Aetna Inc (AET): Today's Featured Health Services Winner
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(
) pushed the Health Services industry higher today making it today's featured health services winner. The industry as a whole closed the day up 0.2%. By the end of trading, Aetna rose $0.71 (1.1%) to $64.81 on average volume. Throughout the day, 2,983,251 shares of Aetna exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 2,712,600 shares. The stock ranged in a price between $64.05-$65.39 after having opened the day at $64.17 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $64.10. Other companies within the Health Services industry that increased today were:
(
), up 18.3%,
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), up 14.1%,
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TheStreet Recommends
), up 11.4% and
(
), up 11.3%.
Aetna Inc. operates as a diversified health care benefits company in the United States. The company operates in three segments: Health Care, Group Insurance, and Large Case Pensions. Aetna has a market cap of $24.1 billion and is part of the health care sector. Shares are up 39.8% year to date as of the close of trading on Monday. Currently there are 12 analysts that rate Aetna a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 5 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates
Aetna
as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, solid stock price performance, increase in net income, attractive valuation levels and growth in earnings per share. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had somewhat disappointing return on equity.
- You can view the full Aetna Ratings Report.
On the negative front,
(
), down 18.6%,
Arrhythmia Research Technology
(
), down 6.7%,
Baxano Surgical
(
BAXS
), down 5.6% and
(
), down 4.6% , were all laggards within the health services industry with
(
) being today's health services industry laggard.
- Use our health services section to find industry-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 services industry could consider
Health Care Select Sector SPDR
(
) while those bearish on the health services industry could consider
ProShares Ultra Short Health Care
(
).
- Find other investment ideas from our top rated ETFs lists.
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