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HBT Financial (HBT) Reports Q3 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say

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For the quarter ended September 2026, HBT Financial (HBT - Free Report) reported revenue of $85.43 million, up 42.8% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.86, compared to $0.65 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +3.39% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $82.63 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.78, the EPS surprise was +10.26%.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

Here is how HBT Financial performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
  • Average Balances - Interest-earning assets: $6.42 billion versus $6.4 billion estimated by three analysts on average.
  • Net interest margin (FTE): 4.4% versus the three-analyst average estimate of 4.4%.
  • Net charge-offs to average loans: -0% compared to the 0.1% average estimate based on three analysts.
  • Efficiency Ratio: 48.7% versus the three-analyst average estimate of 51.2%.
  • Total Nonperforming Loans: $10.1 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $9.5 million.
  • Service charges on deposit accounts: $2.68 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $2.34 million.
  • Net interest income (FTE): $71.19 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $70.24 million.
  • Wealth management fees: $3.94 million versus $4.02 million estimated by three analysts on average.
  • Card income: $3.25 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $3.19 million.
  • Other noninterest income: $1.4 million versus $1.06 million estimated by three analysts on average.
  • Total noninterest income: $14.24 million versus $12.34 million estimated by three analysts on average.
  • Mortgage servicing: $1.11 million versus $1.1 million estimated by three analysts on average.

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Shares of HBT Financial have remained unchanged over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -1.2% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.

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