'd be able to recognize that gain in Q2. We have not yet determined exactly the disposition of what we'll do with the proceeds, but all those avenues are on the table for us. At this point, we just look forward to being able to capture that gain.

Stacy Kymes

Michael, this is Stacy. We'll let the year play out and see what opportunities may unfold to, if you will, reinvest those gains. If you recall, when we did the Visa B before, there were some really kind of good opportunities in our investment portfolio to get really good IRRs by selling securities at losses and then essentially using those gains to do that and keep earnings relatively flat as a result of that, or run rate earnings relatively flat. That equation isn't as compelling this time. The IRRs aren't very good relative to where they were before. Obviously, the unrealized losses in the portfolio are much smaller today than they were when we had this opportunity before.

Stacy Kymes

The other piece that we've looked at historically is contributing those to our foundation. There's been some changes to kind of corporate tax policy that makes that a little bit more challenging to do and get the tax benefit for it. For now, it's kind of all of the above in terms of options that are on the table, including do nothing. We'll see as the year unfolds if we want to invest that gain or if we just don't see an opportunity that merits the return profile that we should consider there.

Michael Rose

All right. Appreciate the color and context. I'll step back. Thanks.

Operator

Your next question comes from the line of Jon Arfstrom with RBC Capital Markets. Please go ahead.

Jon Arfstrom

Hey. Thanks. Good afternoon, everyone.

Stacy Kymes

Hey, Jon.

Jon Arfstrom

Hey. I guess I wanted to ask you a little bit about the loan growth environment. Stacy, you talk a little bit about the general business drivers, just kind of the general business balance drivers. On energy, you used the term "not yet" in describing energy clients seeking to add production. What do you think needs to happen there for that to show a little bit more of a growth profile?

Stacy Kymes

Yeah. Let me start with just obviously the loan growth was broad-based by geography, by loan type. You know that we've been exerting significant effort around core C&I. Really, really excited to see that expansion continue. We continue to invest there. We're excited about what we see the future there as well. Obviously, it's been nice to see a little bit of a bounce back on the energy side. We kind of troughed, I think, around this time last year, and we've been stable to increasing since then. I think if you look at where it would have to go for folks to continue to drill, I mean, I looked at rig counts. I mean, rig counts are down from last week. Rig counts are down by over 40 rigs from this time a year ago.

Stacy Kymes

My view generally is you're going to have to have out the strip. I think folks are awfully focused on the prompt month or the near spot price, but it's really the strip price out two to three years, really three years, that's going to create the incentive for people to drill for oil. If you look out three years, oil is below $70. I think $70 is kind of a magic number. My view is you're not going to see folks drilling unless they can lock in a return with oil above $70 out that long. Obviously things are volatile, things could change, and the curve has moved a lot. I think it's more important to look at the curve three years out than it is to look at the prompt month in terms of what driller behavior will look like. I don't see, obviously, you've seen the rig counts. There's no impetus right now for folks to drill given the backwardation of the curve. That could change, but we're not seeing that today.

Jon Arfstrom

Yep. Okay. Yep. Fair enough. Marty, for you, just to follow up on Michael's deposit beta question. You had a nice step down in the interest-bearing deposit costs this quarter. Just curious how much more room you think you have in an environment without any further cuts. Thanks.

Martin Grunst

Yeah. There's probably still a little bit of room. As we've been chipping away at that over the quarters, it's a declining returns sort of situation. I think that there's still a little bit more there, but not as much as there was clearly a year ago, relative to where short rates are.

Jon Arfstrom

Yep. Okay. Thank you very much.

Operator

Your next question comes from the line of Peter Winter with D.A. Davidson. Please go ahead.

Peter Winter

Thanks. Good afternoon. Stacy, I wanted to ask, there's been a lot of merger activity in your markets. Are you seeing opportunities for team lift-out, something that you've done successfully in the past?

