Southside Bancshares (NASDAQ:SBSI) reported quarterly earnings of $0.78 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $0.76 by 2.63 percent. This is a 9.86 percent increase over earnings of $0.71 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $70.285 million which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $71.050 million by 1.08 percent. This is a 9.69 percent increase over sales of $64.075 million the same period last year.