CF Bankshares Q2 net income rises, sees core earnings to grow in H2 2026

Overview

• US commercial bank's Q2 net income rose yr/yr, with EPS up to $0.90

• Net interest income for Q2 grew 6% yr/yr, net interest margin increased to 2.93%

• Noninterest income rose 8% yr/yr, driven by higher swap and service fee income

Outlook

• Company expects core earnings to grow in H2 2026 due to larger commercial loan pipelines

• CF Bankshares sees net interest margin remaining a challenge in coming quarters

• Company expects higher residential mortgage loan volumes to boost fee income in H2 2026

Result Drivers

• HIGHER ASSET YIELDS - Net interest income rose due to a 25bps increase in average yield on interest-earning assets and a $44.9 mln increase in average interest-earning assets outstanding

• PREPAYMENT PENALTY FEE - An early payoff of a commercial loan resulted in $370,000 of prepayment penalty fee income, boosting net interest margin by 7bps

• NONINTEREST INCOME GAINS - Noninterest income increased 14% from Q1, driven by a $184,000 rise in swap fee income and a $78,000 increase in customer fees, including Treasury Management products and services

Company press release: ID:nPn3BCtF2a

Key Details

Analyst Coverage

• The one available analyst rating on the shares is "buy"

• The average consensus recommendation for the banks peer group is "buy"

• Wall Street's median 12-month price target for CF Bankshares Inc is $36.00, about 5.9% above its July 27 closing price of $34.01

• The stock recently traded at 9 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 7 three months ago

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