UnitedHealth Group (UNH) Tops Q2 EPS by 7c
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July 20, 2016 9:54 AM EDT
Oppenheimer analyst Michael Wiederhorn reiterated an Outperform rating and bumped his price target on UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) to $161.00 (from $145.00) following solid Q2 results despite ACA challenges.
Wiederhorn commented, "UNH reported 2Q16 adjusted EPS of $1.96 (GAAP: $1.81, includes $0.15 amortization), vs. OPCO/Street of $1.91/$1.89.... More
July 20, 2016 8:56 AM EDT
Credit Suisse analyst S. Fidel reiterated an Outperform rating and lifted his price target on UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) to $155.00 (from $148.00) following Q2 results.
Fidel commented, "UNH's growth thesis continues to separate from the rest of the pack: While UNH's challenges in the public exchanges once again put a damper on an otherwise strong 2Q report, the company appears to be setting up increasingly well for 15%+ EPS growth in 2017. First, the planned exits... More
July 20, 2016 7:18 AM EDT
Leerink Partners reiterated an Outperform rating on UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH), and raised the price target to $165.00 (from $155.00), following the company's 2Q earnings report. UNH reported a 7c EPS beat and $1.5B revenue beat with a conservative EPS guidance raise of 2.5c.
Analyst Ana Gupte commented, "Importantly, the Consolidated MLR miss of 40 bps was underpinned by a meaningfully conservative incremental estimated loss in the ObamaCare... More
July 19, 2016 3:39 PM EDT
FBR Capital analyst Steven Halper reiterating an Outperform rating and lifted his price target on UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) to $155.00 (from $145.00) following Q2 results, which were "solid across the board."
Halper commented, "Revenue was in line with our estimate at $45.5 billion, and... More
July 19, 2016 3:28 PM EDT
Mizuho Securities analyst Sheryl Skolnick reiterating an Outperform rating and boosted her price target on UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) to $160.00 (from $156.00) following Q2 results.
"We see further upside to our new 2016/17 estimates and raise our PT to $160 from $156 as we see UNH's long-term earnings power... More
