BOSTON (AP) _ Brookline Bancorp Inc. (BRKL) on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $26.7 million.

On a per-share basis, the Boston-based company said it had profit of 34 cents.

The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 24 cents per share.

The bank holding company posted revenue of $84.7 million in the period. Its adjusted revenue was $72.4 million.

For the year, the company reported profit of $47.6 million, or 60 cents per share. Revenue was reported as $284.8 million.

Brookline shares have risen slightly more than 4% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Wednesday, shares hit $12.56, a decline of 19% in the last 12 months.

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