First Citizens BancShares (NASDAQ:FCNCA) reported quarterly earnings of $44.86 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $39.41 by 13.83 percent. This is a 18.71 percent increase over earnings of $37.79 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $2.312 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $2.258 billion by 2.39 percent. This is a 0.74 percent increase over sales of $2.295 billion the same period last year.