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Discover Financial (DFS) Q4 Earnings Lag Estimates, Up Y/Y

Discover Financial Services’ (DFS - Research Report) fourth-quarter 2018 adjusted earnings of $2.03 per share missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by nearly 3%. However, the bottom line improved 31% year over year on higher revenues and solid loan growth.

Operational Update

For the reported quarter, revenues, net of interest expenses, increased 7% year over year to $2.8 billion, driven by higher net interest incomes, loan fee income and the company’s other total income. However, the top line lagged the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 0.1%.

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Brown & Brown (BRO) Q4 Earnings and Revenues Top Estimates

Brown & Brown (BRO) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.28 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.27 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.26 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.

This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of 3.70%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this insurance company would post earnings of $0.39 per share when it actually produced earnings of $0.39, delivering no surprise.

Over the last four quarters, the company has surpassed consensus EPS estimates three times.

Brown & Brown, which belongs to the Zacks Insurance - Brokerage industry, posted revenues of $579 million for the quarter ended December 2019, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 1.92%. This compares to year-ago revenues of $508.70 million.


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