NEW ORLEANS (AP) _ Entergy Corp. (ETR) on Wednesday reported a second-quarter loss of $1.4 million, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier.

On a per-share basis, the New Orleans-based company said it had a loss of 3 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were $1.34 per share.

The results missed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.41 per share.

The power company posted revenue of $2.82 billion in the period.

Entergy expects full-year earnings in the range of $5.80 to $6.10 per share.

Entergy shares have increased 4% since the beginning of the year, while the S&P's 500 index has climbed 18%. The stock has risen slightly more than 1% in the last 12 months.

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