April 16, 2019

Here Is How UNH Breaks Down After Earnings

United Healthcare (Ticker: UNH) this morning reported first-quarter earnings that beat analysts’ forecasts, and lifted its outlook on expectations that it will continue to expand benefits while managing costs, wrote TheStreet’s M. Corey Goldman.

The New York-based company said it earned $35.6 billion, or $3.73 a share on an adjusted basis, vs. $29.2 billion, or $3.04 a share, in the comparable year-earlier period. Analysts surveyed by FactSet had been expecting per-share earnings of $3.60 a share.

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