ST LOUIS (AP) _ Centene Corp. (CNC) on Tuesday reported third-quarter earnings of $568 million.

The St. Louis-based company said it had profit of 97 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to $1.26 per share.

The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of nine analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 96 cents per share.

The healthcare company posted revenue of $29.09 billion in the period, also topping Street forecasts. Seven analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $28.38 billion.

Centene expects full-year earnings in the range of $4.90 to $5.06 per share, with revenue in the range of $109.8 billion to $111.4 billion.

Centene shares have climbed almost 6% since the beginning of the year. The stock has risen 39% in the last 12 months.

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