Cigna Group (CI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

The Cigna Group (NYSE: CI) is a global health company that provides health care and related services to individuals, employers, government organizations and health plans. Its operations are primarily organized through Cigna Healthcare and Evernorth Health Services, which together address health coverage, pharmacy services, care delivery and benefit management.

Cigna Healthcare offers medical, dental, behavioral health, disability and other benefits, with a focus on employer-sponsored and individual health plans in the United States as well as international health services. Evernorth includes Express Scripts, a pharmacy benefit management business, along with specialty pharmacy, care management, behavioral health and other health services designed to help manage costs and coordinate patient care.

The company traces its history to 1982, when Insurance Company of North America and Connecticut General Life Insurance Company combined to form Cigna. The Cigna Group is led by Brian Evanko, who became president and chief executive officer in December 2024. The company serves customers in the United States and select international markets through its health benefits, pharmacy and health services businesses.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $280.46 to $287.89
• 50-Day Range: $265.54 to $290.11
• 52-Week Range: $239.51 to $311.34
• Volume: 885,406 shs
• Average Volume: 1.66 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $74.58 billion
• P/E Ratio: 11.68
• Dividend Yield: 2.21%
• Price Target: $338.24
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Cigna Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Cigna Group scored higher than 97% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 10th out of 881 stocks in the healthcare sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Cigna Group has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.65, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 15 buy ratings, 8 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Cigna Group has a consensus price target of $338.24, representing about 19.8% upside from its current price of $282.24.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Cigna Group has been the subject of 11 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 9.70%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Cigna Group are expected to grow by 9.70% in the coming year, from $30.50 to $33.46 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Cigna Group is 11.68, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.73.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Cigna Group is 11.68, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Healthcare sector average P/E ratio of about 274.13.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Cigna Group has a PEG Ratio of 0.95. PEG Ratios around 1 indicate that a company is correctly valued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Cigna Group has a P/B Ratio of 1.78. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.65% of the float of Cigna Group has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Cigna Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Cigna Group has recently increased by 5.92%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Cigna Group pays a meaningful dividend of 2.22%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Cigna Group has been increasing its dividend for 5 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Cigna Group is 25.82%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Cigna Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 18.65% next year. This indicates that Cigna Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.37

News Sentiment

Cigna Group has a news sentiment score of 0.37. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Healthcare companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for Cigna Group this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 12 people have searched for CI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -20% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

14 people have added Cigna Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 56% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Cigna Group insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $6,293,359.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.60% of the stock of Cigna Group is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

86.99% of the stock of Cigna Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/30/2026
• Record date for 9/23 Dividend: 9/08/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/23 Dividend: 9/08/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/23/2026
• Today: 10/09/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/29/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Healthcare
• Industry: Healthcare Providers & Services
• Sub-Industry: Healthcare Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:CI
• CIK: 1739940
• Web: www.thecignagroup.com
• Phone: (860) 226-6000
• Fax: 860-226-6741
• Employees: 67,700
• Year Founded: 1981

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Cigna Group: $338.24
• High Price Target: $400.00
• Low Price Target: $290.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +19.8%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.65
• Research Coverage: 23 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $24.17
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 11.68
• Forward P/E Ratio: 9.25
• P/E Growth: 0.95
• Net Income: $5.96 billion
• Net Margins: 2.27%
• Pretax Margin: 3.06%
• Return on Equity: 19.75%
• Return on Assets: 5.34%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.68
• Current Ratio: 0.76
• Quick Ratio: 0.76

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $274.90 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.27
• Cash Flow: $41.14 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.86
• Book Value: $158.90 per share
• Price / Book: 1.78

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 264,240,000
• Free Float: 262,655,000
• Market Cap: $74.58 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.29