Earnings Update: LINKBANCORP, Inc. (NASDAQ:LNKB) Just Reported Its Third-Quarter Results And Analysts Are Updating Their Forecasts

LINKBANCORP, Inc. (NASDAQ:LNKB) last week reported its latest third-quarter results, which makes it a good time for investors to dive in and see if the business is performing in line with expectations. It was a credible result overall, with revenues of US$29m and statutory earnings per share of US$0.21 both in line with analyst estimates, showing that LINKBANCORP is executing in line with expectations. This is an important time for investors, as they can track a company's performance in its report, look at what experts are forecasting for next year, and see if there has been any change to expectations for the business. So we gathered the latest post-earnings forecasts to see what estimates suggest is in store for next year.

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Taking into account the latest results, the most recent consensus for LINKBANCORP from three analysts is for revenues of US$125.2m in 2026. If met, it would imply a reasonable 2.2% increase on its revenue over the past 12 months. Statutory earnings per share are expected to dip 9.4% to US$0.92 in the same period. Yet prior to the latest earnings, the analysts had been anticipated revenues of US$124.0m and earnings per share (EPS) of US$0.92 in 2026. So it's pretty clear that, although the analysts have updated their estimates, there's been no major change in expectations for the business following the latest results.

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It will come as no surprise then, to learn that the consensus price target is largely unchanged at US$8.00. There's another way to think about price targets though, and that's to look at the range of price targets put forward by analysts, because a wide range of estimates could suggest a diverse view on possible outcomes for the business. The most optimistic LINKBANCORP analyst has a price target of US$8.50 per share, while the most pessimistic values it at US$7.50. This is a very narrow spread of estimates, implying either that LINKBANCORP is an easy company to value, or - more likely - the analysts are relying heavily on some key assumptions.

One way to get more context on these forecasts is to look at how they compare to both past performance, and how other companies in the same industry are performing. We would highlight that LINKBANCORP's revenue growth is expected to slow, with the forecast 1.7% annualised growth rate until the end of 2026 being well below the historical 46% p.a. growth over the last five years. Compare this against other companies (with analyst forecasts) in the industry, which are in aggregate expected to see revenue growth of 8.1% annually. So it's pretty clear that, while revenue growth is expected to slow down, the wider industry is also expected to grow faster than LINKBANCORP.

The Bottom Line

The most important thing to take away is that there's been no major change in sentiment, with the analysts reconfirming that the business is performing in line with their previous earnings per share estimates. On the plus side, there were no major changes to revenue estimates; although forecasts imply they will perform worse than the wider industry. There was no real change to the consensus price target, suggesting that the intrinsic value of the business has not undergone any major changes with the latest estimates.

Keeping that in mind, we still think that the longer term trajectory of the business is much more important for investors to consider. We have forecasts for LINKBANCORP going out to 2027, and you can see them free on our platform here.

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