Online Exclusive--Table comparing operating earnings at top U.S. banks with consensus estimates

April 13, 2000, 1:00 a.m. EDT 1 Min Read

Rank	Ticker	Company Name	Q1 2000 Operating Earnings Per Share	First Call Consensus Estimate Snapshot (Q1 2000)	Total Assets in millions ($)
4	JPM	J.P. Morgan & Co., New York	$3.37	$2.72	$284,562.0
9	STI	SunTrust Banks Inc., Atlanta	1.07	1.06	96,040.9
16	FSR	Firstar Corp., Milwaukee, Wis.	0.35	0.35	73,059.9
20	BBT	BB&T Corp., Winston-Salem, N.C.	0.52	0.52	46,629.2
30	KRB	MBNA Corp., Wilmington, Del.	0.28	0.28	31,419.5
35	BPOP	Popular Inc., San Juan, Puerto Rico	0.46	0.45	25,302.0
36	MI	Marshall & Ilsley Corp., Milwaukee	0.83	0.82	24,921.4
48	SNV	Synovus Financial Corp., Columbus, Ga.	0.22	0.21	13,048.2

Related link: Top 50 U.S. Banks Q1 2000 Earnings vs. First Call Estimates Source: First Call (a division of Thomson Financial Services) consensus estimates at March 29, 2000, first quarter earnings data from banks, and American Banker research.
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