DENVER (AP) _ Ovintiv Inc. (OVV) on Tuesday reported a second-quarter loss of $4.38 billion, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier.

The Denver-based company said it had a loss of $16.87 per share. Losses, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to 43 cents per share.

The results did not meet Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of 41 cents per share.

The energy company posted revenue of $726 million in the period, which also missed Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $1.28 billion.

Ovintiv shares have declined 54% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Tuesday, shares hit $10.77, a decline of 48% in the last 12 months.

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