Select Medical (SEM) Lags Q4 Earnings Estimates

Company Performance - Select Medical reported quarterly earnings of $0.18 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of$ 0.19 per share, and down from $0.36 per share a year ago, representing an earnings surprise of -5.26% [1] - The company posted revenues of$ 1.31 billion for the quarter ended December 2024, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 1.18%, but down from $1.66 billion year-over-year [2] - Over the last four quarters, Select Medical has surpassed consensus EPS estimates three times and topped consensus revenue estimates four times [2] Stock Performance - Select Medical shares have increased by approximately 2.1% since the beginning of the year, compared to the S&P 500's gain of 4.5% [3] - The current Zacks Rank for Select Medical is 3 (Hold), indicating that the shares are expected to perform in line with the market in the near future [6] Future Outlook - The current consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming quarter is$ 0.41 on revenues of $1.37 billion, and for the current fiscal year, it is$ 1.17 on revenues of $5.37 billion [7] - The outlook for the Medical - HMOs industry, to which Select Medical belongs, is currently in the bottom 20% of over 250 Zacks industries, which may impact stock performance [8]