NasdaqGS:NBTBBanks
NBT Bancorp (NBTB) Stock Cheers Margin Strength While Credit Questions Linger
NBT Bancorp stock closed up 2.2% at US$53.65, which signals investors liked what they heard. Yet the real story sits in the earnings mix. The bank reported Q2 earnings per share of US$1.02 with net income of US$53.0m and a net interest margin of 3.73%. The market seems to be cheering the margin story more than anything else. The question for you is whether this move reflects a calm reading of a stronger core banking engine or a momentum chase around one bright metric while credit and growth...