WOODBRIDGE, N.J. (AP) _ Northfield Bancorp Inc. (NFBK) on Wednesday reported third-quarter profit of $8.6 million.

The Woodbridge, New Jersey-based company said it had profit of 17 cents per share.

The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 16 cents per share.

The holding company for Northfield Bank posted revenue of $44.5 million in the period. Its adjusted revenue was $35.6 million.

Northfield shares have fallen 42% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Wednesday, shares hit $9.90, a decrease of 41% in the last 12 months.

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