Friday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations include Aetna, Eli Lilly, Gilead Sciences, Royal Gold and Sirius XM.
All three of these companies pay dividends, are growing their businesses both organically and through acquisitions, and are returning capital to shareholders -- perfect for long-term growth and value portfolios.
We mentioned often that the market has not seen a 10% correction for three years. This week's selling may very well get that talking point off the books and set the stage…
ThinkstockMerrill Lynch upgraded Aetna Inc. (NYSE: AET) to Buy from Neutral but maintains its price objective at $132, implying an 18% upside. Since the announcement that Aetna will acquire Humana on July…
Chris Lange ThinkstockHumana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) reported its second-quarter financial results Wednesday before the markets opened. The company had $1.67 in earnings per share (EPS) on $13.73 billion in revenue compared to Thomson Reuters…
Argus thinks the sell-off in Aetna stock following the Humana merger announcement on July 3 presents a buying opportunity.
Over the long weekend, the first move toward an acquisition was made in the health insurance industry.
Monday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations include Epizyme, Goldcorp, GoPro, Intuitive Surgical and VMware.
The U.S. Department of Justice is now said to be set to give a very close review of any of the proposed mergers of the top health insurance players in America.
Merger talks within the health insurance sector are reaching a critical point, and it appears that there will be some major moves in the very near future.
24/7 Wall St. cannot help but wonder if it is possible that one of these top health insurance companies could be left without a merger partner.
Wednesday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations include Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Computer Sciences, Keurig Green Mountain, Sarepta Therapeutics and Splunk.
As we approach the earnings releases for the first quarter, we are seeing an increase in the insider selling activity.
If there has been one group stocks that has delivered for investors this year it has been the managed care organizations (MCO) that are the top health care providers in the United…
Thursday's top analyst upgrades and downgrades include Chesapeake Energy, eBay, Enterprise Products Partners, Gilead Sciences, Newmont Mining and Wynn Resorts.
