Aetna Inc Receives a Rating Update from a Top Analyst


Oppenheimer analyst Michael Wiederhorn maintained a Hold rating on Aetna Inc (NYSE: AET) today. The company’s shares opened today at $191.06, close to its 52-week high of $194.40.

Wiederhorn noted:

“We are tweaking our quarterly estimates for Aetna due to seasonal factors. However, we are maintaining our FY2018/2019 EPS estimate of $11.15/$12.15.”

According to TipRanks.com, Wiederhorn is a top 100 analyst with an average return of 16.7% and a 72.4% success rate. Wiederhorn covers the Services sector, focusing on stocks such as Cross Country Healthcare, Addus Homecare Corp, and Envision Healthcare.

The word on The Street in general, suggests a Moderate Buy analyst consensus rating for Aetna Inc with a $197 average price target.

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The company has a one-year high of $194.40 and a one-year low of $149.69. Currently, Aetna Inc has an average volume of 1.87M.

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Aetna, Inc. engages in the provision of traditional, voluntary, and consumer-directed health insurance products and related services. It operates through the following segments: Health Care, Group Insurance, and Large Case Pensions.

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