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Boeing Misses on Bottom Line

Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) reported a mixed first quarter today. Although the company’s sales beat estimates by $1.19 billion with a figure of $22.63 billion, its profit of $1.74 per share missed the consensus estimate by $0.09. Operating margin inched lower by 120 basis points to 7.9%, while deliveries at the company’s commercial airplanes unit declined 4% year-over-year. Management guidance for the full year includes EPS in the range of $8.15 to $8.35, sales between $93 billion and $95 billion, and operating cash flow of around $10 billion. The number of funds from our database that held shares of Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) rose by seven quarter-over-quarter to 42 at the end of 2015.

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Anthem Beats Consensus Estimates

Anthem Inc (NYSE:ANTM) turned in a good first quarter, with EPS of $3.46 on sales of $20.31 billion, exceeding analysts’ expectations by $0.14 and $450 million, respectively. Medical enrollment at the insurer rose by 1 million members quarter-over-quarter to 39.6 million at the end of March. For the full 2016, the company expects medical enrollment to grow by 700,000 to 900,000 members and anticipated full-year GAAP EPS above $9.65 and adjusted EPS higher than $10.80 per share. A total of 52 funds that Insider Monkey tracks owned shares of Anthem Inc (NYSE:ANTM) at the end of 2015.

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AT&T Posts Better-than-Expected Earnings

AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) earned $0.72 per share on sales of $40.5 billion in the first quarter, beating the EPS consensus estimate by $0.03 and meeting sales expectations. The revenue jumped 24.3% year-over-year, largely due to the company’s DirecTV acquisition. North American wireless net adds amounted to 2.3 million for the quarter, while branded postpaid and prepaid phone net adds stood at 712,000. Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway was one of the top shareholders of AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) at the end of 2015.

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