Investing.com - UnitedHealth (NYSE:UNH) reported fourth-quarter earnings that beat analysts' expectations on Tuesday and revenue that topped forecasts.
The firm reported adjusted earnings per share of $3.28 on revenue of $58.42B. Analysts polled by Investing.com expected EPS of $3.21 on revenue of $57.93B. That compared to EPS of $2.59 on revenue of $52.06B in the same period a year earlier. The company had reported EPS of $3.24 on revenue of $56.56B in the previous quarter.
For the year, UnitedHealth shares are down 0.43%.
UnitedHealth is one of the first major non-financial sector earnings this month
On Monday, Citigroup reported diluted fourth-quarter EPS of $1.64 on revenue of $17.12B, compared to forecasts of EPS of $1.55 on revenue of $17.5B.
Washington Federal earnings beat analyst's expectations on Tuesday, with first quarter EPS of $0.65 on revenue of $138.16M. Investing.com analysts expected EPS of $0.61 on revenue of $133.38M
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