Managed Health Care

Wedbush Securities has raised the price target on Coventry Health Care (NYSE: CVH) from $36 to $38 and maintains its Neutral rating.

Wedbush Securities has raised the price target on WellCare Health Plans (NYSE: WCG) from $48 to $52 and maintains its Neutral rating.

Wedbush Securities has raised the price target on Humana (NYSE: HUM) from $87 to $90 and maintains its Outperform rating.

Wedbush Securities has raised the price target on HealthSpring (NYSE: HS) from $46 to $50 and maintains its Outperform rating.

Wedbush Securities has raised the price target on WellPoint (NYSE: WLP) from $80 to $83 and maintains its Neutral rating.

Deutsche Bank, which adjusted its price targets on several managed care corporations, including Aetna Inc. (NYSE: AET), is providing some commentary on the sector. “The managed care 2Q earnings season should reflect a continuation of the positive trends that drove over 30% average EPS growth for...

Deutsche Bank has changed the price target on the following companies: Aetna (NYSE: AET) - Buy, tgt $50 to $51, AmeriGroup (NYSE: AGP) -Buy, tgt $73 to $76, CIGNA (NYSE: CI) - Buy, tgt $59 to $61, Centene (NYSE: CNC) - Hold, tgt $36 to $38, Coventry Health Care (NYSE: CVH) - Hold, tgt $33...

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Cusick's Corner Selling has been brisk this morning, especially strong after the talks broke over the weekend between the Democrats and Republicans, setting up for some serious battling as we get closer to the August date of missing a payment. The EU continues to be a thorn and early news this...

Jefferies & Company has changed price targets on the following companies: Cigna (NYSE: CI) Buy, from $62 to $64 Edison International (NYSE: EIX) Buy, from $44.50 to $44 Franklin Resources (NYSE: BEN) Hold, from $130 to $135 GrafTech International (NYSE: GTI) Buy, from $30 to $28 Metals USA...

Jefferies, after meeting with some of the company's executive management, is raising its price target on CIGNA (NYSE: CI) from $62 to $64 and is maintaining its Buy rating on the stock. In the report, Jefferies states, “We continue to like CI's progress in Commercial Select Segment and in...

Goldman Sachs is out with its report today on Universal American (NYSE: UAM), upgrading UAM from Not Rated to Neutral. In a note to clients, Goldman Sachs writes, "We have removed the Not Rated designation from UAM and moved to a Neutral rating, with a 12-month price target of $12. Our 2011E/2012E...

Jefferies & Company has raised the price target on Cigna Corporation (NYSE: CI) from $62 to $64 and maintains its Buy rating.

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Despite healthy gains in indices across the board, health care stocks Humana (NYSE: HUM), Aetna (NYSE: AET), Unitedhealth Group (NYSE: UNH), and CIGNA (NYSE: CI) all finished lower in Thursday's trading session. The S&P Health Care Sector, which has been one of the strongest areas of the...