WellPoint Reaffirms FY 2011 EPS Forecast

Shares of WellPoint, Inc. WLP are off slightly in the after-hours trade following the company's announcement that it has reaffirmed its FY2011 EPS forecast. Currently, shares are off by 0.30%, at $78.45; they ended the regular session higher by 3.21%, at $78.69. WellPoint, Inc. said it sees 2011 EPS of ‘At Least' $6.70. That outlook excludes net investment gains or losses. The Street was looking for $7.06 oer shares however. WellPoint, Inc. is a health benefits company in terms of medical membership in the United States. As of December 31, 2010, it served 33.3 million medical members through its affiliated health plans and a total of 69.2 million individuals through all subsidiaries.