Coventry Health Care, Inc. (CVH)

Earnings Overview for Coventry Health Care, Inc. (CVH) upcoming performance release
Coventry Health Care, Inc. (CVH) is anticipated to report earnings before the opening bell on October 28, 2011.

CVH trades an average of 1.5 million shares per day.

Coventry Health Care, Inc. operates as a managed healthcare company in the United States. The company�s Health Plan and Medical Services segment provides health plan commercial risk, Medicare advantage, and Medicaid products. The company was founded in 1986 and is based in Bethesda, Maryland.

52 Week High: $37.86
52 Week Low:  $23.20
Book Value:    $30.28
Float Short:      1.62%

Analysts are expecting an improvement of $0.02 in earnings per share compared to last quarter's results of $0.8. The reporting quarter's estimated mean earnings are $0.82 per share . Analyst estimates range between $0.75 and $0.88 per share.

From a month ago, the stock has increased in price 6.45%, and moving in price 34.79% from one year ago.
The stock has done very well as compared to the overall market. When comparing to the S&P 500, the year to date difference is 24.03%.

Revenue year-over-year has decreased to $11.59 billion for 2010 vs. $13.90 billion for 2009. The bottom line has rising earnings year-over-year of $438.62 million for 2010 vs. $242.30 million for 2009. The company's earnings before income and taxes are rising with an EBIT year-over-year of $689.29 million for 2010 vs. $501.95 million for 2009.

Here is a look at the fiscal year revenue.

Gross reported revenue compared to the mean estimate (rounded).

M = millions, B = billions

Differences are rounded. (Some onetime items are often excluded in reported EPS)

Reported earnings per share compared to the mean estimate. Differences are rounded.

The total short interest number of shares for CVH

The number of days to cover short interest based on average daily trading volume for CVH.

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