DUBLIN (AP) _ Icon PLC (ICLR) on Wednesday reported first-quarter profit of $97.1 million.

The Dublin-based company said it had net income of $1.82 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were $2.06 per share.

The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.93 per share.

The contract research organization posted revenue of $858.2 million in the period, which also topped Street forecasts. Seven analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $780.5 million.

Icon PLC expects full-year earnings in the range of $8.40 to $8.80 per share, with revenue in the range of $3.4 billion to $3.5 billion.

Icon PLC shares have increased 10% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Wednesday, shares hit $214.89, a rise of 41% in the last 12 months.

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