ST LOUIS (AP) _ Centene Corp. (CNC) on Tuesday reported first-quarter earnings of $46 million.

The St. Louis-based company said it had net income of 8 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were 86 cents per share.

The results did not meet Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of nine analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.02 per share.

The healthcare company posted revenue of $26.03 billion in the period, beating Street forecasts. Six analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $24.33 billion.

Centene expects full-year earnings in the range of $4.56 to $4.76 per share, with revenue in the range of $110 billion to $112.4 billion.

Centene shares have risen 13% since the beginning of the year. The stock has increased 41% in the last 12 months.

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