AstraZeneca (NASDAQ:AZN) reported quarterly earnings of $1.08 per share which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $1.10 by 1.36 percent. This is a 9.6 percent increase over earnings of $0.99 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $14.46 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $14.07 billion by 2.75 percent. This is a 11.35 percent increase over sales of $12.98 billion the same period last year.