MCLEAN, Va. (AP) — Capital One Financial Corp. (COF) on Thursday reported earnings of $1.08 billion in its third quarter.
The McLean, Virginia-based company said it had profit of $1.86 per share. Earnings, adjusted to account for discontinued operations, were $1.94 per share.
The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.92 per share.
The credit card issuer and bank posted revenue of $5.64 billion in the period, which also topped Street forecasts. Analysts expected $5.54 billion, according to Zacks.
Capital One shares have increased 2.5 percent since the beginning of the year, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 index has increased nearly 1 percent. In the final minutes of trading on Thursday, shares hit $78.53, a climb of roughly 9 percent in the last 12 months.
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