First Citizens BancShares Q1 Adj. EPS $37.79 Misses $37.91 Estimate, Sales $2.29B Beat $2.26B Estimate

First Citizens BancShares (NASDAQ:FCNCA) reported quarterly earnings of $37.79 per share which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $37.91 by 0.32 percent. This is a 28.59 percent decrease over earnings of $52.92 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $2.29 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $2.26 billion by 1.58 percent. This is the same as the same period last year.