Stock of Perrigo Co. Plc closed 4.3% higher at $82.99 on Friday, snapping a three-day losing streak for the shares, as Wall Street cheered the pharma company’s earnings. Perrigo Thursday reported adjusted earnings of $1.28 a share on sales of $1.28 billion. Analysts polled by FactSet had expected adjusted earnings of $1.25 a share on sales of $1.26 billion. Perrigo also said it expects 2018 per-share earnings to be in the range of $2.24 to $2.64, and adjusted EPS guidance to be in the range of $5.05 to $5.45 for the year. The analysts surveyed by FactSet expect adjusted earnings of $5.32 a share for the year.
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