UPDATE 2-Williams profit slides with natural gas prices
* Q3 adjusted EPS 25 cents; Wall St view 18 cents
* Revenue down 10 pct to $2.1 billion
* Shares up 2.2 pct in premarket trade (Add details, forecast, share price)
NEW YORK, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Williams Cos Inc (WMB.N) reported lower third-quarter profit on Thursday as natural gas prices tumbled from last year's record levels, but it beat Wall Street expectations and raised its full-year earnings forecast.
The Tulsa, Oklahoma-based company said profit fell to $143 million, or 24 cents per share, from $366 million, or 62 cents per share, a year earlier.
Excluding one-time items, it earned 25 cents a share, topping the average Wall Street forecast of 19 cents, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.
Revenues fell 10 percent to $2.1 billion
It also raised its forecast for recurring adjusted earnings per share to a range of 95 cents to $1.00, from 75 cents to 90 cents. Analysts expect 88 cents.
Williams shares rose 2.2 percent in premarket trade to $18.65. (Reporting by Matt Daily; Editing by Lisa Von Ahn and John Wallace)
