Managed Health Care

Following the rating outlook revision to stable from negative for the U.S. Health Insurance and Managed Care sector, the rating agency Fitch Ratings also took rating actions on Aetna Inc. (AET), one of the major companies in the space. The rating actions included the affirmation of Aetna's long...

Following the rating outlook revision to stable from negative for the U.S. Health Insurance and Managed Care sector, the rating agency Fitch Ratings also took rating actions on Aetna Inc. (AET), one of the major companies in the space. The rating actions included the affirmation of Aetna's long...

Shares of Coventry Health Care (NYSE: CVH) are lower on the session by 0.34%, trading at $29.50. Overall call volume is now running at 7.82x the daily average, with 0% of all calls traded being purchases on the offer. 1,001 contracts have traded on the session so far. Coventry Health Care, Inc. is...

Credit Suisse is reiterating its Outperform rating on WellPoint, Inc. (NYSE: WLP) and finds the stock attractive at 9.4x its '11E EPS vs. 9.8x average for the group. “Our $74 DCF-derived PT is +19% upside on 12th January's close,” Credit Suisse writes. “The next catalyst will be 4Q10 earnings on...

On CNBC's Fast Money, Anthony Scaramucci said that this week's hedge fund trade of the week is UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE: UNH). He said that this stock is owned by many classical value investing managers, and he named John Hussman, George Soros and David Tepper as the managers that have a...

Yesterday, Aetna Inc. (AET) announced a three-year reinsurance agreement with Vitality Re Limited, a newly formed special purpose insurance company based in the Cayman Islands. Per the agreement, Aetna will get $150 million of collateralized excess of loss reinsurance coverage on a portion of its...

Yesterday, Aetna Inc. (AET) announced a three-year reinsurance agreement with Vitality Re Limited, a newly formed special purpose insurance company based in the Cayman Islands. Per the agreement, Aetna will get $150 million of collateralized excess of loss reinsurance coverage on a portion of its...

Goldman Sachs has published a research report on WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (NYSE: WCG) after the company reported that the Medicare drug plan enrollment showed to be stronger than expected. In the report, Goldman Sachs writes "Ahead of an investor presentation later this week, WellCare announced...

Jefferies & Co. has a Hold rating and a $63 price target on shares of Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM). In a note sent to clients, Jefferies writes, "With the close of the MA selling season, HUM has exceeded its initial guidance for new membership. The membership gains should drive profitability in the...

Cusick's Corner The market continues to consolidate, but it's still not exhibiting clear signs of any directional bias. This is not stating that the rally is over, it's a sign that leadership is shifting out of Commodities (thanks to the Dollar move) and more into Tech (XLK). All eyes will be on...

Cusick's Corner SPREADING: it's a way to mitigate time, volatility, and premium risk. Here are some tools to consider utilizing before entering a spread. I usually talk about determining market sentiment first – so use our Chart Patterns tool. For assessing volatility, use the Dragon or...

Shares of Aetna Inc. (NYSE: AET) are higher on the session by 2.45%, currently trading at $32.27. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past six months and is currently trading above the 50-day and 200-day moving averages. Shares are breaking out today. Options traders are buying calls...

CIGNA Corporation (NYSE: CI) was upgraded by Deutsche Bank from “hold" to “buy." CI's shares closed at $37.60 yesterday. CIGNA's PEG ratio is 0.83. Morgan Stanley upgrade ADTRAN Inc (NASDAQ: ADTN) from “equal weight” to “overweight." ADTN's shares closed at $36.84 yesterday. ADTRAN's trailing-...

Shares of Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) are higher on the session by 0.25%, currently trading at $55.44. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past six months and is currently trading above the 200-day moving average. Options traders are buying calls on the name today. A short while ago the...