SECAUCUS, N.J. (AP) _ Quest Diagnostics Inc. (DGX) on Thursday reported second-quarter earnings of $234 million.

The Secaucus, New Jersey-based company said it had profit of $1.96 per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were $2.36 per share.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $2.26 per share.

The medical laboratory operator posted revenue of $2.45 billion in the period, which also topped Street forecasts. Six analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $2.35 billion.

Quest Diagnostics expects full-year earnings in the range of $9.55 to $9.95 per share, with revenue in the range of $9.5 billion to $9.75 billion.

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