ATLANTA (AP) — ATLANTA (AP) — PulteGroup Inc. (PHM) on Tuesday reported second-quarter profit of $809.1 million.

On a per-share basis, the Atlanta-based company said it had net income of $3.83. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, were $3.58 per share.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $3.21 per share.

The homebuilder posted revenue of $4.6 billion in the period, also surpassing Street forecasts. Seven analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $4.48 billion.

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