Shares of M&T Bank Corp. were up by 1.7 percent Wednesday, a day after the bank reported a 28 percent drop in quarterly profits.
The Buffalo-based bank’s earnings, however, were 3 cents better than analysts’ projections.
On track to become the local deposit leader in the Rochester market, M&T Bank reported second-quarter net income of $214.7 million, or $1.71 a diluted share, attributable to common shareholders.
Wall Street estimated earnings per share of $1.68.
M&T reported income of $297.2 million, or $2.42 per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2011.
“M&T continues to perform well for both our customers and our shareholders,” Chief Financial Officer Rene Jones said in a statement Tuesday announcing the results.
The bank had significant revenue growth in net interest income, mortgage banking and trust services, Jones said.
Shares were trading in the $87 range Wednesday afternoon.
M&T ranked second to HSBC Bank USA N.A. in the Rochester market with local deposits of more than $3 billion as of June 30, 2011, data from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. shows.
The local HSBC branches were acquired in May by First Niagara Bank N.A.
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