AET News and Press, Aetna Inc. From 08/30/18

Companies everywhere, in every business, are paranoid about Amazon.com (AMZN). This sort of paranoia is healthy for the long-term well-being of our investment portfolio, as it is creating interesting buying opportunities. A case in point: My firm spent a lot of time thinking about pharmacies...

In the wake of the tragedy that took place yesterday at The Jacksonville Landing in Jacksonville, Florida, Aetna (NYSE: AET ) is offering support services and counseling through Aetna Resources For Living to assist any person who may have trouble coping with this senseless act of violence. ...

The Merger On December 3rd, 2017 CVS Health ( CVS ) and Aetna ( AET ) agreed to a merger agreement valued at about $69 billion. The terms of the agreement consist of CVS buying Aetna for $145 and 0.8378 CVS shares per Aetna share. This merger is bound to change the healthcare industry...

For as long as I can remember, I have been reading Form 13F filings from the hedge funds that specialize in merger arbitrage. Four times per year, the funds make their holdings public. I document and analyze which merger stocks the funds have bought and which ones they haven't. I then compile ...

ACADIA Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ACAD ) initiated with Overweight rating and $25 (79% upside) price target at Cantor Fitzgerald. Shares up  3%  premarket. More news on: ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc., Alder Biopharmaceuticals Inc., Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc., Healthcare stocks news,...

CVS Health (NYSE: CVS ) is becoming a one-stop shop powerhouse health sector play. It now has well over 1,000 walk-in medical clinics offering check-ups, screenings and immunizations, among other services. CVS Health is also a leading pharmacy benefits manager and now has ~75 million members...

Stocks discussed on the in-depth session of Jim Cramer's Mad Money TV Program, Monday , August 20. Cramer started the show by commenting on cannibalization by businesses. It's best to cannibalize your own business or else someone else will do it. Though it hurts in the short term, it...

Introduction About a year ago, I wrote an article titled "How Investors Could Have Easily Avoided Chicago Bridge & Iron's Sell-Off." The article's basic thesis was that if investors would have looked back far enough in history, they would have known that Chicago Bridge & Iron (NYSE...

Allocators No one has to make asset allocation or security selection decisions. You can save up cash in federally insured savings accounts and max out tax-advantaged accounts with passive, low-cost ETFs pegged to indexes such as the S&P 500 ( SPY ). For most investors and investme...

This article is part of a series that provides an ongoing analysis of the changes made to David Abrams’ 13F portfolio on a quarterly basis. It is based on Abrams’ regulatory 13F Form filed on 08/13/2018. Please visit our Tracking David Abrams’ Abrams Capital Management ...