First United Q4 non-GAAP income rises

Reuters
Feb 05
First United Q4 non-GAAP income rises

Overview

  • Bank holding company's Q4 GAAP net income decreased compared to Q4 2024

  • Non-GAAP net income for Q4 2025 increased, reflecting record core earnings

  • Company faced high commercial loan payoffs despite strong loan production

Outlook

  • Company did not provide specific guidance for future quarters or full year

Result Drivers

  • NET INTEREST MARGIN - Strong net interest margin of 3.75% in Q4 2025, driven by increased loan yields and stable funding costs

  • LOAN PRODUCTION - Strong loan production with $108.0 mln in commercial loan originations and $25.3 mln in residential mortgage originations, offset by high commercial loan payoffs

  • OREO WRITE-DOWN - Operating expenses increased due to a $1.6 mln write-down on a legacy loan participation now in OREO

Key Details

Metric

Beat/Miss

Actual

Consensus Estimate

Q4 EPS

$0.89

Q4 Net Income

$5.80 mln

Q4 Net Interest Income

$17.99 mln

Q4 Pretax Profit

$7.63 mln

$8.24 mln (1 Analyst)

Q4 Basic EPS

$0.89

Q4 Net Interest Margin

3.66%

Q4 Provision for Credit Loan Losses

$717,000

Analyst Coverage

  • The one available analyst rating on the shares is "buy"

  • The average consensus recommendation for the banks peer group is "hold."

  • Wall Street's median 12-month price target for First United Corp is $42.00, about 5.7% above its February 3 closing price of $39.72

  • The stock recently traded at 10 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 9 three months ago

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