Investing.com - Dentsply reported on Thursday first quarter earnings that beat analysts' forecasts and revenue that topped expectations.
Dentsply announced earnings per share of $0.72 on revenue of $1.03B. Analysts polled by Investing.com anticipated EPS of $0.5625 on revenue of $946.4M.
Dentsply shares are up 29% from the beginning of the year, still down 1.97% from its 52 week high of $68.95 set on May 4. They are outperforming the Nasdaq which is up 5.39% from the start of the year.
Dentsply follows other major Healthcare sector earnings this month
Dentsply's report follows an earnings beat by J&J on April 20, who reported EPS of $2.59 on revenue of $22.32B, compared to forecasts EPS of $2.34 on revenue of $21.98B.
Pfizer had beat expectations on Tuesday with first quarter EPS of $0.93 on revenue of $14.58B, compared to forecast for EPS of $0.7773 on revenue of $13.67B.
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