Tag Archives: NYSE:AET

Healthcare Sector Overview: Pfizer (NYSE:PFE), Aetna (NYSE:AET) – PFE, AET, JNJ, AMRN, DCTH, ZIOP

Tuesday’s trading session data confirmed that healthcare sector reacted negatively with -0.91% change. Amarin Corporation plc (ADR) (NASDAQ:AMRN) was major percentage gainer in this sector while key percentage decliners were Delcath Systems, Inc (NASDAQ:DCTH) and ZIOPHARM Oncology Inc (NASDAQ:ZIOP).

Pfizer …

Posted in Healthcare, Latest Headlines | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off

Coventry Health Care (NYSE:CVH) Q4 Profit Outshines Wall Street Forecasts But Revenue Misses Estimates – CVH, AET, UNH, DNDN, CLDX, CLSN, PFE, BSX, ELN

The Bethesda, Maryland-based Coventry Health Care, Inc (NYSE:CVH), which is being purchased by health insurer Aetna Inc (NYSE:AET), announced a profit for fiscal Q4 that hiked from previous year, showing strong operating margins amid lower costs and revenue expansion.

Managed …

Posted in Healthcare, Latest Headlines | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off

HUMHumana (NYSE:HUM) Declares fiscal Q4 Results; Earnings Hikes 3.5% – HUM, KERX, GILD, BSX, PPHM, MRK, HLF, AET, CI

Humana Inc (NYSE:HUM) announced on Monday that fiscal Q4 earnings moved down 3.5 percent as higher coverage outlays masked firm’s revenue expansion from higher membership.

The health-care company done it’s almost $850 million purchase of Metropolitan Health Networks Inc in …

Posted in Healthcare, Latest Headlines | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off

Aetna (NYSE:AET) Net Plunges 49% in Fiscal Q4 on Reimbursement Settlement – AET, BSX, ABIO, KERX, CLSN, GNBT, ABBV, CI, UNH

Aetna Inc (NYSE:AET) reported that fiscal Q4 profit moved down 49% after the third-biggest United States health insurer decided to pay around $120 million to fix a court case regarding its payments to doctors.

The Hartford, Connecticut-based Aetna reported in …

Posted in Healthcare, Latest Headlines | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off

WellPoint (NYSE:WLP) Fiscal Fourth Quarter Tops Analysts Views – WLP, OPK, MYRX, THLD, CYBX, UNH, HAS, CL, AET

WellPoint, Inc (NYSE:WLP) announced fiscal Q4 profit surpass analyst forecasts as medical costs were below projected. The second-largest United States health insurer offered 2013 earnings estimate that was below analysts projected.

Earnings of $1.03 per share surpassed the 94 cents …

Posted in Healthcare, Latest Headlines | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off

WellPoint Inc. (NYSE:WLP) Lifts Up Earnings Outlook for 2013 – WLP, AET, CI, CTIC, PFE, BSX, PPHM, ABBV, DNDN

WellPoint Inc. (NYSE:WLP) predicted earnings for this year to be close to the high end or minimally over its previous expectations.

The health-benefits provider had formerly reported that it predicts net income for the year around $7.30 to $7.40 a …

Posted in Healthcare, Latest Headlines | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off