Analyst: Humana’s Low Share Price Could Draw Cigna Takeover Attempt
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Apr 26, 2024
With Humana Inc.’s share price slumping in recent months, one Wall Street analyst points out that conditions may be better than ever for a possible takeover of the Medicare Advantage insurer by The Cigna Group.
“The math now works for a [Cigna] + [Humana] fusion even with [Humana’s] lower EPS [earnings per share],” wrote Jefferies analyst David Windley in an April 22 note to investors. The two managed care giants were rumored to be in talks to combine at the end of 2023, but the Wall Street Journal reported on Dec. 10 that the firms were walking away from the deal. But that was before Humana cut its full-year EPS outlook when reporting its fourth-quarter 2024 results earlier this year, citing a trend of higher-than-expected utilization that has bogged down the MA-focused carrier’s results since the beginning of 2023.
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