Companies reporting quarterly earnings Thursday included:
Global Payments Inc., the electronics payment processing company, a profit of $109.1 million, or 68 cents a share, up from $66.9 million, or 44 cents a share, a year ago. Revenue was $833.2 million. The shares rose $7.28 to close Thursday at $119.18.
Magellan Midstream Partners LP, the petroleum and oil storage and transportation company, a profit of $214.4 million, or 94 cents, up from $210.4 million, or 94 cents a share, a year ago. Revenue was $644.1 million. Shares fell 92 cents to $71.05.
Medical Properties Trust Inc., the Birmingham, Ala., health care real estate investment trust, a profit of $111.6 million, or 30 cents a share, up from $73.4 million, or 21 cents a share, a year ago. Revenue was $201.9 million. Shares fell 15 cents to $14.29.
Spire Inc., the natural-gas distributor, a profit of $25.9 million, or 52 cents a share, up from $21.7 million, or 45 cents a share, a year ago. Revenue was $350.6 million. Shares rose 30 cents to $71.25.
Westlake Chemical Corp., the Houston chemical company, a profit of $278 million, or $2.12 a share, up from $153 million, or $1.17 a share, a year ago. Revenue was $2.24 billion. Shares fell $8.72 to $98.84.