Investing.com - Globe Life reported on Wednesday fourth quarter earnings that missed analysts' forecasts and revenue that topped expectations.
Globe Life announced earnings per share of $1.7 on revenue of $1.3B. Analysts polled by Investing.com anticipated EPS of $1.76 on revenue of $1.28B.
Globe Life shares are down 5% from the beginning of the year and are trading at $104.01 , down-from-52-week-high.They are outperforming the Nasdaq which is down 7.85% from the start of the year.
Globe Life follows other major Financial sector earnings this month
Globe Life's report follows an earnings beat by JPMorgan on January 14, who reported EPS of $3.33 on revenue of $29.26B, compared to forecasts EPS of $3.01 on revenue of $29.78B.
Bank of America had beat expectations on January 19 with fourth quarter EPS of $0.82 on revenue of $22.06B, compared to forecast for EPS of $0.7652 on revenue of $22.18B.
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