First Business Financial Services (FBIZ) Q4 Earnings and Revenues Beat Estimates

Group 1 - First Business Financial Services (FBIZ) reported quarterly earnings of $1.43 per share, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.27 per share, and up from $1.15 per share a year ago [1][2] - The company achieved an earnings surprise of 12.60% for the quarter, having surpassed consensus EPS estimates three times over the last four quarters [2] - Revenues for the quarter were $41.15 million, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 4.72%, and up from $36.63 million year-over-year [3] Group 2 - The stock has gained approximately 5.4% since the beginning of the year, outperforming the S&P 500's gain of 2.7% [4] - The current consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming quarter is $1.19 on revenues of $39.43 million, and for the current fiscal year, it is $5.24 on revenues of $164.43 million [8] - The Zacks Industry Rank for Banks - Midwest is in the top 6% of over 250 Zacks industries, indicating a favorable outlook for the industry [9]