Here’s how Fifth Third’s earnings compared to analysts’ expectations

Fifth Third Bancorp's fourth-quarter earnings met analysts' expectations even though its profits soared when one-time items were included. Fifth Third’s profits soared 84 percent to 79 cents per share, or $634 million. That compared with $362 million, or 43 cents per share, in the year-ago quarter. But when one-time items – mostly a $215 million after-tax gain on the sale of Vantiv Inc. shares and other adjustments related to its ownership stake in the Symmes Township-based payment processor…