Peapack-Gladstone: Q2 Earnings Snapshot
The Bedminster, New Jersey-based bank said it had earnings of 45 cents per share.
The bank holding company posted revenue of $111.1 million in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was $69.7 million, topping Street forecasts.
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