Yahoo Finance What to Expect from UnitedHealth Group’s 1Q15 Earnings Release
UnitedHealth's 1Q Earnings Release Set for April 16: Investors Should Pay Attention (Part 1 of 5)
1Q15 earnings release
UnitedHealth Group (UNH) has announced that the company will release its 1Q15 earnings result on April 16, 2015, before the market opens for trading. UnitedHealth Group’s share price has increased by approximately 9% since its fourth-quarter earnings, which were announced on January 21, 2015.
Estimated EPS
According to Wall Street estimates, UnitedHealth Group’s EPS (earnings per share) will be $1.35 in the first quarter of 2015. This is a rise of 25.0% from what was projected for the same quarter last year. UnitedHealth Group’s actual results have been consistently beating analysts’ expectations, a trend which has continued throughout 2014.
UnitedHealth Group’s key competitors, including Centene (CNC), Aetna (AET), and Cigna (CI), also followed the trend and consistently outperformed Wall Street EPS estimates in 2014. These companies will be releasing their first-quarter earnings reports in the period ranging from the last week of April to the first two weeks of May. We’ll be covering earnings for most of these companies, so be sure to visit the Market Realist website to get prompt updates on these companies.
UnitedHealth Group is the largest health insurance company in the United States based on total market capitalization of $113.5 billion. The company and its peers are key components of the HealthCare Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV) portfolio. UnitedHealth Group forms about 4.1% of XLV’s total portfolio. To learn more about the health insurance industry, please refer to the article The health insurance industry’s key players and origins.
Company overview
UnitedHealth Group provides both medical and pharmacy benefit services to more than 85 millon people in 50 US states. The company provides benefits in more than 125 countries around the world. In 2014, the company earned revenues amounting to $130.5 billion and was ranked 14th in Fortune 500 rankings for 2014.
In this series, we’ll take a close look at key trends expected in UnitedHealth Group’s upcoming series. We’ll also report key developments and expected metrics for this earnings season.
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