Anadarko Petroleum misses 3Q net income expectations, tops revenue forecasts

Anadarko Petroleum Corp. (APC) on Tuesday reported earnings of $1.09 billion in its third quarter.

The Woodlands, Texas-based company said it had profit of $2.12 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, came to $1.16 per share.

The results did not meet Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.30 per share.

The oil company posted revenue of $5.01 billion in the period, which beat Street forecasts. Analysts expected $4.31 billion, according to Zacks.

Anadarko Petroleum shares have increased 14 percent since the beginning of the year, while the Standard & Poor's 500 index has increased slightly more than 7 percent. In the final minutes of trading on Tuesday, shares hit $90.35, a decrease of 6.5 percent in the last 12 months.

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