Stacy Kymes

As you know, that's a strategy for us. Some of the periods of most rapid growth in our history have been when there's been broad dislocation that's created from mergers and acquisitions. You have both employees and clients of those institutions who didn't choose to be a part of that institution, and so they may select to go somewhere else. So what I would tell you is obviously we see it's prevalent in our footprint, and you can assume that we're being very active in attempting to collect prospects for both employees and customers in this environment. But nothing specific to report today.

Peter Winter

Okay. Marty, you guys have always maintained really strong capital levels. I was wondering, could you quantify the estimated impact and benefits from the new regulatory proposals?

Martin Grunst

Yeah, Peter, we don't at this juncture have a number yet, but it's definitely going to be a benefit to us both on the loan book and particularly in the real estate secured loan book, those LTV parameters. You know how we underwrite. We do a pretty good job of that. Because of where our LTVs and FICO and so forth are, that's going to be a benefit to us on RWAs and the loan book. Actually in the trading book, we'll get a little benefit there too based on our read at this point.

Peter Winter

Okay. Got it. Thanks for taking the questions.

Martin Grunst

Thanks, Peter.

Operator

Your next question comes from the line of David Chiaverini with Jefferies. Please go ahead.

David Chiaverini

Hi. Thanks for taking the question. Back on deposits, I think you mentioned that the non-interest bearing DDA deposits should bottom in the first quarter. I was curious about the driver of the rebound in the second quarter and potentially the magnitude, and then should this rebound continue through the year?

Martin Grunst

Yeah, David, a little bit of context on that. DDA was pretty steady for us last year, and kind of that rate-seeking behavior that you'd seen in prior years had kind of come to an end. What's typical for us is to see a little bit of seasonal increase at the end of the fourth quarter, which we did see, and then a seasonal decrease in the first quarter, which we did see. We did also see a little bit of our commercial customers, kind of middle market customers, just deploy some of their cash into their businesses. That's certainly healthy for business growth. You've had several years where you haven't really had a nice normal history of DDA to look at. What is typical for us, and to some extent the industry, is to see DDA climb more in the back half of the year than the front half as people build cash flows. That's our expectation for the year.

David Chiaverini

Great. Thanks for that. On to mortgage finance. We did see balances grow nicely on a percentage basis here, and I know that you're still building that business. Previously, you mentioned about getting to $1 billion in commitments by the end of this year. Now that the forward curve, we know what's happened there. With a higher-for-longer environment, are you still comfortable with that $1 billion commitment level?

Martin Grunst

Yeah, I think so. I think what we talked about was by the end of the year being at $1 billion in commitments with roughly 50% of that committed outstanding. Given where we are and kind of the newness of the business for us, I still feel good about that. Obviously, there's going to be some seasonality in this business. Second and third quarter tend to be pretty good, and then just like the mortgage business. It'll track that. We're not going to be perfect there on the estimate, but I still feel good about that.

David Chiaverini

Very helpful. Thank you.

Operator

Your next question comes from the line of Matt Olney with Stephens. Please go ahead.

Matt Olney

Yeah. Hey, guys. Thanks for taking the question. Just want to go back to the liabilities side of the balance sheet. I think in the deck you mentioned you moved from a wholesale deposits into more wholesale borrowings, I think this past quarter. Was hoping you could just expand on that strategy.

Martin Grunst

Yeah. Let me talk about that a little bit, Matt. Good question. If you go back to Q4 when you had a couple of rate cuts and some of the market spreads got a little dislocated, we were able to find some deposits. They're technically deposits, but they're wholesale in the way we get them. We put on a little over $1 billion of deposits in Q4 at prices that were actually better than wholesale funding, which is rare, but we found that opportunity and obviously we took it. We mentioned that would probably run off in Q1 when we talked on the call, and it did. That ran off in Q1, and that's the main driver of the deposit decline that you see Q4 to Q1 is just that opportunistic wholesale deposit trade we did in Q4 running off. It's kind of that simple.

Matt Olney

Okay. Yeah. Thanks for clarifying that, Marty. Just, I guess as a follow-up, going forward on that same topic, how should we think about funding the loan growth from here as far as core funding, wholesale deposits versus the borrowings?

