Whole Foods Market (WFM) reported second quarter net income of $0.76 per share after the bell Tuesday, up from $0.64 per share a year ago. The consensus estimate was for EPS of $0.73. The company also increased its full year 2013 EPS forecast to between $2.86 and $2.89, from prior expectations of $2.83 to $2.87. The consensus estimate is for EPS of $2.87. The stock is now up 8 points on 909K shares.
Whole Foods Market traded in a range for the bulk of Tuesday's session and closed up by 1 point at $92.80 on above average volume. The stock climbed to over a 2 1/2 month high.
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