Stifel Financial Q3 Profit Up - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - Stifel Financial Corp. (SF) Thursday reported third-quarter profit of $69.69 million or $0.93 per share, up from $37.71 million or $0.60 per share in the same period last year.

Earnings from continuing operations totaled $74.9 million or $1.00 per share, up from $37.4 million or $0.60 per share last year.

Adjusted earnings for the quarter was $39.65 million or $0.53 per share. On average, eight analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected the company to earn $0.52 per share for the quarter. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.

Revenues increased to $478.6 million from $414.2 million last year. Analysts expected revenues of $486.64 million.