TUPELO, Miss. (AP) _ Renasant Corp. (RNST) on Tuesday reported second-quarter net income of $40.9 million.

The Tupelo, Mississippi-based bank said it had earnings of 72 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs and restructuring costs, came to 73 cents per share.

The results fell short of Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 76 cents per share.

The holding company for Renasant Bank posted revenue of $168.6 million in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was $157.2 million, which also fell short of Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $168.5 million.

Renasant shares have climbed nearly 9% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Tuesday, shares hit $36.58, an increase of 55% in the last 12 months.

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