United Bankshares Q3 profit falls to $95.3 million, $0.70 per share from $0.71
United Bankshares reported third-quarter 2024 net income of $95.3 million, or $0.70 per diluted share, down from $96.2 million, or $0.71 per share, a year earlier. Net income for the first nine months of 2024 was $278.6 million, or $2.06 per diluted share, compared with $286.9 million, or $2.12, in the same period of 2023. Shareholders are seeing slightly lower profit year over year even as net interest income held steady, and the pending Piedmont Bancorp merger is expected to close in late 2024 or early 2025.
Key points
- Q3 2024 net income $95.3 million ($0.70 diluted) vs. $96.2 million ($0.71) in Q3 2023; Q2 2024 was $96.5 million ($0.71)
- Nine-month 2024 net income $278.6 million ($2.06 diluted) vs. $286.9 million ($2.12) in 2023
- Q3 2024 net interest income $230.3 million, up 2% from Q2 2024 and flat from Q3 2023
- Noninterest income $31.9 million in Q3 2024, down 5% from Q3 2023; merger with Piedmont expected to close late Q4 2024 or early Q1 2025
The filing
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