Health Care Stocks Point Lower On Aetna's (AET) Profit Warning

June 2, 2009 4:16 PM EDT

A number of health care plan stocks are indicated lower after Aetna (NYSE: AET) lowered 09 guidance. Aetna cited continuation of higher projected Commercial medical costs; and lower projected 2009 Medicare revenue, reflecting an updated view of the risk profile of the Medicare book of business.

Stocks:


  • CIGNA Corp. (NYSE: CI)
  • WellPoint (NYSE: WLP)
  • Coventry Health (NYSE: CVH)
  • Humana (NYSE: HUM)
  • UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH)
  • AMERIGROUP(NYSE: AGP)
  • Centene (NYSE: CNC)

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AET 29.82

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Volume: 9,357,319
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AGP 22.52

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Volume: 573,844
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CI 30.96

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Volume: 4,767,089
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CNC 19.08

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Volume: 429,030
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CVH 22.68

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Volume: 1,861,703
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HUM 41.51

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Volume: 2,289,572
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UNH 29.13

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Volume: 11,751,832
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WLP 52.36

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Volume: 3,078,844
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