Alexion Earnings, Revenue Beat in Q3

Investing.com – Alexion reported third quarter that beat analysts’ expectations on Wednesday and revenue that topped forecasts.

The firm reported earnings per share of $2.79 on revenue of $1.26B. Analysts polled by Investing.com expected EPS of $2.48 on revenue of $1.24B. That compared to EPS of $2.02 on revenue of $1.03B in the same period a year earlier. The company had reported EPS of $2.64 on revenue of $1.2B in the previous quarter.

Alexion follows other major Healthcare sector earnings this month

On October 15, J&J reported third quarter EPS of $2.12 on revenue of $20.73B, compared to forecasts of EPS of $2.01 on revenue of $20.08B.

Novartis ADR earnings beat analysts’ expectations on Tuesday, with third quarter EPS of $1.41 on revenue of $12.17B. Investing.com analysts expected EPS of $1.33 on revenue of $11.71B

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