Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. · PNFP · FY2026 Q2 · Calendar Q3 2026

PNFP maintains outlook as loans and fee income grow

The supplied analysis supports a constructive but conditional view: loan growth, fee-income momentum, producer hiring and resilient credit quality support earnings growth, while NIM compression, funding costs, integration and capital requirements temper the outlook.

Reported After market closeNYSEFinancial Services $15.18B market cap
100quality score

Earnings scorecard

Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS $2.50 Consensus $2.46
EPS surprise +1.6% Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue $1.24B Consensus $1.24B
Revenue surprise -0.0% Reported versus consensus

Market reaction

event-close to next-session close
Stock move +2.5% Event window
SPY move -1.2% Same window
Abnormal move +3.8% Stock minus SPY
Volume 2.2× Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift +2.2% Up to 20 sessions
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What changed

Compared with the prior quarter, the current analysis emphasizes 26% year-to-date adjusted EPS growth, $2.9 billion of loan growth, accelerating fee income and stable credit quality. It also identifies modest NIM compression, a $750 million senior-debt issuance, the resumption of the BHG distribution channel and a roughly 20-person internal AI team as notable developments.

Guidance delta

Management maintained its 2026 outlook; the analysis also notes modest net interest margin compression.

Key takeaways

  • Adjusted EPS grew 26% year to date, while 2026 guidance remained unchanged.
  • Loans grew $2.9 billion, or about 14% annualized, supporting net interest income despite modest NIM compression.
  • Fee income delivered double-digit growth led by wealth management and capital markets.
  • Credit quality remained solid, with NPAs at 0.5% and charge-offs at 22 basis points.
  • Revenue-producer headcount rose 48% quarter over quarter, with 124 new producers year to date.

Management priorities

  • Continue hiring revenue producers to support loan and fee growth.
  • Reach a 10.25% CET1 target by year-end through capital accretion and debt issuance.
  • Expand wealth management and capital markets capabilities, including FX and syndication.
  • Use AI and technology partnerships to support efficiency, cross-selling and new revenue streams.
  • Maintain BHG partnership revenue and explore additional strategic actions.

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Earnings History

Estimate Beat Miss Match
PNFP EPS earnings history estimate and actual scatter chart 10 reported fiscal quarters and 4 future estimate-only quarters. Q2 '24 estimate $1.61 Q2 '24 actual $1.63, beat Q3 '24 estimate $1.77 Q3 '24 actual $1.86, beat Q2 '25 estimate $1.92 Q2 '25 actual $2.00, beat Q3 '25 estimate $2.04 Q3 '25 actual $2.27, beat Q4 '25 estimate $2.26 Q4 '25 actual $2.24, miss Q1 '26 estimate $2.32 Q1 '26 actual $2.39, beat Q2 '26 estimate $2.46 Q2 '26 actual $2.50, beat Q3 '26 estimate $2.62 Q3 '26 actual $2.69, beat Q4 '26 estimate $2.71 Q1 '27 estimate $2.69 Q2 '27 estimate $2.83 Q3 '27 estimate $2.96
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Analyst Consensus ?

ConsensusBuy24 ratings
Bullish1770.8%
Neutral729.2%
Bearish00.0%

Analyst 52W Price Targets

$100.46Current
$100Low
$121Average
$190High

Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 23, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.

Firm-level rating actions

FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.

FirmRatingPrior ratingActionDate
Truist Securities Buy BuyMaintainOct 9, 2026
TD Cowen Buy BuyMaintainOct 5, 2026
Piper Sandler Overweight OverweightMaintainOct 2, 2026
JP Morgan Overweight OverweightMaintainOct 1, 2026
Evercore ISI Group Outperform OutperformMaintainOct 1, 2026
Wells Fargo Overweight Equal WeightUpgradeSep 30, 2026
Morgan Stanley Overweight OverweightMaintainSep 28, 2026
Benchmark Buy BuyMaintainAug 5, 2026
DA Davidson Neutral NeutralMaintainJul 24, 2026
Citigroup Buy BuyMaintainJun 25, 2026
Stephens & Co. Equal Weight Equal WeightMaintainApr 30, 2026
UBS Buy BuyMaintainApr 24, 2026
Barclays Overweight OverweightMaintainApr 7, 2026
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Market Perform Market PerformMaintainJan 9, 2026
Hovde Group Outperform Market PerformUpgradeOct 17, 2025
Jefferies Hold BuyDowngradeJul 25, 2025
Raymond James Market Perform OutperformDowngradeOct 6, 2022
SunTrust Robinson Humphrey Buy BuyMaintainJun 15, 2020
Hilliard Lyons Neutral BuyDowngradeOct 20, 2017
Sandler O'Neill Hold BuyDowngradeSep 13, 2016
Keefe Bruyette & Woods Outperform Market PerformUpgradeSep 11, 2015
Wunderlich Securities Buy HoldUpgradeApr 29, 2015
Wunderlich Buy HoldUpgradeApr 29, 2015
FIG Partners Outperform Market PerformUpgradeApr 16, 2014
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Named analyst price targets

Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $100.46. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.

