TULSA, Okla. (AP) _ Oneok Inc. (OKE) on Tuesday reported first-quarter net income of $386.2 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier.

On a per-share basis, the Tulsa, Oklahoma-based company said it had net income of 86 cents.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 79 cents per share.

The natural gas company posted revenue of $3.19 billion in the period.

Oneok expects full-year earnings to be $2.69 to $3.35 per share.

Oneok shares have risen 33% since the beginning of the year, while the S&P's 500 index has increased 11%. In the final minutes of trading on Tuesday, shares hit $50.88, an increase of 78% in the last 12 months.

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