Stocks that outperform the market usually share key traits such as rising sales, expanding margins, and increasing returns on capital.
The select few that can do all three for many years are often the ones that make you life-changing money.
Shares of regional banking company FB Financial (NYSE:FBK) fell 6.4% in the afternoon session after the company reported second-quarter earnings that showed a significant drop in reported profit and a wide revenue miss against analyst expectations. On an adjusted basis, which excludes the one-time loss, earnings were $0.88 per share, narrowly missing the Wall Street consensus estimate of $0.89 per share. However, reported revenue of $76.86 million fell dramatically short of the $136.37 million analysts had forecast.
Regional banking company FB Financial (NYSE:FBK) fell short of the market’s revenue expectations in Q2 CY2025, with sales falling 40.1% year on year to $76.86 million. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.88 per share was in line with analysts’ consensus estimates.
Investors looking for hidden gems should keep an eye on small-cap stocks because they’re frequently overlooked by Wall Street.
Many opportunities exist in this part of the market, but it is also a high-risk, high-reward environment due to the lack of reliable analyst price targets.
Regional banking company FB Financial (NYSE:FBK) fell short of the market’s revenue expectations in Q1 CY2025, but sales rose 21.6% year on year to $130.7 million. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.85 per share was 1.8% above analysts’ consensus estimates.
