NEW YORK (AP) _ Voya Financial Inc. (VOYA) on Thursday reported second-quarter net income of $463 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier.

On a per-share basis, the New York-based company said it had net income of $3.53. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, came to $2.20 per share.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.41 per share.

The retirement, investment and insurance company posted revenue of $2.5 billion in the period. Its adjusted revenue was $424 million.

Voya shares have increased 11% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Thursday, shares hit $65.32, a climb of 29% in the last 12 months.

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