Umpqua Holdings Corp. Q4 Earnings Rise 20%

(RTTNews) - Umpqua Holdings Corp. (UMPQ) announced a profit for its fourth quarter that climbed from last year.

The company said its bottom line rose to $82.83 million, or $0.38 per share. This was up from $69.28 million, or $0.31 per share, in last year's fourth quarter.

Analysts had expected the company to earn $0.30 per share, according figures compiled by Thomson Reuters. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.

Umpqua Holdings Corp. earnings at a glance:

-Earnings (Q4): $82.83 Mln. vs. $69.28 Mln. last year. -Earnings Growth (Y-o-Y): 19.6% -EPS (Q4): $0.38 vs. $0.31 last year. -EPS Growth (Y-o-Y): 22.6% -Analysts Estimate: $0.30