Investing.com - Dentsply reported on Thursday third quarter earnings that beat analysts' forecasts and revenue that topped expectations.
Dentsply announced earnings per share of $0.68 on revenue of $1.07B. Analysts polled by Investing.com anticipated EPS of $0.6509 on revenue of $1.03B.
Dentsply shares are up 13% from the beginning of the year, still down 14.79% from its 52 week high of $69.50 set on May 10. They are under-performing the Nasdaq which is up 22.68% 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 19, who reported EPS of $2.6 on revenue of $23.34B, compared to forecasts EPS of $2.35 on revenue of $23.64B.
Thermo Fisher Scientific had beat expectations on October 27 with third quarter EPS of $5.76 on revenue of $9.33B, compared to forecast for EPS of $4.68 on revenue of $8.38B.
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