Goldman Sachs Raises Estimates and Price Targets on Managed Care Cos (AET) (WCG) (HNT) (more...)

Goldman Sachs raised estimates and price targets on a host of Managed Care companies citing "greater room for multi-year margin expansion."

Buy-rated Aetna (NYSE; AET), CIGNA (NYSE: CI) (CL), WellCare (NYSE: WCG) (CL) and Health Net (NYSE: HNT) remain the firm's favorites.

Price Targets:

• Aetna, Inc. (Buy) from $52 to $56 | This Year EPS from $4.40 to $4.50 | Next Year from $4.90 to $5.10
  
• Coventry Health Care, Inc. (Neutral) from $38 to $40 | This Year EPS Unch | Next Year EPS $3.00 to $3.05
  
• Health Net, Inc. (NYSE: HNT) (Buy) from $40 to $42 | This Year EPS Unch | Next Year EPS from $3.40 to $3.45
  
• Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) (Neutral) from $84 to $68 | This Year EPS from $$7.00 to $7.10 | Next Year EPS from $7.50 to $7.75
  
• UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UHN) (Neutral) from $57 to $60 | This Year EPS from $4.10 to $4.20 | Next Year EPS from $4.50 to $4.75
  
• WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (NYSE: WCG) (CL Buy) from $57 to $61 | This Year EPS Unch | Next Year EPS from $4.00 to $4.15
  
• WellPoint, Inc. (NYSE: WLP) (Neutral) from $88 to $96 | This Year EPS from $7.00 to $7.50 | Next Year EPS from $7.75 to $8.40

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