Fifth Third Bancorp up on Q3 profit beat

Fifth Third Bancorp

Mon 17:23

** US regional bank Fifth Third Bancorp FITB.N shares climb 1% at $50.89 after co reports Q3 results
** Reports adjusted EPS of $1.13 for Q3, compared with analysts' estimate of 94 cents - data compiled by LSEG
** FITB reports quarterly net interest income of $2.28 bln, higher than $1.53 bln last year
** Out of 23 analysts, 17 rate the stock "buy" or higher and the rest "hold," with a median PT of $62.50, according to data compiled by LSEG
** Including session's move, FITB stock up 8.7% YTD vs 2.2% gain for the KBW Bank index .BKX

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