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Humana (HUM) Declares $0.50 Quarterly Dividend; 0.7% Yield
April 19, 2018 4:31 PM EDTHumana (NYSE: HUM) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.50 per share, or $2 annualized.
The dividend will be payable on July 27, 2018, to stockholders of record on June 29, 2018, with an ex-dividend date of June 28, 2018.
The annual yield on the dividend is 0.7 percent.
For a... More
Morgan Stanley Remains Bullish on Amazon (AMZN) Following Analysis
April 19, 2018 9:12 AM EDTMorgan Stanley reiterated an Overweight rating and $1550.00 price target on Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) following a market analysis. The analysis shows Amazon gained 1.5% of US apparel market share in 2017, +10 bps sequentially vs. 2016, largely at the expense of dept stores.
Cumulatively, Morgan Stanley... More
UnitedHealth Group (UNH) PT Raised to $275 at Bernstein
April 18, 2018 9:22 AM EDTBernstein raised its price target on UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) to $275.00 (from $259.00) while maintaining a Outperform rating.
Analyst Lance Wilkes listed the following key observations:
Balanced, diversified growthOptum 29% earnings growthOptumCare is top opportunity for UNH -Long term government MCO growthWe think Global will become next LT growth engine... More
UnitedHealth Group (UNH) PT Raised to $276 at Oppenheimer
April 18, 2018 9:17 AM EDTOppenheimer raised its price target on UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) to $276.00 (from $260.00) while maintaining a Outperform rating.
Analyst Michael Wiederhorn commented, "UNH reported 1Q:18 adj. EPS of $3.04 (GAAP: $2.87, incl. amortization) vs. OPCO/Street estimates of $2.92/$2.90. Underlying results were solid across both businesses, with Optum generating 29%... More
UnitedHealth Group (UNH) PT Raised to $282 at RBC Capital
April 18, 2018 7:15 AM EDTRBC Capital raised its price target on UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) to $282.00 (from $280.00) while maintaining an Outperform rating.
Analyst Frank Morgan called it another impressive performance quarterly performance from UNH with each of its business lines posting double-digit earnings growth.
In addition, underlying business trends remain strong.
... MoreUnitedHealth Group (UNH) PT Raised to $275 at Evercore ISI
April 18, 2018 6:33 AM EDTEvercore ISI raised its price target on UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) to $275.00 (from $255.00) while maintaining an Outperform rating.
Analyst Michael Newshel commented, "UNH didnt even catch a sniffle in Q1 and put up an even stronger beat than recent quarters despite the... More
Amazon (AMZN) Reports Exclusive Multi-Year Partnership with Best Buy (BBY) to Offer Next Generation Fire TV Edition Smart TVs
April 18, 2018 6:11 AM EDTAmazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) today announced a collaboration to bring the next generation of Fire TV Edition smart TVs to customers in the United States and Canada. As a first step in the partnership, Best Buy will launch more than ten 4K and HD Fire TV Edition models from Insignia and Toshiba, beginning this summer.
Amazon and Best Buy have a long history of working together, and today we take our partnership to a new level, said Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder and CEO. These... More
Amazon (AMZN) Announces Launch of 'International Shopping' Experience on the Amazon Shopping App
April 18, 2018 5:47 AM EDTAmazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) launched the International Shopping experience within the Amazon Shopping App, making it possible for international customers to browse and shop over 45 million eligible items that can be shipped to their country from the United States. This experience is available on mobile browser and mobile app within the Amazon Shopping App for both iOS and Android mobile devices. The International Shopping experience offers shopping in 5 languages, including English, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, German, and Brazilian... More
UnitedHealth Group (UNH) PT Raised to $300 at Cantor Fitzgerald on 1Q18 Earnings Beat; 'Strong Start to 2018'
April 17, 2018 1:18 PM EDTCantor Fitzgerald raised its price target on UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) to $300.00 (from $280.00) while maintaining a Overweight rating, following the company's first quarter earnings report.
Analyst Steven Halper notes an upbeat outlook on the shares, as UNH reported 2018 first quarter earning per share and... More
UnitedHealth Group (UNH) Tops Q1 EPS by 13c
April 17, 2018 6:28 AM EDTUnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) reported Q1 EPS of $3.04, $0.13 better than the analyst estimate of $2.91. Revenue for the quarter came in at $55.2 billion versus the consensus estimate of $54.83 billion.
GUIDANCE:
UnitedHealth Group sees FY2018 EPS of $12.40-$12.65, versus the consensus of... More
