Heritage Financial (US:HFWA) ZACKSยท2025-10-23 14:16Core Insights - Heritage Financial (HFWA) reported quarterly earnings of $0.56 per share, matching the Zacks Consensus Estimate, and showing an increase from $0.33 per share a year ago [1] - The company achieved revenues of $65.7 million for the quarter ended September 2025, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 0.97% and up from $54.79 million year-over-year [2] - The stock has underperformed the market, losing about 6.2% year-to-date compared to the S&P 500's gain of 13.9% [3] Earnings Performance - Heritage Financial's earnings for the previous quarter were initially expected to be $0.50 per share, but the actual earnings were $0.53, resulting in a surprise of +6% [1] - Over the last four quarters, the company has surpassed consensus EPS estimates three times [1] Revenue Performance - The company has topped consensus revenue estimates two times over the last four quarters [2] - Current consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming quarter is $0.56 on revenues of $65.93 million, and for the current fiscal year, it is $2.11 on revenues of $244.6 million [7] Market Outlook - The sustainability of the stock's price movement will depend on management's commentary during the earnings call [3] - The Zacks Rank for Heritage Financial is currently 1 (Strong Buy), indicating expectations for the stock to outperform the market in the near future [6] Industry Context - The Financial - Savings and Loan industry, to which Heritage Financial belongs, is currently in the bottom 30% of the Zacks industry rankings [8] - Empirical research indicates a strong correlation between near-term stock movements and trends in earnings estimate revisions, which can be tracked by investors [5]