Cigna Corp. (CI) Misses Q2 EPS Views; Updates FY16 EPS Outlook

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Leerink Partners Cuts Price Target on Cigna Corp. (CI) to $155 Following 2Q Miss

August 1, 2016 10:10 AM EDT

Leerink Partners maintained an Outperform rating on CIGNA (NYSE: CI), and cut the price target to $155.00 (from $160.00), following the company's 2Q earnings report. The company reported an EPS miss of 39c and $1.20 guide-down driven mostly by Group Life & Disability but to a lesser extent Global Healthcare.

Analyst Ana Gupte commented, "We revise our CI 2017E and 2018E EPS to $9.50 & $10.88 after a surprise miss and guide-down on Disability & Life as well as a smaller miss in Healthcare. The miss in... More