HOUSTON (AP) — HOUSTON (AP) — Devon Energy Corp. (DVN) on Thursday reported third-quarter profit of $1.01 billion.

The Houston-based company said it had profit of 88 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were $1.42 per share.

The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of nine analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.24 per share.

The oil and gas exploration company posted revenue of $6.86 billion in the period, falling short of Street forecasts. Six analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $7.33 billion.

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