IQVIA jumps on quarterly results beat

Shares of contract research firm IQVIA Holdings IQV.N rise 7.9% to $171.51 premarket

Co reports Q2 adj. profit of $2.81/share vs analysts' average estimate of $2.77/share - LSEG

IQV's quarterly revenue of $4.02 billion beats analysts' average expectation of $3.96 billion

Co forecasts annual adj. profit between $11.75 per share and $12.05 compared with analysts' average estimate of $11.84/share

Up to last close, stock down 19.1% YTD