Investing.com - CVS Health Corp (NYSE:CVS) reported fourth quarter earnings that beat analysts' expectations on Wednesday and revenue that fell short of forecasts.
The firm reported earnings per share of $2.14 on revenue of $54.42B. Analysts polled by Investing.com expected EPS of $2.09 on revenue of $54.61B. That compared to EPS of $1.92 on revenue of $48.39B in the same period a year earlier. The company had reported EPS of $1.73 on revenue of $47.27B in the previous quarter.
For the year, CVS Health Corp shares are up 6.65%, under-performing the S&P 500 which is up 12.22% year to date.
CVS Health Corp follows other major Healthcare sector earnings this month
On Tuesday, January 22, 2019, J&J reported fourth quarter EPS of $1.97 on revenue of $20.39B, compared to forecasts of EPS of $1.95 on revenue of $20.2B.
Pfizer earnings beat analyst's expectations on Tuesday, January 29, 2019, with fourth quarter EPS of $0.64 on revenue of $13.98B. Investing.com analysts expected EPS of $0.63 on revenue of $13.9B
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