TULSA, Okla. (AP) — TULSA, Okla. (AP) — BOK Financial Corp. (BOKF) on Monday reported third-quarter profit of $159.9 million.

The Tulsa, Oklahoma-based bank said it had earnings of $2.64 per share.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $2.54 per share.

The Regional banking operator posted revenue of $854.3 million in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was $557.9 million, falling short of Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $568.8 million.

BOK Financial shares have climbed slightly more than 3% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Monday, shares hit $122.40, a climb of 14% in the last 12 months.

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