ConnectOne: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

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ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J. (AP) _ ConnectOne Bancorp Inc. (CNOB) on Thursday reported fourth-quarter profit of $33 million.

The bank, based in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, said it had earnings of 79 cents per share.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 78 cents per share.

The holding company for ConnectOne Bank posted revenue of $82.8 million in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was $74.2 million, which also beat Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $73.4 million.

For the year, the company reported profit of $130.4 million, or $3.22 per share. Revenue was reported as $278.6 million.

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