Customers Bancorp, Inc Common Stock (CUBI)

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Shares of regional banking company Customers Bancorp (NYSE:CUBI) jumped 4.2% in the morning session after the company reported second-quarter earnings that surpassed Wall Street estimates, driven by strong loan growth and expanding profitability. 

Regional banking company Customers Bancorp (NYSE:CUBI) beat Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q2 CY2025, with sales up 4.1% year on year to $206.8 million. Its non-GAAP profit of $1.80 per share was 18.3% above analysts’ consensus estimates.

Regional banking company Customers Bancorp (NYSE:CUBI) will be reporting earnings this Thursday after the bell. Here’s what investors should know.

Customers Bancorp currently trades at $62.90 and has been a dream stock for shareholders. It’s returned 464% since July 2020, blowing past the S&P 500’s 94% gain. The company has also beaten the index over the past six months as its stock price is up 25.8%.

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Regional banking company Customers Bancorp (NYSE:CUBI) fell short of the market’s revenue expectations in Q1 CY2025, with sales falling 21.3% year on year to $143 million. Its non-GAAP profit of $1.54 per share was 18.6% above analysts’ consensus estimates.

Value investing has created more billionaires than any other strategy, like Warren Buffett, who built his fortune by purchasing wonderful businesses at reasonable prices. But these hidden gems are few and far between - many stocks that appear cheap often stay that way because they face structural issues.

Quarterly earnings results are a good time to check in on a company’s progress, especially compared to its peers in the same sector. Today we are looking at Customers Bancorp (NYSE:CUBI) and the best and worst performers in the regional banks industry.