Express Scripts Now Expects 2015 Adj. EPS Above Analysts' Forecasts

(RTTNews) - Express Scripts Holding Company (ESRX) announced it has raised and narrowed adjusted earnings per share guidance to a range of $5.51 to $5.55, from a range of $5.46 to $5.54. Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expect the company to report profit per share of $5.50. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.

For the quarter ending December 31, 2015, the company expects adjusted earnings per share in the range of $1.54 to $1.58. Adjusted claims are expected to be in the range of 333 million to 353 million.

The company's current estimate for 2016 adjusted claims remains unchanged in the range of 1.255 billion to 1.295 billion.