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Q2 Holdings (QTWO) Reports Q3: Everything You Need To Know Ahead Of Earnings


Kayode Omotosho /
2022/11/07 2:04 am EST

Banking software provider Q2 (NYSE:QTWO) will be reporting results today after market close. Here's what to expect.

Last quarter Q2 Holdings reported revenues of $140.3 million, up 13.5% year on year, in line with analyst expectations. It was weaker quarter for the company, with underwhelming revenue guidance for the next quarter and slow revenue growth.

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This quarter analysts are expecting Q2 Holdings's revenue to grow 15.8% year on year to $146.7 million, slowing down from the 22% year-over-year increase in revenue the company had recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $0.04 per share.

Q2 Holdings Total Revenue

Majority of analysts covering the company have reconfirmed their estimates over the last thirty days, suggesting they are expecting the business to stay the course heading into the earnings. The company only missed Wall St's revenue estimates once over the last two years, and has on average exceeded top line expectations by 0.87%.

With Q2 Holdings being the first among its peers to report earnings this season, we don't have anywhere else to look at to get a hint at how this quarter will unravel for software stocks, but the segment has been facing declining investor sentiment following the fears around raising interest rates, with the stocks down on average 5.91% over the last month. Q2 Holdings is down 16.8% during the same time, and is heading into the earnings with analyst price target of $59.75, compared to share price of $26.58.

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The author has no position in any of the stocks mentioned.