Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Johnson & Johnson Down After Cutting Outlook

Johnson & Johnson met EPS expectations, but was short on revenue and cut its full-year guidance, sending the shares down in premarket trading.

Excluding items, the health-care products giant posted 1.21 in earnings per share, matching the Street’s view. But its $15.33 billion in revenue fell short of the $15.64 billion that Wall Street was expecting. Johnson & Johnson lowered its earnings guidance to to $4.65 to $4.75 per share. In its last earnings report it pegged full year guidance at $4.80 to $4.90 per share.

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