Aetna Inc (AET): Today's Featured Health Care Winner
(
) pushed the Health Care sector higher today making it today's featured health care winner. The sector as a whole closed the day down 0.2%. By the end of trading, Aetna Inc rose 86 cents (2.2%) to $39.93 on average volume. Throughout the day, 3.7 million shares of Aetna Inc exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 4.6 million shares. The stock ranged in a price between $39.30-$40.04 after having opened the day at $39.32 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $39.07. Other companies within the Health Care sector that increased today were:
(
), up 22.9%,
(
), up 20.2%,
(
), up 19.8%, and
(
), up 14.3%.
Aetna Inc. operates as a diversified health care benefits company in the United States. Aetna Inc has a market cap of $13.73 billion and is part of the
industry. The company has a P/E ratio of eight, equal to the average health services industry P/E ratio and below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 28.1% year to date as of the close of trading on Monday.
TheStreet Ratings rates Aetna as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its solid stock price performance, growth in earnings per share, attractive valuation levels, good cash flow from operations and largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had sub par growth in net income.
- You can view the full Aetna Ratings Report.
On the negative front,
(
), down 23%,
Accelr8 Technology Corporation
(
), down 15.1%,
(
), down 13.9%, and
(
), down 13.8%, were all losers within the health care sector with
(
) being today's health care sector loser.
- Use our health care section to find sector-relevant news.
- Or find some new ideas from our top rated stocks lists.
For investors not wanting singular stock exposure, ETFs may be of interest. Investors who are bullish on the health care sector could consider
Health Care Select Sector SPDR
(
) while those bearish on the health care sector could consider
ProShares Ultra Short Health Care
(
).
- Find other investment ideas from our top rated ETFs lists.
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