** Shares of lender M&T Bank MTB.N rise ~3.2% to $219.39 premarket after fourth-quarter results
** MTB reports Q4 net income available to common shareholders of $718 million, or $4.67 per share, vs. $644 million, or $3.86 per share, a year earlier
** Net interest income rises nearly 3% to $1.78 billion
** 10 of 22 brokerages rate stock "buy" or higher, 11 "hold" and 1 "sell"; median PT is $227.50 - LSEG data
** MTB stock gained 7.2% in 2025
(Reporting by Prakhar Srivastava in Bengaluru)
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