Wells Fargo & Co (WFC) announced a profit for its third quarter that Increased, from the same period last year and beat the Street estimates.
The company's bottom line totaled $5.589 billion, or $1.66 per share. This compares with $5.114 billion, or $1.42 per share, last year.
Analysts on average had expected the company to earn $1.55 per share. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.
The company's revenue for the period rose 5.3% to $21.436 billion from $20.366 billion last year.
Wells Fargo & Co earnings at a glance (GAAP) :
-Earnings: $5.589 Bln. vs. $5.114 Bln. last year.-EPS: $1.66 vs. $1.42 last year.-Revenue: $21.436 Bln vs. $20.366 Bln last year.
Charlie Scharf, CEO of Wells Fargo, said: “The momentum we are building across our businesses drove strong financial results in the third quarter with net income and diluted earnings per share both up from a year ago and the second quarter. Revenue grew with higher net interest income and strong, broad-based growth in fee-based income across both our consumer and commercial businesses.”
WFC was up by 2.86% at $81.16 in the pre-market trade on the New York Stock Exchange.
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