DURHAM, N.C. (AP) _ IQVIA Holdings Inc. (IQV) on Wednesday reported third-quarter profit of $283 million.

The Durham, North Carolina-based company said it had profit of $1.49 per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to $2.48 per share.

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

The clinical testing company posted revenue of $3.56 billion in the period, also topping Street forecasts. Seven analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $3.55 billion.

For the current quarter ending in December, IQVIA expects its per-share earnings to range from $2.72 to $2.82.

The company said it expects revenue in the range of $3.65 billion to $3.75 billion for the fiscal fourth quarter.

IQVIA expects full-year earnings in the range of $10.10 to $10.20 per share, with revenue ranging from $14.33 billion to $14.43 billion.

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