LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) _ Fulton Financial Corp. (FULT) on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter profit of $81.8 million.

The Lancaster, Pennsylvania-based bank said it had earnings of 47 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were 48 cents per share.

The results missed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 50 cents per share.

The financial holding company posted revenue of $322.2 million in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was $284.5 million, also missing Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $285.4 million.

For the year, the company reported profit of $287 million, or $1.67 per share. Revenue was reported as $1.02 billion.

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