3 Financial ETFs To Watch As US Bank Earnings Season Kicks Off Friday

Zinger Key Points
  • Major U.S. banks set to release Q2 earnings: JPMorgan, Wells Fargo, BlackRock, Citigroup and State Street among the first to report.
  • Q2 EPS expectation: JPMorgan $4.00, Wells Fargo $1.15, BlackRock $8.41, Citigroup $1.30 and State Street $2.11.

Major U.S. banks, including JPMorgan Chase & Co. JPM, Wells Fargo & Co WFC, BlackRock Inc. BLK, Citigroup Inc C, and State Street Corp. STT, are scheduled to release their second-quarter earnings results on Friday, July 14.

Bank Earnings Season Has Begun: What Does the Street Expect?

According to the Street consensus, JPMorgan is projected to report earnings per share (EPS) of $4.00 in the second quarter, representing a significant 45% increase from the previous quarter. The consensus for quarterly revenues stands at $38.96 billion, reflecting a notable 27% surge compared to the first quarter.

Wells Fargo is predicted to post a second-quarter EPS of $1.18, up 55% from the prior quarter. Revenues are expected to climb 18% to $20.1 billion.

BlackRock’s second-quarter consensus EPS is $8.41, up 14.3% from the previous quarter. However, its revenues are expected to drop by 1.3% to $4.47 billion.

The market consensus expects Citigroup’s second-quarter EPS to fall to $1.30, down 40.6% from last quarter. Citigroup revenues are forecasted to drop 1.9% to $19.27 billion.

State Street Corp.’s second-quarter EPS is anticipated to rise 8.76% quarter-on-quarter to $2.11. State Street Corp. expects $3.14 billion in revenues, up 6.44% from the first quarter.

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DateCompanyQ2 Consensus EPSQ1 Reported EPSExpected %chg in EPS (QoQ)Q2 Consensus RevenuesQ1 Reported RevenueExpected %chg in Revenues (QoQ)
Friday, Jul 14JPMorgan4.002.76+44.93%38.96B30.72B+26.77%
Friday, Jul 14Wells Fargo1.150.74+55.41%20.1B17.03B+18.03%
Friday, Jul 14BlackRock8.417.36+14.29%4.47B4.53B-1.32%
Friday, Jul 14Citigroup1.302.19-40.64%19.27B19.64B-1.88%
Friday, Jul 14State Street2.111.94+8.76%3.14B2.95B+6.44%

3 Bank ETFs To Monitor

  • Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund XLF
    Description: A popular exchange-traded fund (ETF) that tracks the performance of the financial sector in the S&P 500 index.
    AUM: $33 billion
    Year-to-date performance: 1.8%
    Top holdings: Berkshire Hathaway Inc. BRK BRK (13%), JP Morgan Chase & Co. (9.2%), Visa Inc. V (8.3%).
  • Direxion Financial Bull 3x Shares FAS
    Description: A leveraged ETF that aims to provide three times the daily return of the Russell 1000 Financial Services Index.
    AUM: $1.3 billion
    Year-to-date performance: down by 6.4%
  • SPDR S&P Bank ETF KBE
    Description: An ETF that seeks to replicate the performance of the S&P Banks Select Industry Index, providing an exposure to a portfolio of 90 U.S. bank stocks.
    AUM: $1.4 billion
    Year-to-date performance: down by 13.5%
    Top holdings: Comerica Inc. CMA (1.6%), Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. PNFP (1.6%), Wintrust Financial Corp. WTFC (1.4%).

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