Managed Health Care

Humana Inc (NYSE: HUM) is projected to report its Q4 earnings at $0.81 per share on revenue of $8.36 billion. Owens & Minor (NYSE: OMI) is projected to report its Q4 earnings at $0.51 per share on revenue of $2.06 billion. Cognizant Tech (NASDAQ: CTSH) is projected to post its Q4 earnings at $...

Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are: Wall Street expects Lorillard (NYSE: LO) to report its Q4 EPS at $1.67 on revenue of $1.00 billion. LO shares gained 0.21% to close at $75.00 on Friday. Analysts are expecting Loews Corporation (NYSE: L) to have earned $0.88 per share in...

Cusick's Corner While the market sentiment and trend is bullish, this grinding consolidation is starting to wear on traders. The market needs Financials to break consolidation in order to be in full on bull mode. Tech, QQQQ/XLK, have been leaders, but looks like put activity is picking up (see ETF...

Cusick's Corner To say that this market is highly motivating at this stage would be a stretch. The data out this morning was encouraging on the surface, but when you cut through the twisted adjustments and the twisted statistical calculations, you are hard pressed to make a case for a big data-...

Deutsche Bank reaffirmed its Aetna (NYSE: AET) Buy rating in a research report published today. Deutsche Bank has previously given Aetna a $39 price target. In the report, Deutsche Bank states, "We see the potential for AET shares to trade up materially on the positive announcements relating to...

Terremark Worldwide Inc (NASDAQ: TMRK) was downgraded by SunTrust from "buy" to "neutral." TMRK's shares closed at $18.94 yesterday. Terremark Worldwide's PEG ratio is -2.13. First Solar Inc (NASDAQ: FSLR) was downgraded by Kaufman Bros from "buy" to "hold." FSLR's stock closed at $162.17 yesterday...

Aetna Inc (NYSE: AET) reports its Q4 adjusted EPS at $0.63, versus the consensus of $0.62. AET reports its Q4 revenue at $8.54 billion, versus the consensus of $8.40 billion. AET shares gained 0.54% to $33.45 in after-hours trading. Read more from Benzinga's Company news.

Assurant Inc.'s (AIZ) operating earnings for the fourth quarter came in at $1.08 per share, fairly ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 98 cents. The quarter's results also compared favorably with operating earnings of 86 cents per share recorded in the prior-year quarter. The earnings...

Assurant Inc.'s (AIZ) operating earnings for the fourth quarter came in at $1.08 per share, fairly ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 98 cents. The quarter's results also compared favorably with operating earnings of 86 cents per share recorded in the prior-year quarter. The earnings...

CIGNA Corp.'s (CI) fourth quarter core earnings of $1.15 per share were fairly ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.01. Earnings also compared favorably to $1.03 reported in the prior-year quarter. Better-than-expected results came in due to improved contribution from Health Care,...

CIGNA Corp.'s (CI) fourth quarter core earnings of $1.15 per share were fairly ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.01. Earnings also compared favorably to $1.03 reported in the prior-year quarter. Better-than-expected results came in due to improved contribution from Health Care,...

Healthcare providers like Unitd Health (NYSE: UNH) and Humana (NYSE: HUM) are popping on Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke's comments today at the National Press Club. Shares of both companies hit levels over 4.5% higher than yesterday's close on heavy intraday trading volume.