Synchrony Financial Q3 Profit beats estimates

(RTTNews) - Synchrony Financial (SYF) reported earnings for third quarter that beat the Street estimates.

The company's earnings came in at $618 million, or $1.48 per share. This compares with $692 million, or $1.47 per share, in last year's third quarter.

Analysts on average had expected the company to earn $1.43 per share, according to figures compiled by Thomson Reuters. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.

Synchrony Financial earnings at a glance (GAAP) :

-Earnings (Q3): $618 Mln. vs. $692 Mln. last year. -EPS (Q3): $1.48 vs. $1.47 last year. -Analyst Estimates: $1.43