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Guild Holdings Q1 Earnings: Investors Eye EPS Beat and Robust Guidance
Investors anticipate Guild Holdings to beat the $0.14 EPS estimate and provide a positive future outlook.
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As Guild Holdings (NYSE: GHLD) prepares to release its latest earnings report, analysts are closely watching to see if the company can maintain its streak of exceeding expectations. The consensus among analysts is that Guild Holdings will report earnings per share (EPS) of $0.14 for the quarter.
Guild Holdings Beat EPS Estimates by $0.31 in Previous Quarter
In the previous quarter, Guild Holdings surpassed EPS estimates by $0.31, resulting in a 3.91% boost in its stock price the day after the announcement.
Over the past year, the company has had mixed results, beating expectations in the second and third quarters of 2023 by $0.10 and $0.31, respectively, leading to stock price increases of 6.0% and 4.0%. However, it fell short of estimates in the first quarter of 2023 and met expectations in the fourth quarter of 2022, resulting in a modest 2.0% price increase and a 4.0% decrease, respectively.
As investors await the latest financial results, they will be looking for Guild Holdings to surpass the $0.14 EPS estimate and provide an optimistic outlook for the company’s future growth prospects.
Highlights to Look For
Guild Holdings stock has been on an upward trajectory over the past year, with shares trading at $14.13 as of March 8, 2024, representing a 23.36% increase over the last 52 weeks. This strong performance has investors and stakeholders eagerly awaiting the company’s latest financial results to determine if the positive trend can be sustained.
On March 11, 2024, GHLD stock demonstrated robust performance, trading near the top of its 52-week range and above its 200-day simple moving average.
The stock closed at $14.76, signaling strong momentum and investor confidence. Despite a 46.14% decrease in total revenue for the past year, which amounted to $840.77 million, Guild Holdings has increased its net income by 15.8% and its earnings per share (EPS) by 14.75%.
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Tim Fries
Tim Fries is the cofounder of The Tokenist. He has a B. Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan, and an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Tim served as a Senior Associate on the investment team at RW Baird's US Private Equity division, and is also the co-founder of Protective Technologies Capital, an investment firm specializing in sensing, protection and control solutions.
