For years, healthcare and semiconductor stocks weren’t particularly tied to each other. In other words, they increasingly go in opposite directions: when chips sell off, healthcare has tended to catch a bid. After years of underperformance, healthcare investors are enjoying a burst of momentum amid the recent nervousness around AI.
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CVS Health (NYSE:CVS) reported second-quarter results that exceeded its expectations, citing earnings growth across all operating segments and raising its full-year outlook for adjusted earnings per share and operating cash flow. Chair and Chief Executive Officer David Joyner said the company gener
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CVS Health earnings surged past tepid forecasts after reporting its health benefit costs fell as a share of premiums. The pharmacy chain hiked its full-year outlook by a bit less than the Q2 beat. Analysts say that management's prudence in trying to grow its health benefits business let the company avoid the worst fallout from surprisingly strong medical care utilization.
Hims and Hers has 2.6 million subscribers, a battered stock price, and a CEO buying shares instead of signaling an exit. That combination puts a very specific list of giants on alert, and only one of them is a clean fit.
Guardant Health (NASDAQ:GH) reported second-quarter 2026 revenue of $335 million, up 44% from a year earlier, as growth accelerated across its oncology, biopharma and data, and screening businesses. The company also raised its full-year revenue outlook, citing demand for its Guardant360 and Shield o
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced Tuesday it will end the Medicare Part D Premium Stabilization Demonstration after the 2026 plan year, ending a federal subsidy program that has helped keep prescription drug premiums lower and could...
Humana (NYSE:HUM) said its 2026 performance is tracking in line with expectations, with management emphasizing planned Medicare Advantage margin expansion in 2027, progress in its Stars program and continued operating-cost reductions as key components of its path toward a sustainable pretax margin o
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Humana’s shares dipped in morning trading after its results compared unfavorably with other insurers’ performance this quarter The Medicare-focused insurer modestly beat analysts’ profit projections, offered reassurance on medical cost trends and left guidance unchanged on an adjusted basis.
Medicare beneficiaries may face higher premiums next year for their Part D drug plans, as the federal government plans to end subsidies that helped mitigate price increases in the program. The Trump administration will not continue the subsidies beyond 2026, The Wall Street Journal reported. About 25 million Medicare recipients are enrolled in a stand-alone Part D plan for their drug coverage.
Program that held down premiums won’t be renewed for 2027, resulting in higher costs for some seniors.
Medicare beneficiaries may face higher premiums next year for their Part D drug plans, as the federal government plans to end subsidies that helped mitigate price increases in the program. The Trump administration will not continue the subsidies beyond 2026, The Wall Street Journal reported. About 25 million Medicare recipients are enrolled in a stand-alone Part D plan for their drug coverage.
Humana reports earnings Wednesday after its stock surged this year on improving confidence in Medicare Advantage insurers. Investors will be watching medical costs and the company’s outlook.
CNC's Q2 earnings and revenues top estimates as stronger premium and service revenues drive results despite lower membership and higher medical costs.
HUM enters Q2 earnings with strong premium and membership growth expectations, but rising medical costs and expenses could test its bottom line.
UnitedHealth Group (UNH) just delivered the quarter battered shareholders have been waiting for. The health care company blew past Wall Street's profit prediction, increased its most widely monitored cost index, and boosted its full-year earnings outlook. The results seemed to vindicate investors ...
Molina healthcare has seen its stock edge down in recent days amid concerns about Medicaid cost pressures.
UnitedHealth Group (UNH) shares have started gaining and might continue moving higher in the near term, as indicated by solid earnings estimate revisions.
UnitedHealth Group (UNH) beat Wall Street's numbers on July 16, 2026, but its chief financial officer spent the earnings call making sure nobody mistook that result for a solved cost problem. The company beat earnings estimates by roughly 30%, and management raised full-year guidance well past ...
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The company doubled its 2026 buyback target to at least $5 billion after already repurchasing $4 billion of shares.
CEO Hemsley reports 55% operating earnings growth and raises full-year guidance.
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated will release earnings for its second quarter before the opening bell on Thursday, July 16. Analysts expect the company to report quarterly earnings of $4.85 per share, up from $4.08 per share in the year-ago period. The...
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing posted its fifth straight quarter of record earnings earlier today, but that wasn’t enough to cheer investors. The Nasdaq slipped 1.5%, with Sandisk Western Digital and Marvell among the biggest losers. The PHLX Semiconductor index was off 4.3%.
UnitedHealth shares jumped to their highest level in more than a year Thursday after the health care and insurance giant reported better-than-expected quarterly results.
UnitedHealth Group Inc (UNH) reports a significant rise in adjusted EPS and operating earnings, while navigating cost pressures and strategic investments in AI.