FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) _ Range Resources Corp. (RRC) on Monday reported second-quarter profit of $452.9 million.

The Fort Worth, Texas-based company said it had profit of $1.77 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, were $1.27 per share.

The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of nine analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.21 per share.

The independent oil and gas company posted revenue of $1.23 billion in the period. Its adjusted revenue was $1.06 billion, also surpassing Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $980.7 million.

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