HUM...................... when troops begin to come home, they'll claim government benefits... when they do... Humana will get paid....
It manages its business with two segments: Government and Commercial. The Government segment consists of beneficiaries of government benefit programs , and includes three lines of business: Medicare, Military , and Medicaid. The Commercial segment consists of members enrolled in its medical and specialty products marketed to employer groups and individuals
It's trading at 7 P/E like American troops will decide to move to (and like
As I posted for Cigna, Health sector revenues are of the most stable. Cigna and Humana are well priced, middle capitalized and still gearing for innovation.
These sister trades will provide a touch of diversification. One may fail and one may succeed but on overall these two picks represent a nice area of growth within a typically recession proof sector.
This is a short term trade Healthcare is not doing very well for the most part and I don't expect it turn around any time soon. I am recommending shorting HUM here at the top of this range, I expect it to continue going down for a few more weeks. You may consider buying some MAy option puts. Good luck and remeber to use your stop losses.
The ETF Innovators [ETFI] Global Healthcare Cost Containment Index profiled in the accompanying table includes companies with market caps over $250M which are involved in the following two segments of the healthcare sector with the common theme of reducing healthcare costs and insurance premiums for consumers, employers, and third-party payers such as the government (through Medicare recipients) and insurance companies.
Generic Healthcare Products: This category includes generic prescription and over-the-counter drug products, led by Teva Pharma (TEVA) and Perrigo (PRGO), respectively. The
The accompanying table provides statistics and the top seven companies by market cap for the ETFI Health Benefit Providers Index & short ETF proposal of 33 companies with market caps over $100M, which includes all types of pharmacy services (retail, mail order, institutional), pharmacy benefit managers, managed care companies, health insurers, and supplemental health insurance. The 25 lowest rated companies in the index have lost nearly half of their market value in the past year, underperforming the Healthcare Sector SPDR (XLV), iShares Dow Jones U.S. Healthcare Providers (IHF), and the S&...
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