UnitedHealth Group (UNH) – Get a free report posted better-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings on Friday, buoyed once again by double-digit revenue gains from its Optum division, and confirmed its full-year earnings forecasts.
UnitedHealth said adjusted earnings for the three months ending September were $5.34 a share, up 19% from the same period last year and 17 cents above the Wall Street consensus forecast.