Quest Diagnostics: Quest Diagnostics: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

SECAUCUS, N.J. (AP) - SECAUCUS, N.J. (AP) - Quest Diagnostics Inc. (DGX) on Tuesday reported first-quarter earnings of $220 million . On a per-share basis, the Secaucus, New Jersey -based company said it had profit of $1.94 . Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were $2.21 per share. The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 10 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $2.15 per share. The medical laboratory operator posted revenue of $2.65 billion in the period, also exceeding Street forecasts. Nine analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $2.61 billion . Quest Diagnostics expects full-year earnings in the range of $9.55 to $9.80 per share, with revenue in the range of $10.7 billion to $10.85 billion . _____ This story was generated by Automated Insights ( http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on DGX at https://www.zacks.com/ap/DGX For copyright information, check with the distributor of this item, STATS Perform dba Automated Insights. , source Associated Press News SECAUCUS, N.J. (AP) - SECAUCUS, N.J. (AP) - Quest Diagnostics Inc. (DGX) on Tuesday reported first-quarter earnings of $220 million . On a per-share basis, the Secaucus, New Jersey -based company said it had profit of $1.94 . Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were $2.21 per share. The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 10 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $2.15 per share. The medical laboratory operator posted revenue of $2.65 billion in the period, also exceeding Street forecasts. Nine analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $2.61 billion . Quest Diagnostics expects full-year earnings in the range of $9.55 to $9.80 per share, with revenue in the range of $10.7 billion to $10.85 billion . _____ This story was generated by Automated Insights ( http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on DGX at https://www.zacks.com/ap/DGX For copyright information, check with the distributor of this item, STATS Perform dba Automated Insights. , source Associated Press News