Investing.com - Dentsply reported on Thursday second quarter earnings that beat analysts' forecasts and revenue that topped expectations.
Dentsply announced earnings per share of $0.71 on revenue of $1.07B. Analysts polled by Investing.com anticipated EPS of $0.6653 on revenue of $1.01B.
Dentsply shares are up 22% from the beginning of the year, still down 7.48% from its 52 week high of $69.50 set on May 10. They are outperforming the S&P 500 which is up 17.22% 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 July 21, who reported EPS of $2.48 on revenue of $23.31B, compared to forecasts EPS of $2.29 on revenue of $22.49B.
UnitedHealth had beat expectations on July 15 with second quarter EPS of $4.7 on revenue of $71.32B, compared to forecast for EPS of $4.43 on revenue of $69.51B.
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