Managed Health Care

Universal American Corp (NYSE: UAM) fell 60.43% to $9.14 at 10:05 am. UAM disclosed that it has consummated an Agreement and Plan of Merger as of December 30, 2010 with CVS Caremark Corporation (NYSE: CVS). YRC Worldwide Inc (NASDAQ: YRCW) shares moved down 21.21% to $1.56. YRCW has entered...

Humana Inc (NYSE: HUM) reported a 22% rise in its first-quarter profit. Humana reported its quarterly net income at $315.2 million, or $1.86 per share, up from $258.8 million, or $1.52 per share, in the year-ago period. The company's revenue came in at $9.2 billion. However, analysts were expecting...

Jefferies is commenting on Coventry Health Care's (NYSE: CVH) 1Q results. “1Q EPS beats by 25%+,” Jefferies writes. “Adjusted EPS of $0.66 (excludes $0.08 impact of MA-FFS discontinuation) was 27% and 31% higher than consensus and JEF estimates, respectively. “Upside driven by MLR and SG&A...

Humana Inc (NYSE: HUM) reported a 22% rise in its first-quarter profit on Monday. Humana reported its quarterly net income at $315.2 million, or $1.86 per share, up from $258.8 million, or $1.52 per share, in the year-ago period. The company's revenue came in at $9.2 billion. However, analysts...

Pre-open movers US stock futures are higher this morning, after President Barack Obama reported that Osama bin Laden, the leader of al Qaeda, was killed in a US operation in Pakistan. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 70 points to 12,826.00 and futures on the S&P 500 stock...

JP Morgan has raised the price target on Centene Corporation (NYSE: CNC) from $29 to $38 and maintains its Neutral rating.

Humana (NYSE: HUM) Reports EPS of $1.86 vs. $1.32 Estimate; Revenues $9.19B vs. $9.14B Estimate

Altera Corporation (NASDAQ:ALTR)- Up 1.81% to $49.38. Altera Corporation designs, manufactures, and markets programmable logic devices and associated development tools. The Company's products, include a variety of programmable logic devices and hardcopy application-specific integrated circuits....

Humana (NYSE: HUM) today reported diluted earnings per common share (EPS) for the quarter ended March 31, 2011 (1Q11) of $1.86, compared to $1.52 per share for the quarter ended March 31, 2010 (1Q10). Higher year-over-year earnings in the company's Employer Group and Health and Well-Being Services...

US stock futures are higher this morning, after President Barack Obama reported that Osama bin Laden, the leader of al Qaeda, was killed in a US operation in Pakistan. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 83 points to 12,839.00 and futures on the S&P 500 stock index rose 8.30...

Dish Network Corp (NASDAQ: DISH) is estimated to post its Q1 earnings at $0.68 per share on revenue of $3.23 billion. Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (NYSE: APC) is projected to report its Q1 EPS at $0.58 on revenue of $3.09 billion. First Energy Corp (NYSE: FE) is expected to report its Q1 EPS...

Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are: Wall Street expects Humana Inc (NYSE: HUM) to report its Q1 EPS at $1.36 on revenue of $9.14 billion. HUM shares rose 0.13% to $76.22 in after-hours trading. Analysts are expecting Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE: CHK) to have earned...

Universal American Corporation (NYSE: UAM) Halted, News Pending

J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. has a Neutral rating and a $32 price target on shares of Coventry Health Care (NYSE: CVH) after it reported earnings. In a note to investors, J.P. Morgan writes, "The 1Q reported at $0.74/share vs our $0.51. Yes, lower med costs the factor with the MCR coming in at 82.6...

Morgan Stanley has an Overweight rating and a $35 price target on shares of Coventry Health Care (NYSE: CVH) after the company reported earnings. In a note to clients, Morgan Stanley writes, "CVH reported Q1 operating EPS of $0.66 (excluding the $0.08 from the run-out of the MA-PFFS book), which...