Martin Grunst

Yeah. At the loan-to-deposit ratio we have, we certainly have some flexibility on how we do that. Our expectation for this year is to see loan growth be as we guided, very good and consistent with our history. Deposit growth probably be a little bit less than that, but we will see deposit growth this year. We could end with a little bit lower or a little higher loan-to-deposit ratio at the end of the year. Going forward, generally speaking, the loan growth and deposit growth are going to be somewhat aligned. Just knowing that we've got flexibility that many others don't to let that float around a little bit.

Matt Olney

Yep, makes sense. Thanks, Marty.

Operator

Your next question comes from the line of Jared Shaw with Barclays. Please go ahead.

Jared Shaw

Hey, everybody. Thank you. A lot of them have been answered, but I guess, could you, Marty, maybe just give the dollar impact of the loan fee reduction quarter-over-quarter that you'd called out?

Martin Grunst

It's basically 2 basis points, and that's something that quarter-over-quarter, just two basis points. That's quarter-to-quarter, there's a little bit of noise in there, but broadly speaking, that's year-over-year a good growth area for us.

Jared Shaw

Okay. What are the trends that you're seeing in customer hedging activity as we're going through 2Q? Is that staying pretty strong?

Scott Grauer

Yeah. This is Scott. Obviously with the volatility in the global setting, it creates some spurts of activity on the energy side. We have seen less activity on our interest rate side because we've had relatively stable rate environment. We're continuing to see good demand really across all the hedging opportunities with the biggest focus being on the energy side.

Jared Shaw

Okay, thanks. I guess finally from me, when we look at the guidance for provision for the year, should we think that's sort of the next three quarters equal contribution or is that a little more back-end weighted with growth?

Martin Grunst

Yeah. You don't want to get too cute with quarterly, but certainly the way the portfolio looks right now, it's very logical to think that there's a little back-end waiting there. Just the portfolio today just looks so clean and you can always have a little bit of visibility into the next quarter or two, and after that it's a little harder. I think that's the right way to think about the provision.

Jared Shaw

Great. Thank you.

Operator

Your next question comes from the line of Woody Lay with KBW. Please go ahead.

Woody Lay

Hey, thanks for taking my question. I wanted to start on expenses. They are very well managed. It was good to see the run rate come in following company actions you've taken in the fourth quarter. You touched on the efficiency ratio down a little bit. Is there conviction that you could be on kind of the lower end of the stated range, or is it too early to tell just given some of the hiring question marks?

Martin Grunst

Yeah. Well, we feel really good about how Q1 turned out just in terms of that nice run rate that displays for what the first quarter had in expenses. Just in terms of how that plays into the second quarter, basically, pretty straightforward. You'll have a little bit of the rest of the merit increase will flow through in the second quarter, but then there's an offset there for how payroll taxes play out, and we're always looking to hire producers, as you know. Those are kind of the main things you'd point to in how that transpires. We feel pretty good about the guidance of 63 area.

Woody Lay

Got it. Then maybe last for me, I know you mentioned oil prices factored into the ACL. Can you just walk through how that's included in y'all's CECL model, and is there any risk that if oil prices normalize lower, it could require a catch-up revision in the future?

Martin Grunst

Yeah. Here's the way to think about that. Higher oil prices means the credit quality. That's supportive for the energy loan book, both the valuation of the collateral and the cash flows in the business. That's a nice positive and that's easy to think through. There's also the impact that higher input prices to basically the bulk of the C&I book. There's a little bit of extra expense load borne by that part of the portfolio, and so we recognize that as well. Those are kind of natural offsets if you think about how we manage the CECL book. There's probably not a whole lot of risk on a net basis of that being a particular driver that would drive an adverse outcome in the future.

Woody Lay

Got it. All right. Makes sense. Thanks for taking my question.

Operator

Your next question comes from the line of Brett Rabatin with StoneX. Please go ahead.

Brett Rabatin

Hey, good afternoon, everyone. I wanted to go back to guidance and just talking about the fee income guidance. I get that the change is partly a function of the interest rates and how you guys account for the fee income. I wanted to see, it just seems like the $820 million-$845 million seasonal investment banking in the first quarter, it seems like that could have been a higher number. Are there any other businesses that maybe you're expecting to not grow this year, or are there any other factors in that?

