 BETHESDA, Md. AP _ Eagle Bancorp Inc. EGBN on Wednesday reported first-quarter profit of 23.1 million. The bank, based in Bethesda, Maryland, said it had earnings of 70 cents per share. The results fell short of Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 89 cents per share. The bank holding company posted revenue of 109.3 million in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was 85.2 million, which beat Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected 84.5 million. Eagle Bancorp shares have dropped 37 since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Wednesday, shares hit 30.53, a drop of 43 in the last 12 months. ___ This story was generated by Automated Insights using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on EGBN at 