JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) _ Verisk Analytics Inc. (VRSK) on Tuesday reported first-quarter earnings of $168.6 million.

On a per-share basis, the Jersey City, New Jersey-based company said it had net income of $1.03. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to $1.23 per share.

The results did not meet Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of nine analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.25 per share.

The insurance data provider posted revenue of $726.1 million in the period, also missing Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $728.5 million.

Verisk shares have decreased 9% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Tuesday, shares hit $188.52, a climb of 22% in the last 12 months.

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