Martin Grunst

Brett, this is Marty. I'd give you the following thoughts. We feel very good about the fee business. That group, the trajectory there is really good. We feel very confident in the history there and the outlook in really all those businesses across the board, and we can talk through each one if you want. I think it's important to think through that for the trading business, part of that revenue stream is in the fee line, and part of that revenue stream is in the NII line. You really kind of have to combine those two when you think about the veracity of all the fee businesses. Hopefully that'll kind of help you think through any changes in multi-year. If you're looking at a multi-year trend, some of that business, some of that revenue is moved into the NII line. You kind of have to recombine that when you think about that business.

Brett Rabatin

Okay. Then, Stacy, you talked about producer adds and possibly, you know, adding people with disruption. Would you guys happen to have a net producer add number for the quarter?

Stacy Kymes

That's not the way we think about it. We think about adding a talent. We don't have a goal around adding X number of net new producers each quarter. We have a perpetual goal of adding the best talent in every market that we're in, and those discussions have been ongoing for years in many cases. As we have an opportunity to add talent, we do it, and if it's not the A talent in the market, then we don't. We don't track it that way or think about it that way, and so I don't have anything to report on that.

Brett Rabatin

Okay. Fair enough. If I could sneak in one last one. The decrease on the provisioning for the year, despite a little bit better loan growth expectations. I know, Stacy, late last year we had the conversation about eventually credit will normalize, but it doesn't look like 2026 was going to be that year. Is the reduction that just better visibility that that's actually the case, that 2026 is going to continue to be fairly benign and you're just not seeing anything at all?

Stacy Kymes

The reduction is pretty small, and it's really just a reflection that we've already got one quarter behind us now. When I was in credit, I used to tell people the crystal ball was pretty good for three to six months, and then it got really foggy after that. I think that's just a reflection that we've got one quarter in the bag, and so we just have a little bit more visibility going forward, and so we brought the guidance down there just a little bit. It's not that different, really.

Brett Rabatin

Okay. Greatly appreciate all the color, guys.

Stacy Kymes

Thank you.

Operator

That concludes our question-and answer session. I will now turn the conference back over to Stacy for closing comments.

Stacy Kymes

To wrap up, the first quarter has set the stage with solid core operating results, diversified loan growth, resilient fee performance, excellent credit quality, and disciplined expense management. We're off to a strong start in 2026, and we're well positioned for growth as the year progresses. We appreciate your interest in BOK Financial and your willingness to spend time with us this afternoon. Please reach out to Heather King if you have any further questions at [email protected].

Operator

Ladies and gentlemen, this does conclude today's conference call. Thank you for your participation, and you may now disconnect.

Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2026-04-16

Northern Trust to Report Q1 Earnings: What's in the Cards?

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Northern Trust Corporation NTRS is scheduled to release first-quarter 2026 results on April 21, 2026, before market open. The company’s quarterly earnings and revenues are expected to have increased year over year. In the last reported quarter, the bank delivered an earnings surprise. NTRS results benefited from a rise in net interest income (NII). Also, an increase in total assets under custody and assets under management balances supported the financials. However, elevated expenses were concerning. Northern Trust has an impressive earnings surprise history. Its earnings beat estimates in each of the trailing four quarters, with the average surprise being 4.98%. Northern Trust Corporation price-eps-surprise | Northern Trust Corporation Quote The Zacks Consensus Estimate for NTRS’ first-quarter earnings has been revised upward over the past week to $2.37 per share. The figure indicates a 24.7% increase from the year-ago reported number. The consensus estimate for revenues is pegged at $2.13 billion, indicating a year-over-year rise of 9.9%. NII & Loans: In the first quarter of 2026, the Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged. This is likely to have supported NTRS’ NII in the quarter, given stabilizing funding/deposit costs. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for NII is pegged at $625 million for the to-be-reported quarter, indicating a 10% rise on a year-over-year basis. Also, per the Fed’s latest data, the overall lending scenario remained decent in the first quarter. Thus, NTRS is likely to have witnessed growth in loan demand, which is expected to have supported its average interest-earning asset growth in the to-be-reported quarter. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for average earning assets is pegged at $145.8 billion, indicating a 5.7% rise from the prior-year quarter. Non-Interest Income: Northern Trust calculates its asset servicing and wealth management servicing fees using a lag effect, relying on prior-quarter end valuations for these computations. Asset servicing fees comprise custody and fund administration, investment management, securities lending and other fees. Volatility was high in equity markets and other asset classes, including commodities, bonds and foreign exchange in the first quarter of 2026. As such, NTRS is likely to have witnessed growth in custody and fund administration revenues, as well as its investment management fees. The Zack...

Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2026-04-15

Banc of California (BANC) Earnings Expected to Grow: Should You Buy?

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Wall Street expects a year-over-year increase in earnings on higher revenues when Banc of California (BANC) reports results for the quarter ended March 2026. While this widely-known consensus outlook is important in gauging the company's earnings picture, a powerful factor that could impact its near-term stock price is how the actual results compare to these estimates. The earnings report, which is expected to be released on April 22, might help the stock move higher if these key numbers are better than expectations. On the other hand, if they miss, the stock may move lower. While management's discussion of business conditions on the earnings call will mostly determine the sustainability of the immediate price change and future earnings expectations, it's worth having a handicapping insight into the odds of a positive EPS surprise. This banking service and lending company is expected to post quarterly earnings of $0.38 per share in its upcoming report, which represents a year-over-year change of +46.2%. Revenues are expected to be $290.8 million, up 9.3% from the year-ago quarter. The consensus EPS estimate for the quarter has been revised 1.81% lower over the last 30 days to the current level. This is essentially a reflection of how the covering analysts have collectively reassessed their initial estimates over this period. Investors should keep in mind that the direction of estimate revisions by each of the covering analysts may not always get reflected in the aggregate change. Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise Estimate revisions ahead of a company's earnings release offer clues to the business conditions for the period whose results are coming out. This insight is at the core of our proprietary surprise prediction model -- the Zacks Earnings ESP (Expected Surprise Prediction). The Zacks Earnings ESP compares the Most Accurate Estimate to the Zacks Consensus Estimate for the quarter; the Most Accurate Estimate is a more recent version of the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate. The idea here is that analysts revising their estimates right before an earnings release have the latest information, which could potentially be more accurate than what they and others contributing to the consensus had predicted earlier. Thus, a positive or negative Earnings ESP reading theoretically indicates the likely deviation of the actual earnings from the consensus estimate. However...

Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2026-04-13

BOK Financial (BOKF) Reports Next Week: Wall Street Expects Earnings Growth

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The market expects BOK Financial (BOKF) to deliver a year-over-year increase in earnings on higher revenues when it reports results for the quarter ended March 2026. This widely-known consensus outlook is important in assessing the company's earnings picture, but a powerful factor that might influence its near-term stock price is how the actual results compare to these estimates. The earnings report, which is expected to be released on April 20, might help the stock move higher if these key numbers are better than expectations. On the other hand, if they miss, the stock may move lower. While the sustainability of the immediate price change and future earnings expectations will mostly depend on management's discussion of business conditions on the earnings call, it's worth handicapping the probability of a positive EPS surprise. This Regional banking operator is expected to post quarterly earnings of $2.30 per share in its upcoming report, which represents a year-over-year change of +23.7%. Revenues are expected to be $546.8 million, up 8.9% from the year-ago quarter. The consensus EPS estimate for the quarter has remained unchanged over the last 30 days. This is essentially a reflection of how the covering analysts have collectively reassessed their initial estimates over this period. Investors should keep in mind that an aggregate change may not always reflect the direction of estimate revisions by each of the covering analysts. Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise Estimate revisions ahead of a company's earnings release offer clues to the business conditions for the period whose results are coming out. Our proprietary surprise prediction model -- the Zacks Earnings ESP (Expected Surprise Prediction) -- has this insight at its core. The Zacks Earnings ESP compares the Most Accurate Estimate to the Zacks Consensus Estimate for the quarter; the Most Accurate Estimate is a more recent version of the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate. The idea here is that analysts revising their estimates right before an earnings release have the latest information, which could potentially be more accurate than what they and others contributing to the consensus had predicted earlier. Thus, a positive or negative Earnings ESP reading theoretically indicates the likely deviation of the actual earnings from the consensus estimate. However, the model's predictive power is significant for...

Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2026-04-10

Will BOK Financial (BOKF) Beat Estimates Again in Its Next Earnings Report?

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Looking for a stock that has been consistently beating earnings estimates and might be well positioned to keep the streak alive in its next quarterly report? BOK Financial (BOKF), which belongs to the Zacks Banks - Southwest industry, could be a great candidate to consider. When looking at the last two reports, this Regional banking operator has recorded a strong streak of surpassing earnings estimates. The company has topped estimates by 11.07%, on average, in the last two quarters. For the most recent quarter, BOK Financial was expected to post earnings of $2.13 per share, but it reported $2.48 per share instead, representing a surprise of 16.43%. For the previous quarter, the consensus estimate was $2.1 per share, while it actually produced $2.22 per share, a surprise of 5.71%. For BOK Financial, estimates have been trending higher, thanks in part to this earnings surprise history. And when you look at the stock's positive Zacks Earnings ESP (Expected Surprise Prediction), it's a great indicator of a future earnings beat, especially when combined with its solid Zacks Rank. Our research shows that stocks with the combination of a positive Earnings ESP and a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) or better produce a positive surprise nearly 70% of the time. In other words, if you have 10 stocks with this combination, the number of stocks that beat the consensus estimate could be as high as seven. The Zacks Earnings ESP compares the Most Accurate Estimate to the Zacks Consensus Estimate for the quarter; the Most Accurate Estimate is a version of the Zacks Consensus whose definition is related to change. The idea here is that analysts revising their estimates right before an earnings release have the latest information, which could potentially be more accurate than what they and others contributing to the consensus had predicted earlier. BOK Financial has an Earnings ESP of +0.22% at the moment, suggesting that analysts have grown bullish on its near-term earnings potential. When you combine this positive Earnings ESP with the stock's Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), it shows that another beat is possibly around the corner. The company's next earnings report is expected to be released on April 20, 2026. With the Earnings ESP metric, it's important to note that a negative value reduces its predictive power; however, a negative Earnings ESP does not indicate an earnings miss. Many companie...

Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2026-03-17

BOK Financial Corporation Announces First Quarter 2026 Earnings Conference Call

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TULSA, OK / ACCESS Newswire / March 16, 2026 / BOK Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:BOKF) will host a conference call to review first quarter 2026 financial results at noon central time on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. The call may also include discussion of company developments, forward-looking statements and other material information about business and financial matters. The results are scheduled to be released after the market closes on Monday, April 20, 2026. The live audio webcast and presentation slides will be available on the company's investor relations website. The conference call can also be accessed by dialing 1.800.715.9871 toll free, or 1.646.307.1963, conference ID: 6617678. A webcast replay will be available shortly after the live call's conclusion on the company's investor relations website or by dialing 1.800.770.2030 and referencing replay PIN 6617678. About BOK Financial Corporation BOK Financial Corporation is a $52 billion regional financial services company headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma with $127 billion in assets under management and administration. The company's stock is publicly traded on NASDAQ under the Global Select market listings (BOKF). BOK Financial Corporation's holdings include BOKF, NA; BOK Financial Securities, Inc.; and BOK Financial Private Wealth, Inc. BOKF, NA's holdings include TransFund and Cavanal Hill Investment Management, Inc. BOKF, NA operates banking divisions across eight states as: Bank of Albuquerque; Bank of Oklahoma; Bank of Texas; and BOK Financial in Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas and Missouri; as well as having limited purpose offices in Connecticut, Nebraska, Tennessee and Wisconsin. Through its subsidiaries, BOK Financial Corporation provides commercial and consumer banking, brokerage trading, investment, trust and insurance services, mortgage origination and servicing, and an electronic funds transfer network. For more information, visit www.bokf.com. Contact: Heather King Director of Investor Relations 214.676.4666 SOURCE: BOK Financial View the original press release on ACCESS Newswire

Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2026-02-03

BOK Financial (BOKF): Buy, Sell, or Hold Post Q4 Earnings?

