Tag: CVS

Down by 25%, Can CVS Health Bounce Back in the Second Half of The Year?

Some beaten-down stocks have significant upside potential and, therefore, present attractive buying opportunities for investors. However, other companies that are failing to keep pace with the market and are likely to keep struggling for a long time aren’t worth investing in. Which group does CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) belong to? The healthcare giant is down […]

Is CVS Health Stock a Bargain Buy After Falling to Multi-Year Lows?

Shares of CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) have been falling sharply this month after investors were unimpressed with the healthcare giant’s latest earnings numbers. The sell-off has been so extreme that not only is CVS trading near its 52-week low, but the stock is now at levels it hasn’t been at since 2020. It seems to […]

CVS Plummets as Rising Medical Costs Hit Profit Forecast

(Bloomberg) — CVS Health Corp. shares tumbled the most in nine years after the company cut its annual earnings outlook for the second quarter in a row, citing increased medical costs in its Medicare insurance business. Most Read from Bloomberg Adjusted earnings for the year will be at least $7 a share, CVS said in […]

CVS Health chops 2024 forecast as cost struggles with Medicare Advantage persist

CVS Health missed first-quarter expectations and chopped its 2024 outlook more than a dollar below Wall Street’s forecast. Shares of the health care giant plunged Wednesday morning after the company said it was still struggling with rising costs from care use in its Medicare Advantage business. Medicare Advantage plans are privately run versions of the […]

CVS cuts 2024 profit forecast as insurance unit faces soaring medical costs

(Reuters) -CVS Health Corp slashed its annual profit forecast and missed Wall Street estimates for first-quarter earnings on Wednesday, as elevated demand for non-urgent procedures increased medical costs at its health insurance business. The U.S. healthcare giant cut its per-share adjusted earnings forecast for 2024 to at least $7.00 from at least $8.30, adding it […]

Why Shares of UnitedHealth Group, CVS Health, and Humana Fell Today

Shares of several leading health insurance managed care stocks plunged today after the federally run Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized a lower-than-expected 3.7% payment rate increase for the 2025 calendar year. When all was said and done at close of Tuesday’s trading, shares of Humana (NYSE: HUM) were down 13.4%, CVS Health […]