Catalyst Health Solutions Inc. (CHSI): Today's Featured Insurance Winner

Catalyst Health Solutions Inc (CHSI) pushed the Insurance industry higher today making it today's featured insurance winner. The industry as a whole closed the day down 1.5%. By the end of trading, Catalyst Health Solutions Inc rose $0.99 (2.0%) to $51.10 on average volume. Throughout the day, 406,063 shares of Catalyst Health Solutions Inc exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 452,300 shares. The stock ranged in a price between $49.80-$51.16 after having opened the day at $49.91 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $50.11. Other companies within the Insurance industry that increased today were: Donegal Group Inc (DGICB), up 7.4%, Homeowners Choice Inc (HCII), up 4.5%, National Security Group (NSEC), up 4.5%, and China Life Insurance (LFC), up 2.4%.

Catalyst Health Solutions, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a pharmacy benefit management company primarily under the Catalyst Rx brand name in the United States. Catalyst Health Solutions Inc has a market cap of $2.37 billion and is part of the financial sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 32.5, above the average insurance industry P/E ratio of 31.2 and above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 7.8% year to date as of the close of trading on Friday.

TheStreet Ratings rates Catalyst Health as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its robust revenue growth and solid stock price performance. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had sub par growth in net income.

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On the negative front, Phoenix Companies Inc (PNX), down 7.4%, Flagstone Reinsurance Holdings (FSR), down 5.8%, ING Groep N.V (ING), down 5%, and First Acceptance Corporation (FAC), down 4.6%, were all losers within the insurance industry with Travelers Companies Inc (TRV) being today's insurance industry loser.

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