HOUSTON (AP) _ Quanta Services Inc. (PWR) on Thursday reported third-quarter profit of $174.4 million.

The Houston-based company said it had net income of $1.21 per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to $1.48 per share.

The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.47 per share.

The specialty contractor for utility and energy companies posted revenue of $3.35 billion in the period, missing Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $3.43 billion.

Quanta Services expects full-year earnings in the range of $4.62 to $4.87 per share, with revenue in the range of $12.55 billion to $12.85 billion.

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