DENVER (AP) — DENVER (AP) — Antero Resources Corp. (AR) on Wednesday reported first-quarter net income of $535.2 million.

On a per-share basis, the Denver-based company said it had profit of $1.72. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to $1.15 per share.

The results did not meet Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.22 per share.

The oil and natural gas producer posted revenue of $1.95 billion in the period, which beat Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $1.67 billion.

Antero Resources shares have risen 13% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Wednesday, shares hit $39.01, a rise of roughly 8% in the last 12 months.

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