PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) _ Agile Therapeutics Inc. (AGRX) on Thursday reported a loss of $6 million in its fourth quarter.

On a per-share basis, the Princeton, New Jersey-based company said it had a loss of 10 cents.

The results fell short of Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of 8 cents per share.

For the year, the company reported that its loss narrowed to $18.6 million, or 38 cents per share.

In the final minutes of trading on Thursday, the company's shares hit $3.58. A year ago, they were trading at 96 cents.

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