Quest Diagnostics: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

SECAUCUS, N.J. (AP) — SECAUCUS, N.J. (AP) — Quest Diagnostics Inc. (DGX) on Wednesday reported second-quarter net income of $235 million.

On a per-share basis, the Secaucus, New Jersey-based company said it had profit of $2.05. Earnings, adjusted for amortization costs and restructuring costs, came to $2.30 per share.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of nine analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $2.23 per share.

The medical laboratory operator posted revenue of $2.34 billion in the period, which also topped Street forecasts. Eight analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $2.24 billion.

Quest Diagnostics expects full-year earnings in the range of $8.50 to $8.90 per share, with revenue in the range of $9.12 billion to $9.2 billion.

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