UnitedHealth Group (UNH) PT Raised to $260 at Deutsche Bank on Q4 Earnings Beat; 'Improved Visibility on Benefit from Tax Reform'

UnitedHealth Group (UNH) PT Raised to $260 at Oppenheimer Following 4Q

January 17, 2018 9:37 AM EST

Oppenheimer raised its price target on UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) to $260.00 (from $240.00) while maintaining a Outperform rating following the company's 4Q earnings report. UNH reported 4Q17 adj. EPS of $2.59 vs. the Street's estimates of $2.51. The key topic of discussion was the impact of... More

UnitedHealth Group (UNH) PT Raised to $275 at BMO Capital; 'Tax Reform Upside, Risk Retrenchment and Growth'

January 17, 2018 9:10 AM EST

BMO Capital raised its price target on UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) to $275.00 (from $250.00) while maintaining a Outperform rating.

Analyst Matt Borsch commented, "We are bullish on UNH stock as the company posted another solid quarter while guiding to a stronger-than-expected... More

UnitedHealth Group (UNH) PT Raised to $259 at Piper Jaffray; Remains Bullish

January 17, 2018 7:15 AM EST

Piper Jaffray raised its price target on UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) to $259.00 (from $242.00) while maintaining a Overweight rating. Analyst Sarah James still sees 2018/2019 estimates as conservative with potential for 3%+ upside to 2019 estimates should the company continue to see similar growth rates in Optum,... More

UnitedHealth Group (UNH) PT Raised to $280 at Cantor Fitzgerald

January 16, 2018 1:43 PM EST

Cantor Fitzgerald raised its price target on UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) to $280.00 (from $235.00) while maintaining an Overweight rating.

Analyst Steven Halper commented, "On January 16, UNH reported strong 4Q17 results, driven by broad-based growth. Membership growth was stronger than expected driven by gains in Medicare... More

UnitedHealth Group (UNH) Tops Q4 EPS by 8c, Revs Beat; Raises Outlook

January 16, 2018 5:59 AM EST

UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) reported Q4 EPS of $2.59, $0.08 better than the analyst estimate of $2.51. Revenue for the quarter came in at $52.1 billion versus the consensus estimate of $51.5 billion.

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UnitedHealth Group sees FY2018 EPS of $12.30-$12.60, versus the consensus of... More

Global stocks retreat from early gains as oil, copper lag

January 15, 2018 7:48 PM EST

By Chuck Mikolajczak

NEW YORK (Reuters) - World stock markets slipped on Tuesday, giving back early gains as Wall Street pulled back from initial highs after a decline in oil and metals dragged energy and materials stocks lower.

Wall Street had opened higher, as the Dow breached the 26,000 mark for the first time. The healthcare sector, up 0.46 percent, provided support to the upside, with Merck (NYSE: MRK) up 5.8 percent and UnitedHealth (NYSE: UNH) up 1.9 percent.

UnitedHealth posted quarterly results that topped analyst estimates and raised its 2018 outlook,... More