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Over the past six months, BOK Financial has been a great trade, beating the S&P 500 by 20.5%. Its stock price has climbed to $130.30, representing a healthy 30.1% increase. This was partly due to its solid quarterly results, and the run-up might have investors contemplating their next move. Is there a buying opportunity in BOK Financial, or does it present a risk to your portfolio? Check out our in-depth research report to see what our analysts have to say, it’s free. We’re glad investors have benefited from the price increase, but we're sitting this one out for now. Here are three reasons why BOKF doesn't excite us and a stock we'd rather own. From lending activities to service fees, most banks build their revenue model around two income sources. Interest rate spreads between loans and deposits create the first stream, with the second coming from charges on everything from basic bank accounts to complex investment banking transactions. Over the last five years, BOK Financial grew its revenue at a sluggish 2.2% compounded annual growth rate. This was below our standards. Net interest income commands greater market attention due to its reliability and consistency, whereas one-time fees are often seen as lower-quality revenue that lacks the same dependable characteristics. BOK Financial’s net interest income has grown at a 3.7% annualized rate over the last five years, much worse than the broader banking industry. The net interest margin (NIM) is a key profitability indicator that measures the difference between what a bank earns on its loans and what it pays on its deposits. This metric measures how efficiently one can generate income from its core lending activities. Over the past two years, we can see that BOK Financial’s net interest margin averaged a weak 2.8%, meaning it must compensate for lower profitability through increased loan originations. We see the value of companies driving economic growth, but in the case of BOK Financial, we’re out. With its shares topping the market in recent months, the stock trades at 1.2× forward P/B (or $130.30 per share). This valuation tells us it’s a bit of a market darling with a lot of good news priced in - we think there are better opportunities elsewhere. We’d recommend looking at an all-weather company that owns household favorite Taco Bell. The market’s up big this year - but there’s a catch. Just 4 stocks accou...

Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2026-01-30

Earnings Estimates Moving Higher for BOK Financial (BOKF): Time to Buy?

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Investors might want to bet on BOK Financial (BOKF), as earnings estimates for this company have been showing solid improvement lately. The stock has already gained solid short-term price momentum, and this trend might continue with its still improving earnings outlook. The upward trend in estimate revisions for this Regional banking operator reflects growing optimism of analysts on its earnings prospects, which should get reflected in its stock price. After all, empirical research shows a strong correlation between trends in earnings estimate revisions and near-term stock price movements. Our stock rating tool -- the Zacks Rank -- has this insight at its core. The five-grade Zacks Rank system, which ranges from a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) to a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell), has an impressive externally-audited track record of outperformance, with Zacks #1 Ranked stocks generating an average annual return of +25% since 2008. For BOK Financial, there has been strong agreement among the covering analysts in raising earnings estimates, which has helped push consensus estimates considerably higher for the next quarter and full year. The chart below shows the evolution of forward 12-month Zacks Consensus EPS estimate: The earnings estimate of $2.29 per share for the current quarter represents a change of +23.1% from the number reported a year ago. Over the last 30 days, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for BOK Financial has increased 10.63% because one estimate has moved higher compared to no negative revisions. For the full year, the company is expected to earn $9.79 per share, representing a year-over-year change of +11.8%. The revisions trend for the current year also appears quite promising for BOK Financial, with two estimates moving higher over the past month compared to no negative revisions. The consensus estimate has also received a boost over this time frame, increasing 9.09%. The promising estimate revisions have helped BOK Financial earn a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy). The Zacks Rank is a tried-and-tested rating tool that helps investors effectively harness the power of earnings estimate revisions and make the right investment decision. You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here. Our research shows that stocks with Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and 2 (Buy) significantly outperform the S&P 500. While strong estimate revisions...

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