09:18 AM EDT, 08/06/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were flat to higher premarket Tuesday as the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund ( XLV ) was up 0.5% and the iShares Biotechnology ETF ( IBB ) was recently unchanged.

Zoetis ( ZTS ) shares were about 3% higher after the company reported higher Q2 adjusted earnings and revenue. The company also raised its full-year guidance for adjusted EPS and revenue.

Bruker ( BRKR ) shares were up more than 3% after the company reported higher Q2 adjusted earnings and revenue.

Henry Schein (HSIC) shares declined by nearly 8% after it reported Q2 non-GAAP earnings of $1.23 per diluted share, down from $1.31 a year earlier.