Why Dexcom Inc is Soaring Today

What: Shares of Dexcom , a company that makes continuous glucose monitors that help people with diabetes monitor their blood glucose levels, were up more than 13% this morning after the company releases preliminary results for its third quarter.

So what: The company expects to report third quarter revenue of roughly $105 million, which would be a 52% jump over the year ago period. That number is far higher than analysts were expecting, as the pros were modeling for revenue only landing around $97 million during the period.

Investors cheered the revenue beat, sending shares much higher today.

Now what: Customers apparently are thrilled with the company's new system, called the G5 mobile, as Kevin Sayer, Dexcom's President and Chief Executive Officer, noted in the release:

Chances are good that the good times will continue to roll for the company as well, as both Tandem Diabetesand Animas, a division of Johnson & Johnson, have received FDA approval to sell insulin pumps that talk directly to Dexcom's sensor, which is a key feature that up until recentlyMedtronic'sdiabetes division has had all to itself.

Once again, Dexcom simply knocked the cover off the ball. Investors with an interest in the diabetes space might want to consider adding a few shares of this long term winner to their portfolio.

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