DENVER (AP) _ Ovintiv Inc. (OVV) on Wednesday reported first-quarter net income of $309 million.

The Denver-based company said it had profit of $1.16 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, came to $1.10 per share.

The results met Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was also for earnings of $1.10 per share.

The energy company posted revenue of $1.84 billion in the period.

Ovintiv shares have increased 70% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Wednesday, shares hit $24.35, increasing fivefold in the last 12 months.

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