HOLON, Israel (AP) _ Compugen Ltd. (CGEN) on Thursday reported a loss of $6.2 million in its second quarter.

On a per-share basis, the Holon, Israel-based company said it had a loss of 8 cents.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of six analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of 10 cents per share.

Compugen shares have more than doubled since the beginning of the year. The stock has more than quadrupled in the last 12 months.

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