 OAK RIDGE, N.J. AP _ Lakeland Bancorp Inc. LBAI on Thursday reported first-quarter earnings of 12.4 million. The Oak Ridge, New Jersey-based bank said it had earnings of 24 cents per share. The results fell short of Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of six analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 29 cents per share. The bank holding company posted revenue of 71.6 million in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was 57.9 million, which beat Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected 55.7 million. Lakeland Bancorp shares have decreased 30 since the beginning of the year. The stock has fallen 24 in the last 12 months. ___ This story was generated by Automated Insights using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on LBAI at 