Aetna Inc (NYSE:AET) is scheduled to release its earnings data on Monday, February 1st. Persons interested in registering for the company’s earnings conference call can do so using this link.

Aetna (NYSE:AET) last released its earnings results on Thursday, October 29th. The company reported $1.90 EPS for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters’ consensus estimate of $1.77 by $0.13. The firm earned $15 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $15.22 billion. The company’s revenue was up 1.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.79 EPS. On average, analysts expect Aetna to post $7.54 EPS for the current fiscal year and $8.05 EPS for the next fiscal year.

In related news, CEO Mark T. Bertolini sold 26,996 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $110.00, for a total transaction of $2,969,560.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 729,194 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $80,211,340. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Margaret M. Mccarthy sold 18,373 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $109.97, for a total value of $2,020,478.81. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 63,515 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,984,744.55. The disclosure for this sale can be found here.

Aetna Inc (NYSE:AET) traded up 3.09% during midday trading on Friday, reaching $101.84. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 3,383,762 shares. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $107.06 and a 200 day moving average of $110.69. Aetna Inc has a 52-week low of $90.20 and a 52-week high of $134.40. The firm has a market cap of $35.51 billion and a P/E ratio of 15.62.

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 29th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, January 14th were issued a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, January 12th. This is a boost from Aetna’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.20. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.98%.

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Leerink Swann reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $160.00 price target on shares of Aetna in a research note on Friday, October 30th. Zacks Investment Research raised Aetna from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, January 4th. Jefferies Group cut Aetna from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and decreased their target price for the stock from $135.00 to $122.00 in a research note on Friday, January 8th. RBC Capital decreased their target price on Aetna from $162.00 to $146.00 in a research note on Friday, October 30th. Finally, Credit Suisse reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Aetna in a research note on Thursday, December 17th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating, twelve have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. The company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $136.18.

Aetna Inc. is a diversified health care benefits company. The Company offers a range of traditional, voluntary and consumer-directed health insurance products and related services. The Company’s operations are conducted in three business segments: Health Care, Group Insurance and Large Case Pensions. The Company’s Health Care segment includes medical, pharmacy benefit management services, dental, behavioral health and vision plans. The Company’s Group Insurance segment’s products consist primarily of Life Insurance Products, Disability Insurance Products and Long-Term Care Insurance Products. The Company’s Large Case Pensions segment manages a variety of retirement products (NYSE:AET) primarily for tax-qualified pension plans. The Company’s customers include employer groups, individuals, college students, part-time and hourly workers, health plans, health care providers, Governmental units, Government-sponsored plans, labor groups and expatriates.

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