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Earnings Estimates Moving Higher for DNB Financial (DNBF): Time to Buy?

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DNB Financial Corporation is the bank holding company for DNB First, National Association that provides a range of commercial banking products and services that could be an interesting play for investors. That is because, not only does the stock have decent short-term momentum, but it is seeing solid activity on the earnings estimate revision front as well.

These positive earnings estimate revisions suggest that analysts are becoming more optimistic on DNBF’s earnings for the coming quarter and year. In fact, consensus estimates have moved sharply higher for both of these time frames over the past four weeks, suggesting that DNB Financialcould be a solid choice for investors.

Current Quarter Estimates for DNBF

In the past 30 days, 1 estimate has gone higher for DNB Financialwhile none have gone lower in the same time period. The trend has been pretty favorable too, with estimates rising from 47 cents a share 30 days ago, to 57 cents per share today, a move of 21.3%.

Current Year Estimates for DNBF

Meanwhile, DNB Financial’s current year figures are also looking quite promising, with 1 estimate moving higher in the past month, compared to none lower. The consensus estimate trend has also seen a boost for this time frame, rising from $2.2 per share 30 days ago to $2.53 per share today, an increase of 15%.

DNB Financial Corp Price and Consensus

Bottom Line

The stock has also started to move higher lately, adding 16% over the past four weeks, suggesting that investors are starting to take note of this impressive story. So investors may definitely want to consider this Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) stock to profit in the near future. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.

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