FirmAnalyst52W targetPrice when postedUpsideDate
Truist FinancialJohn McDonald$112$94.67 +11.5%Oct 9, 2026
Piper SandlerStephen Scouten$125$94.63 +24.4%Oct 2, 2026
Evercore ISIAnalyst unavailable$108$93.61 +7.5%Oct 1, 2026
William BlairAnalyst unavailable$190$94.21 +89.1%Sep 30, 2026
Morgan StanleyAnalyst unavailable$139$94.18 +38.4%Sep 28, 2026
Hovde GroupAnalyst unavailable$125$99.34 +24.4%Sep 16, 2026
Morgan StanleyRyan Kenny$137$101.01 +36.4%Sep 8, 2026
Wells FargoTerry McEvoy$118$104.68 +17.5%Aug 10, 2026
StephensAnalyst unavailable$112$103.76 +11.5%Jul 27, 2026
Piper SandlerAnalyst unavailable$123$99.81 +22.4%Jul 24, 2026
Evercore ISIAnalyst unavailable$120$99.64 +19.5%Jul 6, 2026
Robert W. BairdAnalyst unavailable$115$94.33 +14.5%May 19, 2026
StephensAnalyst unavailable$109$97.71 +8.5%Apr 30, 2026
Evercore ISIJohn Pancari$115$98.71 +14.5%Apr 29, 2026
UBSTimur Braziler$120$97.91 +19.5%Apr 24, 2026
Truist FinancialAnalyst unavailable$114$84.68 +13.5%Mar 26, 2026
Evercore ISIAnalyst unavailable$116$101.32 +15.5%Feb 5, 2026
UBSAnalyst unavailable$106$99 +5.5%Feb 4, 2026
Piper SandlerAnalyst unavailable$122$95.3 +21.4%Jan 28, 2026
Deutsche BankAnalyst unavailable$116$97.27 +15.5%Jan 21, 2026
Truist FinancialAnalyst unavailable$100$98.22 -0.5%Jan 9, 2026
Truist FinancialAnalyst unavailable$118$98.57 +17.5%Jan 9, 2026
UBSAnalyst unavailable$107$97.95 +6.5%Jan 6, 2026
D.A. DavidsonGary Tenner$110$95.1 +9.5%Jan 5, 2026
Piper SandlerStephen Scouten$120$95.1 +19.5%Jan 5, 2026
BarclaysAnalyst unavailable$135$99.99 +34.4%Dec 19, 2025
BarclaysJared Shaw$125$86.68 +24.4%Nov 11, 2025
Truist FinancialJohn McDonald$105$85.86 +4.5%Oct 17, 2025
StephensAnalyst unavailable$97$84.74 -3.4%Oct 17, 2025
Wells FargoAnalyst unavailable$100$84.74 -0.5%Oct 17, 2025
Hovde GroupAnalyst unavailable$106$84.74 +5.5%Oct 17, 2025
BarclaysAnalyst unavailable$120$91.92 +19.5%Oct 8, 2025
UBSAnalyst unavailable$108$97.47 +7.5%Sep 2, 2025
UBSNicholas Holowko$121$118.15 +20.4%Jul 9, 2025
CitigroupBenjamin Gerlinger$123$105.47 +22.4%Oct 17, 2024
BarclaysJared Shaw$108$105.47 +7.5%Oct 17, 2024
Truist FinancialJennifer Demba$113$100.53 +12.5%Oct 16, 2024
BarclaysJared Shaw$101$95.54 +0.5%Sep 26, 2024
BarclaysJared Shaw$97$93.97 -3.4%Jul 18, 2024
Piper SandlerStephen Scouten$98$93.97 -2.4%Jul 17, 2024
StephensMatt Olney$102$80.64 +1.5%May 23, 2024
StephensAnalyst unavailable$104$87.49 +3.5%Apr 20, 2022
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Company context

Snapshot as of publication

Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. functions as a bank holding company, overseeing Pinnacle Bank, which delivers a comprehensive range of banking solutions and services across the United States. The company facilitates various types of deposit accounts for its clients, including savings accounts, standard checking accounts (both interest-bearing and noninterest-bearing), money market accounts, and certificates of deposit. Its lending portfolio is extensive, covering commercial loans for purposes like equipment financing and working capital, along with commercial real estate loans for investment properties and business ventures backed by real estate. For individual clients, Pinnacle Bank offers secured and unsecured installment loans, term loans, lines of credit, residential first mortgage loans, and home equity loans and lines of credit. Additionally, it issues credit cards for both consumers and businesses.…

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Sources

  1. Earnings call transcript and parsed analysis · 2026-07-23T17:03:48.743248+00:00
  2. FN2 earnings calendar · 2026-08-27T01:23:13.912278+00:00
  3. Polygon adjusted daily market bars · 2026-10-23T04:10:44.831091+00:00
  4. Financial Modeling Prep analyst price-target consensus and quote snapshot · 2026-10-23T04:10:44.828297+00:00

Methodology

Reported and consensus figures come from FN2's earnings event records. Market reaction and volume are calculated from daily adjusted bars around the event; abnormal move subtracts the SPY move over the same window.

Analyst target low, average, and high values are derived at request time from each named analyst's latest persisted FMP target. The current-price marker comes from FN2's persisted market snapshot. They are sell-side estimates, not an FN2 valuation or recommendation.

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By FN2 Research · Updated · As of 2026-10-23. For educational purposes only; not investment advice.