NEW YORK (AP) _ Valley National Bancorp (VLY) on Thursday reported fourth-quarter net income of $177.6 million.

The New York-based bank said it had earnings of 34 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for costs related to mergers and acquisitions and non-recurring costs, came to 35 cents per share.

The results fell short of Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of six analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 36 cents per share.

The holding company for Valley National Bank posted revenue of $699.3 million in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was $518.6 million, also falling short of Street forecasts. Six analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $529.6 million.

For the year, the company reported profit of $568.9 million, or $1.14 per share. Revenue was reported as $1.86 billion.

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