Thinking to double down on FIRST REPUBLIC (NYSE:FRC) in February?

FIRST REPUBLIC BANK is scheduled to announce its earnings tomorrow. The upcoming quarterly report is expected on the 14th of January 2021. Because some of us are getting excited about financial services space, it makes sense to go over FIRST REPUBLIC BANK in greater detail. We will evaluate why we are still optimistic in anticipation of a recovery.
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This firm has 16.28 B in debt with debt to equity (D/E) ratio of 0.09, which may show that the entity is not taking advantage of profits from borrowing.
What is the right price you would pay to acquire a share of FIRST REP? For most investors, it would be the price that gives them a wide margin of safety to have minimal downside risk. In other words, most investors are always looking for undervalued stocks. Even if the future performance is not entirely as expected, the loss of holding it is minimized, and the downside risk is negated. Please read more on our stock advisor page.

Watch out for price decline

Please consider monitoring FIRST REP on a daily basis if you are holding a position in it. FIRST REP is trading at a penny-stock level, and the possibility of delisting is much higher compared to other delisted stocks. However, just because the stock is trading under one dollar, does not mean it will be marked for deletion. Most exchanges require public instruments, such as FIRST REP stock to be traded above the $1 level to remain listed. If FIRST REP stock price falls below $1 for 30 consecutive trading days, the exchange can delist it. Once the company reaches this point, they will be sent an initial price violation notice directly from an exchange.

What is happening with FIRST REP BK this year

Annual and quarterly reports issued by FIRST REP BK are formal financial statements that are published yearly and quarterly and sent to FIRST stockholders. The reports show and break down the current year's ongoing operations and discuss plans for the upcoming year. Annual reports have been a requirement from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for businesses owned by the public since 1934.
Companies such as FIRST REP often view their annual report as an effective marketing tool to disseminate their perspective on company future earnings or innovations. With this in mind, many companies devote large sums of money to making their reports attractive and informative. In such instances, the annual report becomes a forum through which a company can communicate to the general public any number of topics that may or may not be directly related to the actual data published in the reports.

A Deeper Perspective

Earning per share calculations of the firm is based on official Zacks consensus of 9 analysts regarding FIRST REPUBLIC's future annual earnings. Given the historical accuracy of 95.76%, the future earnings per share of the company is estimated to be 5.6967 with the lowest and highest values of 5.6 and 5.77, respectively. Please note that this consensus of annual earnings estimates for FIRST REPUBLIC BANK is an estimate of EPS before non-recurring items and including employee stock options expenses.

Is FIRST a risky opportunity?

Let's check the volatility. FIRST is looking slightly risky at this time. Whether you invest your money or manage your clients' funds, remember that it is easy to forget that behind FIRST (NYSE:FRC) stock is an actual business venture. So, do not let stock picking become an abstract concept by ignoring the elementary risk calculations. taking in a share of a FIRST REPUBLIC stock makes you a part-owner of that company.

FIRST REPUBLIC BANK Current Consensus

Here is the current trade recommendation based on an ongoing consensus estimate among financial analysis covering FIRST REPUBLIC BANK. The FIRST consensus assessment is calculated by taking the average estimates from all of the analysts covering FIRST REPUBLIC
Strong Buy
6
Buy
1
Hold
10
Strong Sell
1
Strong Buy633.33
Buy15.56
Hold1055.56
Sell00.0
Strong Sell15.56

FIRST REPUBLIC has a small chance to finish above $167 in 2 months

Current total risk alpha is at 0.19. FIRST REPUBLIC BANK has relatively low volatility with skewness of 0.35 and kurtosis of 0.99. However, we advise all investors to independently investigate FIRST REPUBLIC BANK to ensure all accessible information is consistent with the expectations about its upside potential and future expected returns.

Our Conclusion on FIRST REPUBLIC

Whereas other companies in the banks—regional industry are either recovering or due for a correction, FIRST REPUBLIC may not be performing as strong as the other in terms of long-term growth potentials. The inconsistency in the assessment between current FIRST valuation and our trade advice on FIRST REPUBLIC is due to the recent market swings and your selection of investing horizon. Please use our equity advice module to run different scenarios to ensure your current risk level and investment horizon are fully reflective of your current investing preferences in regards to FIRST REPUBLIC.

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