Align Earnings, Revenue beat in Q4 By Investing.com

Align (NASDAQ:ALGN) reported on Wednesday fourth quarter earnings that beat analysts’ forecasts and revenue that topped expectations.

Align announced earnings per share of $2.61 on revenue of $834.5M. Analysts polled by Investing.com anticipated EPS of $2.14 on revenue of $784.49M.

Align shares are up 6% from the beginning of the year and are trading at $575.00 , down-from-52-week-high.They are broadly in line with the Nasdaq which is up 5.6% from the start of the year.

Align shares gained 5.45% in after-hours trade the report.

Align follows other major Healthcare sector earnings this month

Align’s report follows an earnings beat by J&J on January 26, who reported EPS of $1.86 on revenue of $22.48B, compared to forecasts EPS of $1.82 on revenue of $21.66B.

Abbott Labs had beat expectations on January 27 with fourth quarter EPS of $1.45 on revenue of $10.7B, compared to forecast for EPS of $1.35 on revenue of $9.94B.

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