DUBLIN (AP) _ Medtronic PLC (MDT) on Tuesday reported fiscal third-quarter profit of $1.27 billion.

The Dublin-based company said it had net income of 94 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were $1.29 per share.

The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 13 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.15 per share.

The medical device company posted revenue of $7.78 billion in the period, meeting Street forecasts.

Medtronic shares have decreased 1% since the beginning of the year, while the Standard & Poor's 500 index has increased 3%. The stock has risen roughly 2% in the last 12 months.

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