Investing.com - Piper Jaffray reported on Friday first quarter earnings that beat analysts' forecasts and revenue that topped expectations.
Piper Jaffray announced earnings per share of $4.13 on revenue of $428.6M. Analysts polled by Investing.com anticipated EPS of $2.37 on revenue of $358.73M.
Piper Jaffray shares are up 18.41% from the beginning of the year and are trading at $119.48 , down-from-52-week-high.They are outperforming the EUR/USD which is down 0% from the start of the year.
Piper Jaffray follows other major Financial sector earnings this month
Piper Jaffray's report follows an earnings beat by JPMorgan on April 14, who reported EPS of $4.5 on revenue of $33.12B, compared to forecasts EPS of $3.1 on revenue of $30.49B.
Mastercard had beat expectations on Thursday with first quarter EPS of $1.74 on revenue of $4.16B, compared to forecast for EPS of $1.58 on revenue of $4B.
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