ANKENY, Iowa (AP) _ Casey's General Stores Inc. (CASY) on Tuesday reported fiscal second-quarter net income of $96.8 million.

The Ankeny, Iowa-based company said it had profit of $2.59 per share.

The results did not meet Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $2.92 per share.

The convenience store chain posted revenue of $3.26 billion in the period, topping Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $3.15 billion.

Casey's shares have increased 13% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Tuesday, shares hit $201.22, a climb of 7% in the last 12 months.

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