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ANKENY, Iowa (AP) — ANKENY, Iowa (AP) — Casey's General Stores Inc. (CASY) on Monday reported fiscal third-quarter earnings of $86.9 million.
The Ankeny, Iowa-based company said it had profit of $2.33 per share.
The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $2.20 per share.
The convenience store chain posted revenue of $3.33 billion in the period, falling short of Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $3.49 billion.
Casey's shares have climbed almost 9% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Monday, shares hit $298.76, a climb of 37% in the last 12 months.
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