HOUSTON (AP) _ Stewart Information Services Corp. (STC) on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter net income of $59.7 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier.

On a per-share basis, the Houston-based company said it had net income of $2.22. Earnings, adjusted for investment gains, were $2.09 per share.

The title insurance and real estate services company posted revenue of $736.7 million in the period.

For the year, the company reported profit of $154.9 million, or $6.22 per share. Revenue was reported as $2.29 billion.

Stewart Information Services shares have increased 5% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Wednesday, shares hit $50.83, a rise of 29% in the last 12 months.

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