UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH)
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Performance Outlook
| Previous Close | 351.30 |
| Open | 356.21 |
| Bid | 353.02 x 800 |
| Ask | 353.12 x 800 |
| Day's Range | 351.56 - 356.96 |
| 52 Week Range | 187.72 - 367.95 |
| Volume | 1,657,126 |
| Avg. Volume | 3,200,101 |
| Market Cap | 335.375B |
| Beta (5Y Monthly) | 0.74 |
| PE Ratio (TTM) | 20.30 |
| EPS (TTM) | 17.41 |
| Earnings Date | Jan 20, 2021 |
| Forward Dividend & Yield | 5.00 (1.42%) |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Dec 04, 2020 |
| 1y Target Est | 392.25 |
- Benzinga
UnitedHealth Group Earnings Preview
UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) releases its next round of earnings this Wednesday, January 20. Get the latest predictions in Benzinga's essential guide to the company's Q4 earnings report.Net Income, Earnings, And Earnings Per Share Earnings and EPS are useful metrics of profitability. Total earnings also known as net income is equal to total revenue minus total expenses. Dividing net income by the total number of shares outstanding yields EPS.Earnings And Revenue Sell-side analysts expect UnitedHealth Group's EPS to be near $2.41 on sales of $65.10 billion. In the same quarter last year, UnitedHealth Group reported earnings per share of $3.9 on revenue of $60.90 billion.Why Analyst Estimates And Earnings Surprises Are Important Wall Street analysts who study this company will publish analyst estimates of revenue and EPS. The averages of all analyst EPS and revenue estimates are called the "consensus estimates"; these consensus estimates can have a significant effect on a company's performance during an earnings release. When a company posts earnings or revenue above or below a consensus estimate, it has posted an "earnings surprise", which can really move a stock depending on the difference between actual and estimated values.View more earnings on UNHIf the company were to report earnings in line when it publishes results Wednesday, quarterly profit would be down 38.21%. Revenue would be have grown 6.89% from the same quarter last year. The company's reported EPS has stacked up against analyst estimates in the past like this:Quarter Q3 2020 Q2 2020 Q1 2020 Q4 2020 EPS Estimate 3.09 5.18 3.64 3.78 EPS Actual 3.51 7.12 3.72 3.90 Revenue Estimate 63.96 B 63.43 B 64.33 B 61.04 B Revenue Actual 65.11 B 62.14 B 64.42 B 60.90 B Stock Performance Shares of UnitedHealth Group were trading at $351.4 as of January 18. Over the last 52-week period, shares are up 17.59%. Given that these returns are generally positive, long-term shareholders can be satisfied going into this earnings release.Do not be surprised to see the stock move on comments made during its conference call. UnitedHealth Group is scheduled to hold the call at 08:45:00 ET and can be accessed here.See more from Benzinga * Click here for options trades from Benzinga * Preview: Bank of New York Mellon's Earnings * Commerce Bancshares's Earnings: A Preview(C) 2021 Benzinga.com. Benzinga does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved.
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- Barrons.com
UnitedHealth Group Reports Earnings Tomorrow. Here’s What to Expect.
Shares of giant health insurer UnitedHealth have been lagging a sector index, but things could change as the firm reports fourth-quarter earnings Wednesday.
