Investing.com - Smith & Nephew reported on Thursday second quarter earnings that beat analysts' forecasts and revenue that topped expectations.
Smith & Nephew announced earnings per share of $0.39 on revenue of $1.34B. Analysts polled by Investing.com anticipated EPS of $0.37 on revenue of $1.3B.
Smith & Nephew shares are down 3% from the beginning of the year, still down 12.91% from its 52 week high of $1,681.50 set on January 20. They are under-performing the FTSE 100 which is up 9.56% from the start of the year.
Smith & Nephew follows other major Healthcare sector earnings this month
Smith & Nephew's report follows an earnings missed by AstraZeneca on Thursday, who reported EPS of $0.9 on revenue of $8.22B, compared to forecasts EPS of $0.9029 on revenue of $7.4B.
GlaxoSmithKline had beat expectations on Wednesday with second quarter EPS of $0.281 on revenue of $8.09B, compared to forecast for EPS of $0.1982 on revenue of $7.6B.
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