TEANECK, N.J. (AP) _ Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. (CTSH) on Wednesday reported third-quarter earnings of $544 million.

The Teaneck, New Jersey-based company said it had profit of $1.03 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to $1.06 per share.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.05 per share.

The information technology consulting and outsourcing firm posted revenue of $4.74 billion in the period, also surpassing Street forecasts. Six analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $4.73 billion.

For the current quarter ending in December, Cognizant said it expects revenue in the range of $4.75 billion to $4.79 billion. Analysts surveyed by Zacks had expected revenue of $4.73 billion.

The company expects full-year earnings in the range of $4.02 to $4.06 per share, with revenue expected to be $18.5 billion.

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