Synovus Financial Q3 Income Advances 23%

(RTTNews) - Synovus Financial (SNV) released earnings for its third quarter that increased compared to the same period last year.

The company said its bottom line rose to $78.72 million, or $0.65 per share. This was up from $64.04 million, or $0.52 per share, in last year's third quarter.

Analysts had expected the company to earn $0.65 per share, according figures compiled by Thomson Reuters. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.

Synovus Financial earnings at a glance:

-Earnings (Q3): $78.72 Mln. vs. $64.04 Mln. last year. -Earnings Growth (Y-o-Y): 22.9% -EPS (Q3): $0.65 vs. $0.52 last year. -EPS Growth (Y-o-Y): 25.0% -Analysts Estimate: $0.65