Investing.com - Unum reported on Thursday first quarter earnings that beat analysts' forecasts and revenue that fell short of expectations.
Unum announced earnings per share of $1.36 on revenue of $2.98B. Analysts polled by Investing.com anticipated EPS of $0.7924 on revenue of $3.02B.
Unum shares are down 13% from the beginning of the year, still down 6.91% from its 52 week high of $34.28 set on April 21. They are outperforming the Nasdaq 100 which is down 21.26% from the start of the year.
Unum shares gained 1.22% in after-hours trade following the report.
Unum follows other major Financial sector earnings this month
Unum's report follows an earnings beat by Berkshire Hathaway A on Monday, who reported EPS of $4774.01 on revenue of $70.81B, compared to forecasts EPS of $4,309.9 on revenue of $70.19B.
JPMorgan had missed expectations on April 13 with first quarter EPS of $2.63 on revenue of $30.72B, compared to forecast for EPS of $2.7 on revenue of $30.66B.
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