CI - Cigna Corporation
| Previous Close | 176.94 |
| Open | 177.60 |
| Bid | 165.50 x 1000 |
| Ask | 177.99 x 1200 |
| Day's Range | 173.48 - 177.60 |
| 52 Week Range | 141.95 - 226.61 |
| Volume | 1,090,192 |
| Avg. Volume | 2,282,846 |
| Market Cap | 65.908B |
| Beta (3Y Monthly) | 0.99 |
| PE Ratio (TTM) | 16.01 |
| EPS (TTM) | 10.85 |
| Earnings Date | Aug 1, 2019 |
| Forward Dividend & Yield | 0.04 (0.02%) |
| Ex-Dividend Date | 2019-03-08 |
| 1y Target Est | 213.45 |
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- Yahoo Finance•3 days ago
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- Business Wire•3 days ago
Cigna and Express Scripts Named Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion
Global health service company Cigna and its Express Scripts business were both named as a Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion after earning scores of 100 on the 2019 Disability Equality Index® (DEI). The index is a joint initiative of the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) and Disability:IN, and measures inclusion across six categories: culture and leadership, enterprise-wide access, employment practices, community engagement, supplier diversity and non-U.S. operations. As part of the company’s commitment to diversity and inclusion, Cigna and Express Scripts have active employee groups, People With Different Abilities (PWDA) and ExpressPossAbilities (ExPA).
- GuruFocus.com•4 days ago
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- American City Business Journals•4 days ago
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- Yahoo Finance•4 days ago
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- Investopedia•5 days ago
How Express Scripts Makes Money: The Delivery of Prescription Drugs
The pharmacy benefit management company is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cigna, but it is a major earner: in 2017, Express Scripts brought in more than $100 billion in revenues.
- TipRanks•5 days ago
Cigna is Rebounding: Should Investors Get on Board?
Following the news on July 11 that the Trump administration dropped their proposal to eliminate rebates for drug manufacturers and pharmacy benefit managers (PBM), Cigna Corp (CI) surged 9%. The company’s profits would have taken a major hit had the ban gone into effect. While the stock is down 6% year-to-date, analysts believe a rebound is coming. With its August 1 earnings release date quickly approaching, we enlisted the help of TipRanks to find out if Cigna really is on the road to recovery. Cigna Relies on PBM SegmentCigna is a health insurance company based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania offering a wide variety of medical, supplemental, dental and Medicare plans. The proposed rule would have prevented drug makers from giving discounts and rebates to insurers or PBMs for putting a particular drug on a list of drugs covered by health plans. PBMs were first used to help insurance companies manage prescription claims for patients with Medicare Part D plans. Now they are responsible for drug utilization review, formulary management, determining which pharmacies are in network as well as reimbursements given to pharmacies. Had the President been able to ban drug rebates, the effects would have been catastrophic for insurance providers. Cigna along with several others shifted focus towards making PBMs a key component of their business models. The company recently increased their exposure to the PBM sector after acquiring Express Scripts for $67 billion in December. The goal of the acquisition was to lower costs and improve the quality of treatments by providing access medical care and pharmacy benefits in one single place. Even with the decline caused by the threat of rebate cuts, sentiment regarding the company and its ability to make a comeback is positive. News Sentiment on CI A Strong Q1 The company had a strong first quarter, with total revenue reaching $38 billion up from $11 billion in Q1 2018. Shareholder net income grew to $1.4 billion from $0.9 billion over the same time period. EPS increased to $3.90 per share, surpassing the Street’s prediction of $3.73 per share. Cigna also exceeded the $33.1 billion estimate for adjusted revenue, with the actual result being $33.4 billion. Management attributed this growth to the Express Scripts acquisition as well as its health coverage plans for medium and large-sized companies. President and CEO, David Cordani said, “Cigna's first quarter performance reflects focused execution of our proven growth strategy and positions us well to achieve our increased outlook for 2019.” Going Forward Into Q2Ahead of the Q2 earnings release, management is confident more gains are on the way. The company updated its guidance on May 2, saying 2019 adjusted revenue should fall within the range of $133 billion to $135 billion. This is up from the original estimate of $132 billion to $134 billion. Five-star analyst, Steven Halper, believes that the acquisition wasn’t fully appreciated by investors. “We view the merger with ESRX favorably as the combined company could generate significant synergies and free cash flow. We continue to believe that CI’s risk/ reward tradeoff is highly compelling. $245 price target is supported by our DCF analysis,” he said on May 2 when explaining his decision to reiterate his Buy rating and $245 price target. Charles Rhyee, a Cowen & Co. analyst, believes that despite a decline in Q1 2019 Health Services adjusted operating profit amounting to 12% year-over-year, investors should not be concerned. “On the face of it, this decrease would suggest something is wrong, but we don't believe that's necessarily the case. We believe one factor driving this could be investment spending to realize cost synergies that are not broken out separately as one-time items,” he said. On May 7, the analyst reiterated his Buy rating on the stock despite lowering the price target from $264 to $254. The Bottom Line Wall Street is bullish on Cigna. The stock has a ‘Strong Buy’ analyst consensus, with 10 out of 10 analysts giving the stock a buy rating over the last three months. The average price target is $221, suggesting upside potential of 23%. Analyst Ratings & Price Targets on CI
- MarketWatch•7 days ago
Health care is one of the stock market’s healthiest sectors right now
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- Zacks•8 days ago
Cigna Stock Gains Near 9% on Drug Rebate Proposal Pullback
Cigna's (CI) Pharmacy Benefits management is poised to gain due to the pullback of the drug rebate proposal.
