CI - Cigna 'Top Pick for 2024': Analysts Change Ratings Forecasts Following 2024 Guidance | Benzinga
Cigna Group (NYSE: CI) shares were rising in early trading on Monday after the company reported its fourth-quarter results.
The results came amid an exciting earnings season. Here are some key analyst takeaways from the release.
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Analyst Sarah James upgraded the rating from Neutral to Overweight, while raising the price target from $334 to $372.
Cigna’s 2024 guidance implies Evernorth revenues in the range of $193 billion, which is $10 billion higher than the consensus estimates, James said in a note.
"Based on our discussions with management, we believe the CNC contract will start in full 1/1, with the $30B in revenue divided ratably through the year, in contrast to the more back-end-loaded ramp we see in consensus,” the analyst wrote. Evernorth could generate a step-up in earnings between $600 million and $1.05 billion from the CNC ...