ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) _ PPL Corp. (PPL) on Thursday reported third-quarter earnings of $207 million.

On a per-share basis, the Allentown, Pennsylvania-based company said it had net income of 27 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to 36 cents per share.

The results missed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 37 cents per share.

The energy and utility holding company posted revenue of $1.51 billion in the period.

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