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Humana Boosts Full-year Earnings Guidance (HUM)

Warren Paige — Wed, 01 May 2013 17:54:43 +0000

Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) reported better-than-expected fiscal first quarter earnings on Wednesday; however, the Company said it was bothered about 2014, when lower government rates for private Medicare insurance would come into effect.

Humana, which generates about 2/3 of its entire revenue from Medicare Advantage, could see its top line reel under pressure, just [...]

Major Movers on April 30; PBI, AET, BWLD, HLF, HOT

Warren Paige — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 18:01:56 +0000

Shares of Pitney Bowes Inc. (NYSE: PBI) tumbled about 17% by midday trade after the mail and document services provider handed lower-than-expected fiscal first quarter earnings and slashed its dividend. For the first quarter, Pitney Bowes reported adjusted earnings of 42 cents a share, missing analysts’ consensus estimate by 2 cents a share. The quarterly [...]

Major Movers on April 2; UNH, HUM, CI, AET, WLP, GRPN, SCVL, URBN, HTZ

Warren Paige — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 20:00:54 +0000

Shares of healthcare service providers rallied on Tuesday after the government announced new rates which showed that companies running Medicare Advantage plans will get considerable more money than originally expected. Shares of Dow Component, United Health Group (NYSE: UNH) climbed about 5% by afternoon trade while Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM), Cigna Corporation (NYSE: CI), Aetna [...]

Aetna Shares Gain on Outlook (AET)

Warren Paige — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 21:51:54 +0000

Shares of Aetna Inc. (NYSE: AET), a diversified healthcare benefits company offering a range of traditional and consumer-directed health insurance products and related services, edged higher in trading today after the company backed its outlook for 2012 and also gave guidance for 2013.

The Hartford, Connecticut-based company expects earnings of $5.40 per share in [...]

Major Movers on December 12; AET, SCMP, YMI, DLB, GEOS, DD, BGMD, ALNY, MCP, LLY

Warren Paige — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 18:56:02 +0000

Shares of health insurer, Aetna Inc. (NYSE: AET) gained 4 percent after the company boosted its outlook both on revenue and earnings for the next fiscal year.

Shares Sucampo Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: SCMP) gained around 5.5 percent on Wednesday after the company announced that Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved its supplemental new [...]