DALLAS (AP) _ Atmos Energy Corp. (ATO) on Wednesday reported fiscal second-quarter earnings of $325 million.

On a per-share basis, the Dallas-based company said it had profit of $2.37.

The results missed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $2.39 per share.

The natural gas utility posted revenue of $1.65 billion in the period.

Atmos expects full-year earnings in the range of $5.50 to $5.60 per share.

Atmos shares have increased 10% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Wednesday, shares hit $115.31, a climb of 11% in the last 12 months.

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