Alexion Earnings, Revenue beat in Q4 By Investing.com

Alexion (NASDAQ:ALXN) reported on Thursday fourth quarter earnings that beat analysts’ forecasts and revenue that topped expectations.

Alexion announced earnings per share of $2.96 on revenue of $1.59B. Analysts polled by Investing.com anticipated EPS of $2.58 on revenue of $1.52B.

Alexion shares are down 4.63% from the beginning of the year and are trading at $156.10 , down-from-52-week-high.They are under-performing the Nasdaq which is up 5.6% from the start of the year.

Alexion shares gained 0.88% in pre-market trade the report.

Alexion follows other major Healthcare sector earnings this month

Alexion’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.

Roche Holding ADR had beat expectations on Thursday with fourth quarter EPS of $19.16 on revenue of $58.32B, compared to forecast for EPS of $1.28 on revenue of $17.17B.

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