Aetna Company Profile (NYSE:AET)

About Aetna

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Aetna Inc. is a diversified healthcare benefits company. The Company operates through three segments: Health Care, Group Insurance and Large Case Pensions. The Health Care segment's products and services consist of medical, pharmacy benefit management services, dental, behavioral health and vision plans offered on both an insured basis and an employer-funded, or administrative services contact, basis and emerging businesses products and services, such as accountable care solutions (ACS). The Group Insurance segment's products consist of Life Insurance Products, Disability Insurance Products and Long-Term Care Insurance Products. The Large Case Pensions segment manages a range of retirement products, (including pension and annuity products) primarily for tax-qualified pension plans. Its customers include employer groups, individuals, college students, part-time and hourly workers, health plans, healthcare providers (providers), Government-sponsored plans, labor groups and expatriates.

Industry, Sector and Symbol:

Sector: Medical
Industry: Health Care Plans
Sub-Industry: Managed Health Care
Exchange: NYSE
Symbol: AET
CUSIP: 00817Y10

Key Metrics:

Previous Close: $116.93
50 Day Moving Average: $117.39
200 Day Moving Average: $115.55
52-Week Range: $350,799,000.00 - $92.42
Trailing P/E Ratio: 16.94
Foreward P/E Ratio: 13.07
P/E Growth: 1.19
Market Cap: $40.56B
Outstanding Shares: 350,799,000
Beta: 0.62

Profitability:

Net Margins: 3.89%
Return on Equity: 16.44%
Return on Assets: 4.69%

Debt:

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.13%
Current Ratio: 1.01%
Quick Ratio: 1.01%

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Consensus Ratings for Aetna (NYSE:AET) (?)

Ratings Breakdown:	6 Hold Ratings, 10 Buy Ratings
Consensus Rating:	Buy (Score: 2.63)
Consensus Price Target:	$132.77 (14.82% upside)

Analysts' Ratings History for Aetna (NYSE:AET)

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Date	Firm	Action	Rating	Price Target
9/22/2016	Evercore ISI	Initiated Coverage	Buy	$128.00
9/13/2016	Credit Suisse Group AG	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$120.00
9/6/2016	Jefferies Group	Reiterated Rating	Hold
8/24/2016	Leerink Swann	Reiterated Rating	Outperform
8/17/2016	FBR & Co	Reiterated Rating	Hold
7/21/2016	Wolfe Research	Downgrade	Outperform -> Peer Perform
6/16/2016	Sanford C. Bernstein	Initiated Coverage	Outperform	$142.00
6/14/2016	Morgan Stanley	Reiterated Rating	Buy
6/2/2016	Wells Fargo & Co.	Reiterated Rating	Buy
5/16/2016	Sterne Agee CRT	Reiterated Rating	Buy
4/29/2016	Royal Bank Of Canada	Boost Price Target	Outperform	$140.00 -> $144.00
4/8/2016	Cleveland Research	Initiated Coverage	Neutral	$120.00
4/5/2016	Cowen and Company	Reiterated Rating	Outperform
2/3/2016	BMO Capital Markets	Boost Price Target	Outperform	$128.00 -> $129.00
2/2/2016	Wedbush	Lower Price Target	Neutral	$130.00 -> $120.00
2/2/2016	Oppenheimer Holdings Inc.	Reiterated Rating	Market Perform
2/2/2016	Cantor Fitzgerald	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$140.00
10/30/2015	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	Lower Price Target		$144.00 -> $141.00
8/4/2015	Susquehanna	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$135.00
7/30/2015	Bank of America Corp.	Upgrade	Neutral -> Buy	$132.00
7/8/2015	Barclays PLC	Reiterated Rating	Buy
7/7/2015	S&P Equity Research	Reiterated Rating	Strong-Buy	$150.00
6/17/2015	Deutsche Bank AG	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$122.00 -> $135.00
4/29/2015	Argus	Boost Price Target	Buy	$115.00 -> $130.00
12/12/2014	Citigroup Inc.	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$78.00 -> $88.00
12/12/2014	Stifel Nicolaus	Boost Price Target	Buy	$90.00 -> $100.00

(Data available from 9/25/2014 forward)

Earnings History for Aetna (NYSE:AET)

Date	Quarter	Consensus Estimate	Actual EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue	Release Link	Conference Call
10/27/2016
8/2/2016	Q216	$2.12	$2.21	$15.69 billion	$15.95 billion	View	Listen
4/28/2016	Q116	$2.23	$2.30	$15.46 billion	$15.69 billion	View	Listen
2/1/2016	Q415	$1.21	$1.37	$14.93 billion	$15.09 billion	View	Listen
10/29/2015	Q315	$1.77	$1.90	$15.22 billion	$15.00 billion	View	Listen
8/4/2015	Q215	$1.82	$2.05	$15.43 billion	$15.13 billion	View	Listen
4/28/2015	Q115	$1.96	$2.39	$15.48 billion	$15.09 billion	View	Listen
2/3/2015	Q414	$1.22	$1.22	$14.59 million	$14.77 million	View	Listen
10/28/2014	Q214	$1.59	$1.67	$14.63 billion	$14.70 billion	View	Listen
7/29/2014	Q114	$1.61	$1.69	$13.98 billion	$14.50 billion	View	Listen
4/24/2014	Q413	$1.55	$1.98	$13.69 billion	$13.97 billion	View	Listen
2/6/2014	Q313	$1.36	$1.34	$13.14 billion	$13.13 billion	View	Listen
10/29/2013	Q213	$1.53	$1.53	$12.89 billion	$12.99 billion	View	Listen
7/30/2013	Q2 2013	$1.39	$1.52	$12.02 billion	$11.56 billion	View	Listen
4/30/2013	Q1 2013	$1.38	$1.50	$9.65 billion	$9.51 billion	View	Listen
1/31/2013	Q4 2012	$0.96	$0.94	$8.97 billion	$8.96 billion	View	Listen
10/25/2012	Q312	$1.34	$1.55	$8.96 billion	$8.90 billion	View	N/A
7/31/2012		$1.25	$1.31			View	N/A
4/26/2012		$1.39	$1.34			View	N/A
2/1/2012		$0.96	$0.97			View	N/A
10/27/2011		$1.14	$1.40			View	N/A
7/27/2011		$1.07	$1.35			View	N/A
4/28/2011		$0.97	$1.43			View	N/A
2/4/2011		$0.62	$0.63			View	N/A

