Express Scripts Guidance Fails to Thrill Wall Street

Express Scripts revealed its 2017 financial guidance earlier today, and the Street is hardly enthralled, with shares falling sharply.
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Express Scripts (ESRX) revealed its 2017 financial guidance earlier today, and Wall Street is hardly enthralled, with shares falling sharply.The company says it expects profits in the range of $6.82 to $7.02 a share, representing growth of 7% to 10% from the midpoint of its 2016 adjusted EPS guidance range. Wall Street analysts were looking for $6.93 a share. EBITDA, meanwhile, is expected to range from $7.31 to $7.51 a share. Total adjusted total claims are seen ranging from 1.375 million to 1.425 million compared to the 1.4 million to 1.415 million claims expected in 2016.