United Bankshares (NASDAQ:UBSI) reported quarterly earnings of $0.85 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $0.76 by 11.55 percent. This is a 19.72 percent increase over earnings of $0.71 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $306.00 million which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $296.53 million by 3.19 percent. This is a 19.56 percent increase over sales of $255.94 million the same period last year.