Investing.com - Dentsply reported on Thursday third quarter earnings that beat analysts' forecasts and revenue that topped expectations.
Dentsply announced earnings per share of $0.67 on revenue of $895M. Analysts polled by Investing.com anticipated EPS of $0.3 on revenue of $828.87M.
Dentsply shares are down 15% from the beginning of the year, still down 20.98% from its 52 week high of $60.87 set on January 22. They are under-performing the S&P 500 which is up 6.58% 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 October 13, who reported EPS of $2.2 on revenue of $21.08B, compared to forecasts EPS of $1.98 on revenue of $20.2B.
Pfizer had beat expectations on October 27 with third quarter EPS of $0.72 on revenue of $12.13B, compared to forecast for EPS of $0.71 on revenue of $12.31B.
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