On Thursday, UnitedHealth Group UNH reported the fourth-quarter 2024 earnings and reaffirmed 2025 guidance.
UnitedHealth Group Inc (NYSE:UNH, ETR:UNH) on Thursday reported the first results since the fatal shooting of Brian Thompson, the CEO of its insurance unit, in Manhattan in December, which shone a spotlight on the widespread ill-feeling towards the health insurance industry. Results for the fourth quarter of 2024 beat Wall Street expectations on the profit line despite being shy of revenue forecasts.
Adjusted per-share earnings in the fourth quarter for UnitedHealth top analysts' estimates but revenue comes up short.
UnitedHealth beat fourth-quarter earnings forecast, though revenue fell short and medical costs ran high, hitting the Dow Jones component. The post UnitedHealth Earnings Beat But Soft Revenue, Higher Costs Hit UNH Stock appeared first on Investor's Business Daily.
UnitedHealth Group reported $14.4 billion in 2024 profits including $5.5 billion in the fourth quarter as its portfolio of health insurance and provider services overcame rising medical expenses and an historic cyberattack on its businesses.
UnitedHealth Group reported a fourth-quarter profit on Thursday that beat analysts' estimates as the healthcare conglomerate spent less on covering members' medical costs.
When the healthcare giant reports earnings Thursday morning, investors will be looking to see if Brian Thompson's death and the public outcry over denials are prompting any changes at the company.
UnitedHealth Group Inc. UNH is gearing up to release its fourth quarter earnings report, and investors are watching closely. Stephanie Link, CIO at Hightower Advisors LLC, has dubbed the managed care giant the “number one company on sale” despite potential near-term earnings pressure.
Change Healthcare, the UnitedHealth-owned healthtech company that lost more than 100 million people's sensitive health data in a ransomware attack last year, said on Tuesday that the company has “substantially” completed notifying affected individuals about the massive data breach.
America's health insurance industry continues to face scrutiny after it was thrust into the headlines after the murder of UnitedHealth Group Inc. NYSE: UNH owned United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson. The debate as to whether healthcare and health insurance should even be a “for-profit” business is a controversial topic.
Analysts and investors are awaiting details behind UnitedHealth Group's 2025 outlook when it reports quarterly results on Thursday, after its investor day presentations were canceled last month by the murder of executive Brian Thompson outside the New York hotel where the meeting was set to take place.
Stephanie Link, CIO at Hightower, joins CNBC's 'Halftime Report' to explain why she's buying the healthcare name.