PL VENLO, Netherlands (AP) _ Qiagen NV (QGEN) on Thursday reported second-quarter earnings of $121.1 million.

The Pl Venlo, Netherlands-based company said it had net income of 52 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to 67 cents per share.

The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of six analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 66 cents per share.

The diagnostic products maker posted revenue of $567.3 million in the period, also exceeding Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $562.4 million.

Qiagen shares have fallen 1% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Thursday, shares hit $52.30, a climb of slightly more than 3% in the last 12 months.

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