United Bankshares (NASDAQ:UBSI) reported quarterly earnings of $0.89 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $0.85 by 4.71 percent. This is a 50.85 percent increase over earnings of $0.59 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $316.578 million which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $315.148 million by 0.45 percent. This is a 9.31 percent increase over sales of $289.609 million the same period last year.