Unitedhealth Group Inc reports results for the quarter ended December 31 - Earnings Summary

• Unitedhealth Group Inc UNH.N reported quarterly adjusted earnings of $6.81​​ per share for the quarter ended December 31, higher than the same quarter last year, when the company reported EPS of $6.16. The mean expectation of twenty four analysts for the quarter was for earnings of $6.72 per share. Wall Street expected results to range from $6.42 to $6.91 per share.
• Revenue rose 6.8% to $100.81 billion from a year ago; analysts expected $101.76 billion.
• Unitedhealth Group Inc's reported EPS for the quarter was $5.98​.
• The company reported quarterly net income of $5.54 billion.
• Unitedhealth Group Inc shares had risen by 7.4% this quarter.

FORECAST CHANGES

• The mean earnings estimate of analysts had fallen by about 0.8% in the last three months.​
• In the last 30 days, five analysts negatively revised earnings estimates

RECOMMENDATIONS

• The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 27 "strong buy" or "buy," 3 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell."
• The average consensus recommendation for the managed healthcare peer group is also "buy"

Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Unitedhealth Group Inc is $647.50

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