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UnitedHealth Analyst Bullish After Q4 Print
Wednesday, January 15, 2020 - 4:17pm | 286Read More...UnitedHealth Group Inc (NYSE: UNH) reported solid results Wednesday for the fourth quarter of 2019, beating earnings expectations. The 2020 guidance was not raised, as the company tends to be conservative early in the year, and “investors should not read anything else into this,”...
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Amazon's PillPack Acquisition: What It Means For The Tech Giant And Everybody Else
Friday, June 29, 2018 - 12:43pm | 951Read More...Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) announced its acquisition of PillPack, an online pharmacy previously targeted by Walmart Inc (NYSE: WMT). The transaction is seen to advance Amazon’s health care campaign to the detriment of the vast and diverse sector. What It Means For Amazon Amazon had...
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HMS Shares Downgraded Following Q3 Report
Monday, November 20, 2017 - 5:27pm | 295Read More...Earlier this month, HMS Holdings Corp (NASDAQ: HMSY) reported worse-than-expected third-quarter earnings and lowered its guidance. The earnings miss was attributed to delayed coordination of benefits revenue, weakness in payment integrity and integration issues with the acquisition of Eliza Corp....
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What To Make Of The Rumored CVS Bid For Aetna
Friday, October 27, 2017 - 12:43pm | 455Read More...The big news on Wall Street Thursday afternoon was the potential $66 billion buyout of Aetna Inc (NYSE: AET) by CVS Health Corp (NYSE: CVS). Analysts are looking at the potential deal in terms of how traders should play the two stocks involved. Aetna stock jumped 11.5 percent following the news of...
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Is Cerner Still A Growth Company?
Sunday, February 12, 2017 - 12:29pm | 367Read More...Shares of Cerner Corporation (NASDAQ: CERN) were in the red following weak full-year outlook, but that doesn’t deter Jefferies and Cantor Fitzgerald from changing their bullish thesis on the stock. Despite in-line results, Cerner cut its 2017 revenue outlook to $5.1 billion to $5.3 billion...
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How The Street Is Reacting To The Aetna-Humana Deal
Monday, July 6, 2015 - 2:31pm | 713Read More...Aetna Inc (NYSE: AET) reached a deal early Friday morning to buy out rival health insurer Humana Inc (NYSE: HUM) for a combination of cash and stock. The $37 billion agreement valued Humana at $230 per share, 23 percent higher than its closing price on Thursday. Analysts on the Street have mixed...
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EHealth Rallies, Analyst Sees Low Risk After 80% Drop
Friday, March 13, 2015 - 3:05pm | 205Read More...EHealth, Inc. (NASDAQ: EHTH) gained more than 11 percent Friday after an analyst said its recent downsizing will boost earnings. The Internet health insurance company's shares changed hands recently at $10.26, up 10.4 percent. But even with the share price bump, eHealth is off 80 percent...
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Analysts: Humana Growth Outlook 'Impressive'
Monday, November 10, 2014 - 3:20pm | 315Read More...Humana Inc's (NYSE: HUM) business fundamentals are solid despite its 19 percent decline in third-quarter earnings, an analyst said Monday. Its shares took a significant hit Friday when it posted quarterly results and offered a 2015 outlook below expectations. Humana traded recently at $132....
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UPDATE: FBR & Co. Reiterates On Humana As Shares Remain Fairly Valued
Monday, November 10, 2014 - 11:56am | 147Read More...In a report published Monday, FBR & Co. analyst Steven Halper reiterated a Market Perform rating on Humana Inc (NYSE: HUM), and raised the price target from $110.00 to $132.00. In the report, FBR & Co. noted, “Humana Inc. (HUM) reported 3Q14 results this morning. EPS were below expectations...
