UnitedHealth Group Incorporated reports results for the quarter ended September 30 - Earnings Summary

• UnitedHealth Group Incorporated UNH.N reported quarterly adjusted earnings of $4.69​​ per share for the quarter ended September 30, higher than the same quarter last year, when the company reported EPS of $2.92. The mean expectation of twenty five analysts for the quarter was for earnings of $4.14 per share. Wall Street expected results to range from $3.90 to $4.56 per share.

• Revenue fell 0.4% to $112.69 billion from a year ago; analysts expected $111.40 billion.

• UnitedHealth Group Incorporated's reported EPS for the quarter was $4.56​.

• The company reported quarterly net income of $4.11 billion.

• UnitedHealth Group Incorporated shares had risen by 3.1% this quarter and gained 14.7% so far this year.

FORECAST CHANGES

• The mean earnings estimate of analysts had risen by about 10.2% in the last three months.​

• In the last 30 days, one analyst negatively revised an earnings estimate

RECOMMENDATIONS

• The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 23 "strong buy" or "buy," 6 "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 Incorporated is $483.82, about 21.8% above its last closing price of $378.52

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