Piper Sandler rise on Q4 profit beat
** Shares of investment bank and institutional securities
firm Piper Sandler PIPR.N up 4.14% at $322.83, highest since
Dec. 9
** Co reports Q4 adj. EPS of $4.80, above analysts' average
estimate of $3.96, according to data compiled by LSEG
** Posts Q4 revenue of $484 mln, above estimates of $454.4
mln
** Co also declares special cash dividend on common stock of
$3 per share
** Shares rose ~72.44% in 2024
(Reporting by Megha Kumari in Bengaluru)
((Megha.Kumari@thomsonreuters.com;))