PRINCETON, N.J. - Heartland Payment Systems Inc. shares rose sharply Tuesday morning after the provider of card processing and payments services reported second-quarter net income that met analysts' expectations.
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The company said its second-quarter earnings rose 10 percent to $11.5 million, or 30 cents per share. Heartland Payment Systems earned $10.4 million, or 26 cents per share, during the same quarter last year.
Revenue rose to $394.5 million from $333.4 million.
Analysts polled by Thomson financial, on average, forecast earnings of 30 cents per share for the quarter on revenue of $395.2 million.
Revenue rose as total transaction processing volume jumped 29 percent during the quarter.
Shares of Heartland Payment Systems rose $2.39, or 10.9 percent, to $24.29 in morning trading. The stock has ranged from $19.44 to $33 over the past year.
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