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IQVIA Holdings (IQV) Tops Q2 Earnings and Revenues Estimates

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IQVIA Holdings Inc. (IQV - Free Report) reported second-quarter 2018 results (ended Jun 30, 2018) earnings per share of $1.29 (on an adjusted basis), beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.24. Earnings also increased 25.2% on a year-over-year basis.

How Was the Estimate Revision Trend?

Investors should note that the Zacks Consensus Estimate for second-quarter 2018 earnings remained unchanged over the last 30 days. The company also has an impressive earnings history having outperformed the Zacks Consensus Estimate in all of the last four quarters with an average beat of 4.3%.

Revenues Higher Than Expected

IQVIA recorded revenues of $2.57 billion which outperformed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.50 billion. Moreover, revenues compared favorably with the year-ago figure of $2.36 billion.

IQVIA Holdings Inc. Price

Key Stats to Note: IQVIA raised its full-year guidance raised for revenue, adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EPS.Revenues are expected in the range of $10.25 billion to $10.40 billion, compared with the previous expectation of $10.05 billion to $10.25 billion. Adjusted EBITDA is anticipated in the range of $2.17 billion to $ $2.23 billion, compared with the previous expectation of $2.15 billion to $ $2.22 billion. Adjusted EPS is expected in the range of $5.35 billion to $5.55 billion, compared with the previous expectation of $5.20 billion to $5.45 billion.

Zacks Rank: Currently, IQVIA has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) but that could change following the company’s earnings report which was just released. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.

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