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Mastercard, PayPal, athenahealth earnings outperform analyst estimates for Q4'17

Seven financial technology companies reported earnings from Jan. 26 to Feb. 1, and all reported actual normalized figures better than analysts were expecting.

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Athenahealth Inc. led the pack, reporting normalized EPS for the fourth quarter of 2017 of $1.11, 76.2% above analysts' mean estimate of just 63 cents, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence data.

Mastercard Inc.'s reported results came in below analyst estimates due to special item charges of $981 million, or 92 cents per share, mostly related to U.S. tax reform. On an actual normalized basis, the payments giant just edged out analysts' estimates by 2 cents per share for the quarter.

CDK Global also posted strong numbers, reporting actual normalized EPS of 87 cents for its fiscal second-quarter ended Dec. 31, 2017, 17 cents higher than analysts' estimates. The company also increased its fiscal 2018 guidance, anticipating GAAP EPS to be in the range of $2.65 to $2.75, an increase from the prior range of $2.37 to $2.47.

Meanwhile, PayPal Holdings Inc. outperformed analysts' fourth-quarter 2017 estimates by 3 cents. The company's actual normalized EPS was 55 cents, compared with the expectation of 52 cents.