RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) _ PRA Health Sciences Inc. (PRAH) on Wednesday reported third-quarter earnings of $91.3 million.

On a per-share basis, the Raleigh, North Carolina-based company said it had net income of $1.41. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to $1.30 per share.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of six analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.13 per share.

The contract research organization posted revenue of $796.3 million in the period, also exceeding Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $767.8 million.

PRA Health Sciences expects full-year earnings in the range of $4.61 to $4.71 per share, with revenue in the range of $3.12 billion to $3.15 billion.

PRA Health Sciences shares have fallen 2% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Wednesday, shares hit $108.97, an increase of 5.5% in the last 12 months.

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