ST LOUIS (AP) — ST LOUIS (AP) — Ameren Corp. (AEE) on Thursday reported third-quarter profit of $676 million.

The St. Louis-based company said it had net income of $2.42 per share.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of six analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $2.29 per share.

The utility posted revenue of $2.88 billion in the period, matching Street forecasts.

Ameren expects full-year earnings to be $5.35 to $5.55 per share.

Ameren shares have climbed 13% since the beginning of the year, while the S&P's 500 index has climbed slightly more than 7%. In the final minutes of trading on Thursday, shares hit $112.81, a climb of 11% in the last 12 months.

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