TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — HCI Group Inc. (HCI) on Thursday reported first-quarter profit of $69.7 million.

On a per-share basis, the Tampa, Florida-based company said it had profit of $5.35.

The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $4.49 per share.

The property and casualty insurance holding company posted revenue of $216.4 million in the period, which also beat Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $210.2 million.

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