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(HUM) Attention Shifts to Jobs – Earnings Preview
Earnings Preview – Week of April 30th
The focus this week will be on the labor market, with the April non-farm payroll report coming out on Friday. Many will be hoping that this report will provide...
(UNH) Health Insurance Stock Outlook – April 2012 – Industry Outlook
Though the U.S. Health insurance industry continues to be relatively immune to economic difficulties, it has been still grappling with fundamental changes and consequent growth pangs. The industry has been facing its share of problems related to a sluggish economic recovery,...
(CSCO) Slow Data Week Ahead – Earnings Preview
Earnings Preview 2/3/12
Earnings season will be in full swing next week, with 507 firms scheduled to report, and 69 of those will be members of the S&P 500. By the end of the week we will be almost...
(WLP) These Healthcare Insurance Stocks Are Ready to Rise
by Marc Lichtenfeld, Healthcare Expert
Wednesday, February 24, 2010: Issue...
(HS) HealthSpring Shareholders Approve CIGNA Merger
The acquisition of HealthSpring Inc. (HS) by CIGNA Corp. (CI) has received the approval of the former company’s shareholders. The approval...
(AET) Health Insurance Stock Review – December 2011 – Industry Outlook
The Health and Medical Insurance industry is an integral part of the U.S. economy. According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S. health expenditures account for about 18% of U.S. GDP. Money spent per person on healthcare in the United States is more than...
(CI) Cigna Rating Affirmed by A.M. Best
As a part of its annual rating review process, rating agency A.M. Best undertook its rating action on CIGNA Corp. (CI). The action resulted in affirmation of the company’s issuer credit rating (ICR) of “bbb”...
(WLP) Health Insurers Cut Third Quarter Lobbying Costs
Most of the leading health insurance companies reduced their lobbying costs in the third quarter of 2011, compared with the second quarter, although many recorded a year-over-year increase.
6Dec2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(HUM) Humana to Buy SeniorBridge
Yesterday, Humana Inc. (HUM) announced an agreement to acquire chronic-care provider SeniorBridge for an undisclosed amount. However, the purchase is subject to state and federal regulatory approvals.
SeniorBridge...
(UNH) UnitedHealth Group Provides 2012 Guidance
On Monday, through a brief press release, health insurer UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH) announced its earnings outlook for the full year 2012. The company expects the earnings to be in the...
(UNH) UnitedHealth Group Acquires Medicare Advantage Business
On Tuesday, UnitedHealthcare, a division of UnitedHealth Group (UNH), announced its plan to acquire XLHealth Corp, a sponsor of Medicare Advantage health plans. With this acquisition, the company is expected...
(LH) Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings Earnings Scorecard
The announcement of Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings’ (LH) third quarter fiscal 2011 results, as on October 20, 2011, has led analysts to revise their estimates lower for the fourth quarter and...
(FSR) Humana Rating Affirmed By A.M. Best
The rating agency A.M.Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength ratings (FSR) and the issuer credit ratings (ICR) of the health insurer Humana Inc. (HUM) and conferred a debt rating of “bbb” to the...
(CI) CIGNA Gets Customer-centric
In a bid to provide specialized customer service, health insurer CIGNA Corp. (CI) has announced a national brand campaign, with the theme “GO YOU”. The campaign chiefly focuses on providing user-friendly...
(HUM) Humana Incorporated – Bull of the Day
Humana, Inc.’s (HUM) second-quarter earnings modestly beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate, owing to improved consolidated premiums and ASO fees that also drove the benefit ratio along with improvement...
(HUM) Humana Incorporated – Bull of the Day
Humana, Inc.’s (HUM) second-quarter earnings modestly beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate, owing to improved consolidated premiums and ASO fees that also drove the benefit ratio along with improvement...
(CI) CIGNA Analyst Reiterates Shares at Outperform
We are reiterating our Outperform recommendation on the shares of CIGNA Corp. (CI) following the company’s second quarter results. Earnings of $1.53 per share outpaced the Zacks Consensus...
(ACOR) Company News for August 2, 2011 – Corporate Summary
• Allstate Corporation (NYSE:ALL) reported Q2 loss of $1.23, lower than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.53 per share. Revenues for the quarter increased by 5% year-over-year to $8.08 billion,...
(CI) CIGNA Headquarters Shifted to Connecticut
Health insurer CIGNA Corp. (CI) recently revealed plans shift to its headquarters to Bloomfield, Connecticut after it was nominated to receive economic benefits from the state government in exchange for new...
(AET) Aetna Takes Over Prodigy Health Group
Aetna Inc. (AET) has recently revealed that it has completed the acquisition of Prodigy Health Group, which was announced back in April.
New York-based Prodigy sells self funded plans to employers that...
(UNH) UnitedHealth Group Takes Department of Defense to Court
UnitedHealthcare, a division of UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH) sued the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims after it lost the $23.5 billion 5-year Tricare South contract to...
(HUM) Humana Incorporated – Bull of the Day
Humana Inc. (HUM) posted strong first quarter earnings, beating both the Zacks Consensus Estimate and the prior-year earnings, owing to improved performance in the Employer Group and Health and Well-Being...
(WLP) WellPoint Quarterly Earnings Outshine – Company Increases Outlook
WellPoint Inc. (WLP) reported its first-quarter income from continuing operations of $891.0 million or $2.35 per share, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.87. This also compares favorably with the...
(CEPH) Stock Market News for May 3, 2011 – Market News
Late on Sunday, US President Barack Obama declared: “I determined that we had enough intelligence to take action and authorized an operation to get Osama bin Laden and bring him to justice….After a firefight, they killed Osama bin Laden and took custody of his body.”...
(HUM) Humana to Pay Dividend – Raises Outlook
As a result of the health care sector’s latest restrictions, Humana Inc. (HUM) plans to offer a quarterly dividend, besides raising the fiscal year 2011 forecast.
Accordingly, Humana’s Board...
(UNH) UnitedHealth Contests DoD TRICARE West Region Contract
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) will invite fresh bids for the TRICARE West Region contract after UnitedHealthcare’s Military & Veterans business raised an objection. UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH)...
(HUM) Humana Analyst Increases Shares to Outperform
On the back of strong fourth quarter results, we recently upgraded Humana, Inc. (HUM) to Outperform.
The company reported a strong fourth quarter on the heels of improved performance in its operations,...
(HUM) Humana Incorporated – Bull of the Day
We are upgrading our recommendation on Humana, Inc. (HUM) from Neutral to Outperform owing to higher Medicare Advantage membership on better-than-expected sales at the end of 2010. This also led to increase...
(UNH) Health Insurance Industry Outlook – Febuary 2011 – Industry Outlook
Health insurance companies finished 2010 strongly gaining from a drop in medical utilization by members, driven primarily by the extremely weak labor market. Bad weather also kept them indoors during the final quarter of the year. We believe utilization will remain soft in...
(HUM) Humana Quarterly Earnings Report Outshines Expectations
Humana Inc. (HUM) reported its fourth-quarter operating earnings (excluding special items) of $1.65 per share, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 80 cents. This also compares favorably with earnings...