-- 聯合健康集團 (UNH) 週二上調了全年盈利預期,此前這家健康保險巨頭公佈的第一季度業績意外實現年度增長。 該公司目前預計2026年調整後每股盈餘將超過18.25美元,高於先前預期的17.75美元。 FactSet 目前的共識預期是,非GAAP每股收益為17.86美元。 該股在最近的盤前交易中上漲了7.8%。 該公司公佈的截至3月份的季度調整後每股收益為7.23美元,高於去年同期的7.20美元,與華爾街先前預期的6.58美元的下滑相悖。營收從1,095.8億美元增至1,117.2億美元,分析師平均預期為1,094.3億美元。 聯合健康保險(UnitedHealthcare)旗下提供醫療保健福利(包括聯邦醫療保險和醫療補助計劃)的部門營收從去年同期的846.2億美元增長至862.7億美元。該部門本季服務了4910萬人,而2025年底的預計服務人數為4980萬人。 服務全球醫療保健市場的Optum業務營收從638.9億美元降至637.5億美元。在該部門內部,Optum Insight和Optum Rx的營收有所成長,而Optum Health的營收則從248.4億美元降至241.1億美元。 聯合健康保險表示,其醫療保健比率(用於衡量醫療成本佔保費收入的百分比)從去年同期的84.8%降至83.9%,這主要得益於穩健的醫療成本管理和良好的準備金發展,但部分被「持續高企的利用率和單位成本趨勢」所抵消。較低的比率通常意味著更高的獲利能力。 本月初,美國醫療保險和醫療補助服務中心最終敲定了一項提案,擬於明年將聯邦醫療保險(Medicare)保險公司的平均支付額提高2.48%。 奧本海默在一份報告中指出:“總體而言,業績表現強勁,聯合健康集團(UnitedHealth)似乎有望重回其持續超預期並上調業績的軌道。我們預計該股將在此次業績發布後走強,這也將對集團整體股價起到支撐作用。”
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