Anthem Earnings beat, Revenue misses In Q1 By Investing.com

Anthem (NYSE:ANTM) reported on Wednesday first quarter earnings that beat analysts’ forecasts and revenue that fell short of expectations.

Anthem announced earnings per share of $7.01 on revenue of $32.10B. Analysts polled by Investing.com anticipated EPS of $6.38 on revenue of $32.97B.

Anthem shares are up 18% from the beginning of the year and are trading at $381.88 , down-from-52-week-high.They are outperforming the S&P 500 which is up 10.09% from the start of the year.

Anthem follows other major Financial sector earnings this month

Anthem’s report follows an earnings beat by JPMorgan on April 14, who reported EPS of $4.5 on revenue of $33.12B, compared to forecasts EPS of $3.1 on revenue of $30.49B.

UnitedHealth had beat expectations on April 15 with first quarter EPS of $5.31 on revenue of $70.2B, compared to forecast for EPS of $4.39 on revenue of $69.07B.

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