PITTSBURGH (AP) _ Federated Investors Inc. (FHI) on Thursday reported first-quarter profit of $64.2 million.

On a per-share basis, the Pittsburgh-based company said it had profit of 63 cents.

The results did not meet Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 70 cents per share.

The one of the nation's largest managers of money market funds posted revenue of $359.2 million in the period.

Federated Investors shares have declined 31% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Thursday, shares hit $22.61, a drop of 27% in the last 12 months.

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