Health Net

Shares of Tenet Healthcare Corp (NYSE: THC) are slightly up on Monday morning as the company prepares to report its first quarter financial results after the market closes. A look at Estimize shows that both the crowd and experts expect results pretty much in line with the company’s...

Morgan Stanley is modestly raising its 2011/2012/2013 EPS forecasts on Health Net Inc. (NYSE: HNT) to $3.00/ $3.28/$3.65 from $2.86/$3.20/$3.55, “reflecting our expectation for more meaningful commercial MLR improvement in 2011 and more share buybacks, partially offset by higher MA and PDP MLRs, as...

Jefferies, which raised its PT on shares of Health Net, Inc. (NYSE: HNT), is providing some color on the stock. “Operating EPS of $0.61 beat consensus by four pennies, though was in-line with JEF,” Jefferies writes. “Government segment's net income far surpassed expectations ($11mm above our...

Jefferies & Company has raised the price target on Health Net (NYSE: HNT) from $32 to $34 and maintains its Hold rating.

Goldman Sachs maintains its Buy rating and 2011-12 EPS estimates on Health Net (NYSE: HNT) after HNT announced its first-time 2011 revenue and earnings guidance. HNT expects EPS to be "at least $2.75" vs. Goldman Sachs' estimate of $2.90 and Street consensus of $2.80. Revenue is expected to be $12....

Morgan Stanley published its Morning Equities Summary and made the following changes: Initiating Coverage Health Net (NYSE: HNT) with an Equal-Weight rating. Price Target Changes Up: Buckeye Partners (NYSE: BPL)- Price target from $67 to $68. Copano Energy(NASDAQ: CPNO)- Price target from $31 to $...

Deutsche Bank has issued a report on Managed Care and it's aftermath of the final MLR regulations. In the report, Deutsche Bank writes "Following many months of market anticipation, HHS has now formally certified the minimum MLR model regulation that was proposed by the NAIC. HHS accepted virtually...

Deutsche Bank published a managed care industry alert report that stated: "As indicated in the NAIC press conference held on 9/22, the draft NAIC regulation excludes from the premium calculation (for the purpose of MLR rebates) federal and state taxes, with the exception of certain items such as...

Deutsche Bank has issued an industry alert report on the Managed Care sector rate filings published by Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBS-NC). This report was submitted by BCBS-NC to the NC Department of Insurance for plan effective January 1, 2011, when some of the initial health care...