OceanFirst: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

RED BANK, N.J. (AP) — RED BANK, N.J. (AP) — OceanFirst Financial Corp. (OCFC) on Thursday reported third-quarter profit of $20.7 million.

On a per-share basis, the Red Bank, New Jersey-based company said it had profit of 33 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, came to 32 cents per share.

The results missed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 37 cents per share.

The holding company for OceanFirst Bank posted revenue of $169.2 million in the period. Its adjusted revenue was $101.8 million, meeting Street forecasts.

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