UnitedHealth Group, Inc. (NYSE: UNH) reported second quarter revenues and earnings and it appears that the world of healthcare insurance is not being killed yet by “reform.” Revenues increased 8 per cent…
Jon C. Ogg 24/7 Wall St. is probably not alone in noticing that there were very few earnings warnings issued by the major companies that dictate market trends going into the end of June. That…
It is no secret that health care insurance and health care service providers are going to continue to consolidate in the months or years ahead. We have already seen UnitedHealth Group, Inc.…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Thursday morning. American International Group, Inc. (NYSE: AIG) Started as Buy at Deutsche…
Insurance companies are becoming less popular than lawyers. Before you throw out the entire class of healthcare insurance, liability insurance, and property & casualty insurance, things might not be as bad as…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Friday morning. AETNA Inc. (NYSE: AET) Raised to Buy at Citigroup. Altria Group…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Monday morning. AAR Corporation (NYSE: AIR) Maintained Outperform as Bull of the Day at…
Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) just became the newest dividend player when it comes to health insurers. Maybe you aren’t happy about the cost of healthcare, but at least you can now collect…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Thursday morning. The Blackstone Group LP (NYSE: BX) Started as Buy at Citigroup.…
While the courts and the Congress continue to fight over the health-care reform law, known as the Affordable Care Act or ACA, insurers are looking forward to as many as 16 million…
These are some of this Monday’s top analyst calls with upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms. ADTRAN Inc. (NASDAQ: ADTN) Raised to Buy at BofA/ML. Aetna Inc. (NYSE:…
These are some of this Friday’s top analyst calls with upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms. Akamai Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM) Started as Neutral at Collins Stewart. Danaher…
Earnings season is well under way now and we wanted to offer previews for the biggest impact stocks which have earnings on Thursday and Friday. The remaining most important earnings we are…
Earnings season is upon us and this week will mark the beginning of the flood of earnings reports. The most important earnings we are tracking will be from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL),…
After spending most of 2009 fighting passage of the health care reform act, insurers have gone quiet on efforts to repeal the legislation and have instead gotten busy figuring out how to…