Leerink Partners Cuts Price target on UnitedHealth Group (UNH) Following 1c EPS Beat

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FBR Capital Remains Bullish on UnitedHealth Group (UNH) Following 3Q15 Earnings Results

October 15, 2015 1:38 PM EDT

FBR Capital reiterated an Outperform rating and $135.00 price target on UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) following the company's 3Q15 earnings results. EPS was reported at $1.65, versus the consensus of $1.64. MLR was 80.6%, which was in line with the consensus.

Analyst Steven Halper commented, "UnitedHealth Group... More

Wall Street jumps to eight-week high on financials, healthcare

October 15, 2015 7:17 AM EDT

By Caroline Valetkevitch

(Reuters) - A tame inflation reading and strong earnings from Citigroup led investors to pile back into stocks on Thursday, pushing Wall Street to its best level in eight weeks.

Equities added to gains late in the session, and eight of the S&P 500 sectors registered increases of more than 1 percent. More than four stocks rose for every one that fell on both the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq.

The S&P 500 health care index jumped 2.2 percent despite a disappointing forecast from HCA Holdings (NYSE: HCA),... More

UnitedHealth Group (UNH) Tops Q3 EPS by 1c

October 15, 2015 6:13 AM EDT

UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) reported Q3 EPS of $1.65, $0.01 better than the analyst estimate of $1.64. Revenue for the quarter came in at $41.5 billion versus the consensus estimate of $40.18 billion.

Our 2015 results are reflecting balanced growth across a diversity of businesses and product categories. We... More

Trading Radar for 10/15: Citi (C), Goldman Sachs (GS), AMD (AMD), UnitedHealth (UNH), Mattel (MAT) Report

October 14, 2015 3:13 PM EDT

The Trading Radar highlights key earnings and economic announcements for the next trading session:

Before Markets Open:
Economics:
8:30am EDT

Initial Jobless Claims - Street sees 269kCPI - Street sees (0.2%)Core CPI - Street sees 0.1%Empire Manufacturing - Street sees (8.0)

Earnings:

BB&T Corp. (NYSE: BBT) - consensus EPS $0.67
Blackstone (NYSE: BX) - consensus loss $0.29
Citigroup (NYSE: C) - consensus... More