Humana Earnings Preview: A Signal of Strength in the Sector?

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Humana Inc. (HUM), who's shares (like other insurers') received a nice bump from the outcome of the special election in Massachusetts, is scheduled to discuss its fourth-quarter 2009 financial results and 2010 guidance in a conference call Monday, Feb. 1, at 9:00 AM (ET). A live webcast of the call will be available at the company's website.

During the three months that ended in December, Humana expanded its Medicare offerings and launched a share buyback program and a social media tool. Analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters are looking for earnings for that period to have grown 27.7% year over year to $1.48 cents per share. Revenue for the quarter is expected to be 4.0% higher to $7.8 billion.

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