Managed Health Care

Wedbush has raised the Price Target on Centene (NYSE: CNC) from $31 to $37 a share. Wedbush writes, “Our Increased Estimates Reflect our Belief that Utilization and Flu Trends Remain Moderate. We also have confidence in the company's claims clarity and rapid response to outliers and see further...

Wedbush has issued a report raising the Price Target on Coventry Health Care (NYSE: CVH) from $32 to 435 a share. According to the report, “Our Increased Estimates Reflect our Belief that Utilization and Flu Trends Remain Moderate. We also see potential upside from a modest improvement in...

Wedbush Securities has raised the price target on AMERIGROUP Corporation (NYSE: AGP) from $64 to $71 and maintains its Outperform rating.

Wedbush Securities has raised the price target on Humana (NYSE: HUM) from $71 to $79 and maintains its Outperform rating.

Wedbush Securities has raised the price target on Coventry Health Care (NYSE: CVH) from $32 to $35 and maintains its Neutral rating.

Wedbush Securities has raised the price target on Centene Corporation (NYSE: CNC) from $31 to $37 and maintains its Outperform rating.

Analysts at BofA/Merrill initiate coverage of Magellan Health Services Inc (NASDAQ: MGLN) with a “buy” rating. The target price for MGLN is set to $50. MGLN shares gained 0.14% to close at $49.83 on Friday. More Analyst Ratings here

Following HealthSpring's (NYSE: HS) 2011 investor day, Goldman has adjusted its 2011-2013 EPS to reflect the share count dilution from the company's recent share offering. Thereductions to 2012-13 EPS are less than the dilution would imply as it assumes the company will deploy the raised capital in...

WellCare Health Plans (NYSE: WCG) has hit a 52-week high in today's trading. At last check, the year-to-date performance of WellCare has been a gain of 45%.

Jefferies & Co. is raising its price target on shares of HealthSpring (NYSE: HS) to $46 from $44, and it remains at a Buy rating. In a note to clients, Jefferies writes, "HS hosts its Investor Day tomorrow, and we expect a favorable update and outlook. Management will likely lower its 2011 EPS...

This morning, Health Net (NYSE: HNT) announced that the Louisiana Supreme Court overturned a lower court of appeals ruling related to the 1999 sale of a former Health Net subsidiary to AmCareco. The company estimates that compensatory and punitive damages and judicial interest total $180mm pre-tax...

David M. Cordani, president and chief executive officer of CIGNA (NYSE: CI), today named Mark Boxer to the position of Chief Information Officer. In this position, Mark will lead CIGNA's global technology strategy. Boxer succeeds Philip Emond, who is retiring from the company.

Stocks Near Or Above 52-Week High: Equifax Inc. (NYSE: EFX) is currently trading at $39.86 which is near the 52 week high of $39.88. The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) is currently trading at $67.63 which is near the 52 week high of $67.70. Humana (NYSE: HUM) is currently trading at $70.86 which...

Shares of HealthSpring, Inc. (NYSE: HS) are higher on the session by 3.77%, trading at $40.49. Overall call volume is now running at 5.58x the daily average, with 69% of all calls traded being purchases on the offer. 1,256 contracts have traded on the session so far. HealthSpring, Inc. is a...

Below are the top small-cap specialized health services stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of cash. Nordion Inc (NYSE: NDZ) had $107.93 million in total cash and $45.73 million in total debt for the latest quarter. The Providence Service Corporation (NASDAQ: PRSC) had $61.26 million in...