NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) _ Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc. (PNFP) on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter profit of $137.8 million.

The bank, based in Nashville, Tennessee, said it had earnings of $1.76 per share.

The results missed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of six analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $2.08 per share.

The regional bank operator posted revenue of $533.5 million in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was $401.8 million, also falling short of Street forecasts. Six analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $423.5 million.

For the year, the company reported profit of $560.7 million, or $7.17 per share. Revenue was reported as $1.55 billion.

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