NEWARK, N.J. (AP) _ Prudential Financial Inc. (PRU) on Wednesday reported second-quarter profit of $491 million.
On a per-share basis, the Newark, New Jersey-based company said it had profit of $1.12. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were $2.09 per share.
The results did not meet Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of six analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $2.70 per share.
The financial services company posted revenue of $13.44 billion in the period. Its adjusted revenue was $13.03 billion.
Prudential shares have climbed 11 percent since the beginning of the year, while the Standard & Poor's 500 index has climbed 11 percent. In the final minutes of trading on Wednesday, shares hit $115.23, an increase of 56 percent in the last 12 months.
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