Core Insights - Heritage Commerce (HTBK) reported revenue of 46.37millionforthequarterendedDecember2024,reflectingayear−over−yearincreaseof4.843.56 million by 6.46% [1] - The company's EPS was 0.17,downfrom0.22 in the same quarter last year, resulting in an EPS surprise of -5.56% compared to the consensus estimate of 0.18[1]FinancialPerformanceMetrics−NetInterestMarginwasreportedat3.37.67 million, slightly above the estimated 7.40millionfromtwoanalysts[4]−TotalNon−PerformingAssetswerealso7.67 million, in line with the average estimate of 7.65millionfromtwoanalysts[4]−AverageBalancesofInterest−EarningAssetswere5.27 billion, exceeding the estimate of 5.17billionfromtwoanalysts[4]−TotalNon−InterestIncomewas2.19 million, below the estimated 2.24millionfromthreeanalysts[4]−NetInterestIncomewasreportedat44.19 million, above the estimated 41.32millionfromthreeanalysts[4]−NetInterestIncome(FTE)was44.24 million, compared to the average estimate of 42.11millionfromtwoanalysts[4]−GainonSaleofSBALoanswas0.13 million, exceeding the estimated $0.10 million from two analysts [4] Stock Performance - Heritage Commerce shares have returned -4.6% over the past month, contrasting with the Zacks S&P 500 composite's increase of +2.7% [3] - The stock currently holds a Zacks Rank 2 (Buy), indicating potential for outperformance in the near term [3]