First Citizens BancShares (NASDAQ:FCNCA) reported quarterly earnings of $55.37 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $46.02 by 20.32 percent. This is a 24.09 percent increase over earnings of $44.62 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $2.274 billion which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $2.316 billion by 1.81 percent. This is a 6.54 percent decrease over sales of $2.433 billion the same period last year.