THE WOODLANDS, Texas (AP) — THE WOODLANDS, Texas (AP) — Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. (STRL) on Wednesday reported third-quarter profit of $214.9 million.

The The Woodlands, Texas-based company said it had profit of $6.92 per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to $7.58 per share.

The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $6.07 per share.

The civil construction company posted revenue of $1.56 billion in the period, also topping Street forecasts. Seven analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $1.17 billion.

Sterling Infrastructure expects full-year earnings in the range of $21.70 to $21.96 per share, with revenue in the range of $4.63 billion to $4.73 billion.

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