TARRYTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — TARRYTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. (REGN) on Thursday reported first-quarter net income of $722 million.

The Tarrytown, New York-based company said it had profit of $6.27 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs and stock option expense, came to $9.55 per share.

The results missed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 11 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $10.20 per share.

The biopharmaceutical company posted revenue of $3.15 billion in the period, also missing Street forecasts. Nine analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $3.19 billion.

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