PEABODY, Mass. (AP) _ Meridian Bancorp Inc. (EBSB) on Thursday reported second-quarter net income of $16.5 million.

The Peabody, Massachusetts-based company said it had profit of 32 cents per share.

The holding company for East Boston Savings Bank posted revenue of $58.5 million in the period. Its adjusted revenue was $50.8 million.

Meridian Bancorp shares have risen 26% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Thursday, shares hit $18.83, an increase of 56% in the last 12 months.

This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on EBSB at https://www.zacks.com/ap/EBSB

Copyright by Automated Insights, Inc. All rights reserved., source Associated Press News