BUZZ-PREVIEW: UnitedHealth seen posting 9.1% year-on-year EPS growth
Unitedhealth's UNH.N shares slightly higher ahead of Q4 financial report due out before the opening bell on Thursday
Health insurance co is expected to report adj EPS of $6.72, or a 9.1% y/y increase, on rev of $101.76 bln vs $94.43 billion in the year-ago qtr, according to data compiled by LSEG
UNH has beat/met consensus EPS estimates every qtr going back at least to Q1 2019
On Dec 4, CEO Brian Thomson was killed outside a Manhattan hotel, prompting a manhunt which led to the arrest of suspect Luigi Mangione five days later; UNH's shares plunged as much as 20.5% by the time they troughed on Dec. 17
On Dec 3, UNH forecast adj 2025 profit in line with analysts' estimates
Of the 30 analysts who cover UNH, 27 rate stock "buy" or "strong buy"; remaining three say "hold"; median PT $642.50 vs current price of $545.25
UNH options imply a 3.7% swing for the shares, in either direction, on Thursday, according to options analytics service ORATS; that's bang in line with the stock's average earnings day move over the last 12 qtrs
YTD shares in UNH up >7% vs >2% gain for S&P 500 healthcare index .SPXHC and >1.5% increase for the Dow Industrials .DJI
(Reporting by Stephen Culp; additional reporting by Saqib Ahmed)
((stephen.culp@thomsonreuters.com; 646-223-6076))
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