Investing.com - Humana (NYSE:HUM) reported first quarter earnings that beat analysts' expectations on Wednesday and revenue that topped forecasts.
The firm reported earnings per share of $4.48 on revenue of $16.11B. Analysts polled by Investing.com forecast EPS of $4.3 on revenue of $15.78B. That compared to EPS of $3.36 on revenue of $14.28B in the same period a year earlier. The company had reported EPS of $2.65 on revenue of $14.17B in the previous quarter.
For the year, Humana shares are down 10.85%, under-performing the S&P 500 which is up 18.93% year to date.
Humana follows other major Healthcare sector earnings this month
On Tuesday, April 16, 2019, J&J reported first quarter EPS of $2.1 on revenue of $20.02B, compared to forecasts of EPS of $2.04 on revenue of $19.61B.
Pfizer earnings beat analyst's expectations on Tuesday, with first quarter EPS of $0.85 on revenue of $13.12B. Investing.com analysts expected EPS of $0.75 on revenue of $13B
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