- Zacks•8 days ago
ETFs to Shine as Trump Tosses Drug Rebate Curb Plan
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- Zacks•8 days ago
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- Yahoo Finance•8 days ago
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- Investor's Business Daily•8 days ago
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- Zacks•8 days ago
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- Market Realist•8 days ago
This Rebate Decision Saw Health Insurers Soar Yesterday
On Thursday, the Trump administration announced the withdrawal of the proposal to abolish rebates paid to pharmacy benefit managers by drugmakers.
- Zacks•8 days ago
Cigna (CI) Jumps: Stock Rises 9.2%
Cigna (CI) saw a big move last session, as its shares jumped more than 9% on the day, amid huge volumes.
- Zacks•9 days ago
Trump Drops Drug Rebate Proposal: What's Next and What Stocks to Play
The Trump administration announced Thursday that it's deciding to withdraw its proposal to eliminate rebates from government drug plans.
- GuruFocus.com•9 days ago
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- Motley Fool•9 days ago
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- Yahoo Finance•9 days ago
Drug distributors surge, drug makers tumble after Trump administration reverses stance on rebates
The drug companies provide rebates to PBMs in exchange for distributing their products.
- MarketWatch•9 days ago
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- Investor's Business Daily•9 days ago
Cigna, CVS, UnitedHealth Jump After Trump Drops Drug Rebate Rule
The Trump administration dropped a drug rebate rule to squeeze profits of pharmacy benefit managers. Cigna, CVS, United Health and others soared. Some drugmakers rallied.
- InvestorPlace•9 days ago
4 Top Stock Trades for Friday: CGC, MU, BBBY
In his second day of testimony, Fed Chair Jay Powell essentially confirmed that a rate cut is coming this month. For the market's part, the Fed Funds futures are pricing in at least a 25 basis point cut this month. To be fair, the market was already pricing in such a cut before Powell's comments, but even so, the market was again unable to hold onto a bulk of its opening gains. Let's look at a few top stock trades for Friday. Top Stock Trades for Tomorrow 1: Canopy Growth Click to EnlargeShares of Canopy Growth (NYSE:CGC) are taking a tumble on Thursday, down almost 5% so far on the day. However, the breakdown could be more than just a shakeout.InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading TipsCGC stock is cracking through a floor of support, showing that the descending triangle -- a bearish setup -- is in full force. If Canopy Growth can reclaim the $38-ish area and rally over $40, CGC could repair some of the technical damage. * 10 Stocks to Sell for an Economic Slowdown Below $38 and the setup remains bearish. Top Stock Trades for Tomorrow 2: Micron Click to EnlargeA few months ago we highlighted a potential breakout in Micron (NASDAQ:MU) with an ascending triangle -- the opposite setup of CGC. However, when uptrend support (blue line) gave way, the setup failed.Now, MU stock is back up into prior resistance near $44. Given the big run we've seen, I am going to assume $44 is resistance unless Micron stock can push through. On a retreat, let's see if $41 holds as support. If not, a retest of $39 could be on the table. Top Stock Trades for Tomorrow 3: Bed Bath & Beyond Click to EnlargeMan, Bed Bath & Beyond (NYSE:BBBY) has been a total disaster over the past few years. Shares have cratered 80% over the last five years, with Thursday's 3% fall not doing much to help.On the plus side though, BBBY stock has rallied strong off the lows at $10.43.At this point, we need to see the lows from December hold, at $10.21. Below and more selling can take place. On a rally, let's see if BBBY can reclaim the $12.50 level and the 10-week moving average. Top Stock Trades for Tomorrow 4: Cigna Click to EnlargeShares of Cigna (NYSE:CI) are ripping higher by more than 8% on Thursday. That's great news for bulls, although a stronger close would have been nice.CI stock ripped over the 200-week moving average, but was rejected by the 50-week moving average at $183.56. Furthermore, the 200-day moving average stood strong as resistance at $182.40.Further, the key $180 level couldn't be reclaimed either.So what now? * 3 Forgotten Tech Stocks Worth Remembering I want to see the $165 level and 200-week moving average act as support. If CI can maintain some of its newfound bullish momentum, I want to see how it handles the $180 level on the upside, as well as the 50-week moving average and 200-day moving average. Above could pave the way to $200. Otherwise, it could act as resistance.Bret Kenwell is the manager and author of Future Blue Chips and is on Twitter @BretKenwell. As of this writing, Bret Kenwell did not hold a position in any of the aforementioned securities. More From InvestorPlace * 2 Toxic Pot Stocks You Should Avoid * 10 Stocks to Sell for an Economic Slowdown * 7 Marijuana Penny Stocks That I May Buy * 7 of The Best Schwab ETFs for Low Fees The post 4 Top Stock Trades for Friday: CGC, MU, BBBY appeared first on InvestorPlace.
