Integra Lifesciences (NASDAQ:IART) reported quarterly earnings of $0.86 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $0.72 by 19.44 percent. This is a 7.5 percent increase over earnings of $0.80 per share from
Companies Reporting Before The Bell
• Thomson Reuters (NYSE:TRI) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $0.48 per share on revenue of $1.86 billion.
Biotech stocks rose a third week running in the week ending Oct. 29 amid positive reaction to earnings. Big pharma earnings were mostly better than expected.
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Peter Arduini, President And Ceo at Integra Lifesciences (NASDAQ:IART), made a large buy and sell of company shares on September 3, according to a new SEC filing.
Biotech stocks rebounded in the week ended July 23, thanks to the broader market strength. The sector also benefitted from the optimism that was set in motion by the solid start to the pharma reporting season.