Tree.com (TREE) Beats Q1 Earnings Estimates

Company Performance - Tree.com reported quarterly earnings of $0.99 per share, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.74 per share, and up from $0.70 per share a year ago, representing an earnings surprise of 33.78% [1] - The company posted revenues of $239.7 million for the quarter ended March 2025, which was 1.77% below the Zacks Consensus Estimate, but an increase from $167.8 million year-over-year [2] - Over the last four quarters, Tree.com has surpassed consensus EPS estimates three times and topped consensus revenue estimates three times as well [2] Stock Performance - Tree.com shares have increased approximately 33.1% since the beginning of the year, contrasting with the S&P 500's decline of 5.3% [3] - The current consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming quarter is $0.85 on revenues of $244.31 million, and for the current fiscal year, it is $3.85 on revenues of $1.01 billion [7] Industry Outlook - The Financial - Mortgage & Related Services industry, to which Tree.com belongs, is currently ranked in the bottom 9% of over 250 Zacks industries, indicating potential challenges ahead [8] - The performance of Tree.com may be influenced by the overall outlook for the industry, as research shows that the top 50% of Zacks-ranked industries outperform the bottom 50% by more than a factor of 2 to 1 [8]