UPDATE: Quest Diagnostics Posts Higher Q4 Profit, Issues Downbeat 2014 Forecast
January 30, 2014 at 08:48 AM EST
Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX ) reported a rise in its fourth-quarter profit. Quest expects 2014 earnings of $3.90 to $4.10 per share, versus analysts' estimates of $4.18 per share. Quest's quarterly profit surged to $143 million, or $0.97 per share, from a year-ago profit of $56 million, or $0.34