Adjusted per-share earnings in the fourth quarter for UnitedHealth top analysts’ estimates but revenue comes up short.

UnitedHealth posted a better-than-expected profit in the final quarter of 2024, but revenue fell short as challenges like Medicare funding cuts and a Medicaid enrollment drop hurt. Shares of the health care giant slid early Thursday after it released its first financial report since the brazen shooting of one of its executives outside a New York City hotel touched a national nerve and brought to the surface American frustration over health care access.

Shares of UnitedHealth Group Inc. were headed sharply lower in ... but that was below the FactSet consensus of $101.60 billion, to snap a 17-quarter streak of revenue beats. Revenue for its ...

The company has beat EPS expectations for at least 21 straight quarters according to available FactSet data ... EPS of $29.50 to $30.00. UnitedHealth Group Inc.'s fourth-quarter earnings report ...

UnitedHealth Group Inc. on Thursday posted higher earnings for the fourth quarter of 2024, but revenue fell short of Wall Street targets.

The stock's fall snapped a four-day winning streak.

Analysts expected earnings of $6.73 per share on $101.6 billion in revenue, according to the data firm FactSet. UnitedHealth Group Inc. operates the nation’s largest health insurer ...

Adjusted per-share earnings in the fourth quarter for UnitedHealth top analysts’ estimates but revenue comes up short.

This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.

UnitedHealth Group reported $14.4 billion in 2024 profits as its UnitedHealthcare health insurance and Optum provider services overcame rising costs and a cyberattack.

UnitedHealth Group reported bottom-line earnings that surpassed estimates despite regulatory challenges impacting revenue.