BUZZ - Henry Schein shares fall; the company's third-quarter sales slightly missed expectations

November 3 - ** Shares of dental products distributor Henry Schein (HSIC.O) fell 2.4% in premarket trading to $84.51

** The company (link) reported third-quarter sales of $3.47 billion, slightly below analysts' average estimate of $3.48 billion according to LSEG data

** HSIC reported third-quarter adjusted earnings per share of $1.56, exceeding the estimate of $1.36

** The company raised its full-year adjusted earnings per share forecast to a range of $5.50 to $5.56, up from the previous estimate of $5.29 to $5.39

** Reiterated its full-year sales growth forecast of 4.5% to 5.5%

** As of the previous trading day's close, HSIC shares were up 14.6% year-to-date

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