LITTLE ROCK — ompanies reporting quarterly earnings Thursday included:
UnitedHealth Group Inc., the insurer, a profit of $1.39 billion, or $1.31 per share, up from $1.35 billion, or $1.22 per share, in the same quarter a year ago. Shares rose $1.39 to close at $58.71.
Iberiabank Corp., the regional banking company, a profit $19.4 million, or 66 cents per share, up from $14.7 million, or 54 cents per share, a year ago. Shares fell $2.13 to close at $51.43.
DuPont Co., the most valuable U.S. chemicals producer, a profit of $1.49 billion, or $1.57 a share, up from $1.43 billion, or $1.52 a share, a year earlier. Shares fell 66 cents to close at $52.61.
Travelers Cos., the only insurer in the Dow Jones industrial average, a profit of $806 million, or $2.02 per share, compared with $839 million, or $1.92 a share, a year earlier. Shares rose $2.23 to close at $61.70.
Peabody Energy Corp., the world’s biggest private-sector coal company, a profit of $172.7 million, or 63 cents per share, down from $176.6 million, or 65 cents a share, a year earlier. Shares rose $2 to close at $30.46.
Blackstone Group LP, the world’s largest private-equity firm, a profit of $432.3 million, or 39 cents a share, down from $571 million, or 51 cents a share, a year earlier. Shares fell 70 cents to close at $14.14.
Union Pacific, the Omaha, Neb.-based railroad, a profit of $863 million, or $1.79 per share, up from $639 million, or $1.29 per share, a year earlier. Shares fell $3.95 to close at $105.70.
Fifth Third Bancorp, the Cincinnati-based regional bank, a profit of $421 million, or 45 cents per share, up from $88 million, or 10 cents per share, in the same period last year. Shares fell 44 cents to close at $13.73.
Capital One Financial Corp., a profit of $1.4 billion, or $2.72 a share, compared with $1.02 billion, or $2.21 a share, in the same period last year. Shares fell 33 cents to close at $53.93.
Business, Pages 26 on 04/20/2012