First Guaranty Bancshares (FGBI) Posts Q2 Loss, Falls Short of Revenue Projections
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: Aug 18 2025
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Source: NASDAQ.COM
Quarterly Loss Report: First Guaranty Bancshares (FGBI) reported a quarterly loss of $0.61 per share, significantly worse than the expected loss of $0.20 and down from earnings of $0.53 per share a year ago.
Revenue Performance: The company generated revenues of $24.4 million for the quarter, missing estimates by 1.63% and declining from $36.77 million in the previous year.
Stock Performance and Outlook: FGBI shares have decreased by about 28.5% this year, contrasting with a 9.7% gain in the S&P 500; the stock currently holds a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating expected performance in line with the market.
Future Earnings Estimates: Current consensus estimates predict a loss of $0.09 per share on revenues of $25.18 million for the next quarter, while the overall industry ranking suggests potential for better performance based on historical trends.
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Analyst Views on RY
Wall Street analysts forecast RY stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for RY is 168.73 USD with a low forecast of 158.37 USD and a high forecast of 177.08 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
11 Analyst Rating
9 Buy
2 Hold
0 Sell
Strong Buy
Current: 166.580
Low
158.37
Averages
168.73
High
177.08
Current: 166.580
Low
158.37
Averages
168.73
High
177.08
About RY
Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) is a global financial institution. Its business includes Personal & Commercial Banking, Wealth Management, Capital Markets, and Insurance. The Personal & Commercial Banking comprises its personal banking operations and certain retail investment businesses in Canada, the Caribbean and the United States, as well as its commercial and corporate banking operations in Canada and the Caribbean. Wealth Management provides a full suite of investment, trust and other wealth management solutions for businesses. Capital Markets provides public and private companies, institutional investors, governments and central banks globally with a range of capital markets products and services across its two main business lines: corporate and investment banking and global markets. Insurance offers a range of life, health, home, auto, travel, wealth and reinsurance advice and solutions, as well as creditor and business insurance services to individual, business and group clients.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
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