CINCINNATI (AP) — CINCINNATI (AP) — American Financial Group Inc. (AFG) on Tuesday reported second-quarter net income of $174 million.

The Cincinnati-based company said it had profit of $2.07 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were $2.14 per share.

The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $2.08 per share.

The property and casualty insurer posted revenue of $1.92 billion in the period. Its adjusted revenue was $1.86 billion, which missed Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $2.05 billion.

American Financial shares have dropped 9% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Tuesday, shares hit $124.32, a climb of roughly 1% in the last 12 months.

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