Posts for Ticker ‘CVH’

Top Analyst Downgrades (ADBE, ABX, CVH, FCL, MSO, MIR, S, VZ)

These are this Wednesday’s top pre-market analyst downgrades and cautious research calls we have seen from Wall Street firms:

Adobe Systems (ADBE) Cut to Hold at Jefferies.
Barrick Gold (ABX) Started as Reduce at Nomura.
Coventry Health (CVH) Cut to Sell at Goldman Sachs.
Felcor Lodging (FCL) Started as Sell at Citigroup.
Martha Stewart (MSO) Cut to Underweight at JPMorgan.
Mirant (MIR) Cut to Sell at Citigroup.
Sprint Nextel (S) Cut to Market Weight at Thomas Weisel.
Verizon Communication (VZ) Cut to Neutral at UBS.

JON C. OGG

Posted on: September 16, 2009 – 8:18 am in Analyst Calls, , , , , , , ,

Health Care Companies Play Let’s Make A Deal (CI, AET, HUM, UNH, WLP, CVH, THC, HLS)

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Managed health care company stocks are rising Tuesday despite press reports that hospitals will contribute $155 billion over 10 years toward insuring the nearly 50 million Americans who do not have coverage.

The cuts would largely come from the amount the insurers receive as reimbursement from Medicare and Medicaid.

Shares of Cigna corp. (NYSE: CI), Aetna Inc. (NYSE: AET), Humana Inc (NYSE: HUM), and UnitedHealthGroup Inc (NYSE: UNH) each are up more than 4 percent in early trading, with shares of WellPoint Inc. (NYSE: WLP) and Coventry Health Care Inc. (CVH) also on the rise.

Read more at BioHealth Investor….

Posted on: July 7, 2009 – 9:21 am in Healthcare, , , , , ,

Medicare Winners Under New Healthcare Plans (MRK, PFE, AET, CI, CVH, HUM, UNH, WLP)

Everyone is trying to figure out who the winners and losers are likely to be under a watered-down healthcare program under the Obama administration and with a Democratic Congress.  What is certain is that changes to the old way of healthcare are coming, yet the uncertainty is becoming just how far away from the existing model this will get.  Mike Tarsala contributed a a brief round of explanations for the way this will likely impact drug giants Merck & Co. (NYSE: MRK) and Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE).  There is also a solid take on how companies like Humana Inc (NYSE: HUM), Coventry Health Care Inc. (NYSE: CVH), Cigna corp. (NYSE: CI), United Health (NYSE: UNH), WellPoint Inc. (NYSE: WLP) and Aetna Inc (NYSE: AET) are likely to be viewed.

More details of this can be seen at BioHealthInvestor.com.

Posted on: June 22, 2009 – 12:21 pm in Drug companies, Healthcare, Medical, Politics, , , , , , , ,

Top Pre-Market Analyst Upgrades (ARMH, BIIB, CAT, CVH, HCBK, LEN, MOH, TTEK)

Money_stack_picThese are some of the top analyst upgrades and positive research calls we have seen from Wall Street analysts with more than two hours until the market opens this Tuesday morning:

  • ARM Holdings (ARMH) Raised to Buy at UBS.
  • Biogen-Idec (BIIB) Raised to Buy at Goldman Sachs.
  • Caterpillar (CAT) Raised to Neutral from Sell at UBS.
  • Coventry Health Care (CVH) Raised to Outperform at Wachovia.
  • Hudson City Bancorp (HCBK) Started at Overweight at Barclays.
  • Lennar (LEN) Raised to Buy at Citigroup.
  • Molina Healthcare (MOH) Raised to Neutral at Goldman Sachs.
  • Tetra Tech Inc. (TTEK) Started as Buy at Piper Jaffray.

Jon C. Ogg
January 27, 2009

Posted on: January 27, 2009 – 7:21 am in Analyst Calls, , , , , , , ,

Top Pre-Market Analyst Upgrades (AFL, AMGN, BBY, CHTT, CVH, HNT, KMB, PCLN, RDC)

These are not all of the upgrades or positive calls we have seen, but these are some calls moving shares this Monday morning:

  • AFLAC (AFL) Raised to Outperform at Raymond James.
  • Amgen (AMGN) Raised to Overweight at Morgan Stanley.
  • Best Buy (BBY) Raised to Buy at Banc of America.
  • Chattem (CHTT) Raised to Overweight at JPMorgan.
  • Coventry Health (CVH) Raised to Buy at UBS.
  • Health Ney (HNT) Raised to Buy at UBS.
  • Kimberly-Clark (KMB) Raised to Neutral at Goldman Sachs.
  • Pricleine.com (PCLN) Raised to Overweight at Thomas Weisel.
  • Rowan (RDC) Raised to Neutral at JPMorgan.

Jon C. Ogg
July 28, 2007

Posted on: July 28, 2008 – 6:30 am in Analyst Calls, , , , , , , , ,

The 52-Week Low Club (SIRI)(XMSR)(TMA)(HUN)(CVH)(UNH)(MOT)

Thornburg Mortgage (TMA) Worries about going out of business. Down to $.22 from 52-week high of $27.82.

Huntsman (HUN) Apollo walks on buy-out deal. Falls to $12.15 from 52-week high of $28.40.

Coventry Health Care (CVH) Cuts guidance. Sells off to $30.10 from 52-week high of $64.

Unitedhealth Group (UNH) Concerns about slowdow in the health insurance sector. Dives to $26.94 from 52-week high of $59.46.

Motorola (MOT) Competition keeps coming out with strong products. Falls to $7.61 from 52-week high of $19.68.

XM Satellite (XMSR) Goldman says merger with Sirius (SIRI) will not help company’s prospects. Plunges to $7.95 from 52-week high of $16.44.

Sirius (SIRI) sells down to $1.97 from 52-week high of $3.94.

Douglas A. McIntyre

Posted on: June 19, 2008 – 2:55 pm in HI/LOW, , , , , , , , , , ,

Pre-Market Analyst Calls (August 6, 2007)

AMTD raised to Buy at UBS.
ANN raised to Hold at Citigroup.
AUTH started as Overweight at Lehman; started as Outperform at Bear Stearns.
CVH raised to Neutral at B of A.
CFR raised to Outperform at RBC.
CKFR cut to Neutral at JPMorgan.
CSE cut to Outperform at JMP.
DFC cut to Mkt Perform at JMP.
ERTS raised to Outperform at Bear Stearns.
IMH cut to Hold at Deutsche Bank.
LUM cut to Underweight at JPMorgan.
MER raised to Buy at UBS.
MMR raised to Overweight at JPMorgan.
O raised to Outperform at Credit Suisse.
PRSP raised to Outperform at RBC.
PVG cut to Sector Perform at RBC.
SCOR started as Outperform at Credit Suisse; started as Hold at Jefferies; started as Mkt Perform at FBR; started as Buy at Deutsche Bank.
SEP started as Overweight at Lehman; started as Buy at Citigroup.; started as Outperform at Wachovia.
SPG raised to Outperform at Credit Suisse.
SPRD started as Overweight at Lehman; started as Outperform at Piper Jaffray.
TTWO raised to Peer Perform at Bear Stearns.
VOD raised to Buy at Citigroup.

Jon C. Ogg
August 6, 2007

Jon Ogg can be reached at jonogg@247wallst.com; he does not own securities in the companies he covers.

Posted on: August 6, 2007 – 7:02 am in Analyst Calls, , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,