DURHAM, N.C. (AP) _ IQVIA Holdings Inc. (IQV) on Thursday reported second-quarter net income of $256 million.

The Durham, North Carolina-based company said it had net income of $1.34 per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were $2.44 per share.

The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of nine analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $2.39 per share.

The clinical testing company posted revenue of $3.54 billion in the period, also topping Street forecasts. Nine analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $3.5 billion.

For the current quarter ending in October, IQVIA expects its per-share earnings to range from $2.34 to $2.42.

The company said it expects revenue in the range of $3.52 billion to $3.57 billion for the fiscal third quarter.

IQVIA expects full-year earnings in the range of $10 to $10.20 per share, with revenue ranging from $14.4 billion to $14.55 billion.

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