(Data available from 1/1/2011 forward)

Earnings Estimates for Aetna (NYSE:AET)

Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $8.04 EPS
Next Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $8.85 EPS

Quarter	Number of Estimates	Low Estimate	High Estimate	Average Estimate
Q1 2016	9	$1.90	$2.40	$2.22
Q2 2016	7	$2.05	$2.23	$2.14
Q3 2016	5	$2.01	$2.11	$2.05
Q4 2016	5	$1.46	$1.56	$1.50
Q1 2017	2	$2.29	$2.53	$2.41
Q2 2017	2	$2.26	$2.37	$2.32
Q3 2017	2	$2.26	$2.42	$2.34
Q4 2017	2	$1.67	$1.74	$1.71

(Data provided by Zacks Investment Research)

Current Dividend Information for Aetna (NYSE:AET)

Annual Dividend:	$1.00
Dividend Yield:	0.86%
Dividend Growth:	12.60% (3 Year Average)
Payout Ratio:	14.73% (Based on Trailing 12 Months of Earnings) 12.44% (Based on Current Year Consensus EPS Estimate) 11.30% (Based on Next Year Consensus EPS Estimate)
Track Record:	5 Years of Consecutive Dividend Growth

Dividend History for Aetna (NYSE:AET)

Announced	Period	Amount	Yield	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payable Date
5/20/2016	quarterly	$0.25	0.91%	7/12/2016	7/14/2016	7/29/2016
2/19/2016	quarterly	$0.25	0.94%	4/12/2016	4/14/2016	4/29/2016
12/4/2015	quarterly	$0.25	0.97%	1/12/2016	1/14/2016	1/29/2016
9/25/2015	quarterly	$0.25	0.95%	10/13/2015	10/15/2015	10/30/2015
5/15/2015	quarterly	$0.25	0.88%	7/14/2015	7/16/2015	7/31/2015
2/27/2015	quarterly	$0.25	1%	4/7/2015	4/9/2015	4/24/2015
11/21/2014	quarterly	$0.25	1.15%	1/13/2015	1/15/2015	1/30/2015
9/19/2014	quarterly	$0.23	1.08%	10/14/2014	10/16/2014	10/31/2014
5/30/2014	quarterly	$0.23	1.16%	7/8/2014	7/10/2014	7/25/2014
2/28/2014	quarterly	$0.23	1.25%	4/8/2014	4/10/2014	4/25/2014
12/6/2013	quarterly	$0.23	1.35%	1/14/2014	1/16/2014	1/31/2014
9/27/2013	quarterly	$0.20	1.25%	10/8/2013	10/10/2013	10/25/2013
5/17/2013	quarterly	$0.20	1.35%	7/9/2013	6/11/2013	7/26/2013
2/19/2013	quarterly	$0.20	1.66%	4/9/2013	4/11/2013	4/26/2013

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Insider Trading History for Aetna (NYSE:AET)

Insider Ownership Percentage: 0.90%
Institutional Ownership Percentage: 91.95%

Transaction Date	Insider Name	Title	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction
9/7/2016	Jeffrey E. Garten	Director	Sell	7,100	$116.51	$827,221.00
8/23/2016	Shawn M Guertin	Insider	Sell	45,328	$120.21	$5,448,878.88
5/10/2016	Margaret M Mccarthy	EVP	Sell	39,169	$114.45	$4,482,892.05
5/3/2016	Mark T Bertolini	CEO	Sell	33,510	$114.00	$3,820,140.00
3/15/2016	Gary W Loveman	EVP	Buy	8,970	$111.45	$999,706.50
2/22/2016	Molly Joel Coye	Director	Sell	1,175	$106.28	$124,879.00
12/23/2015	Margaret M Mccarthy	EVP	Sell	18,373	$109.97	$2,020,478.81
12/22/2015	Mark T. Bertolini	CEO	Sell	26,996	$110.00	$2,969,560.00
8/14/2015	Joseph M Zubretsky	EVP	Sell	179,087	$118.66	$21,250,463.42
8/13/2015	Franklin Barbara Hackman	Director	Sell	2,064	$118.47	$244,522.08
3/31/2015	Joseph M Zubretsky	EVP	Sell	200,000	$107.96	$21,592,000.00
3/27/2015	Joseph M Zubretsky	EVP	Sell	86,958	$107.24	$9,325,375.92
3/26/2015	Joseph M Zubretsky	Insider	Sell	162,066	$106.98	$17,337,820.68
3/26/2015	Margaret M Mccarthy	EVP	Sell	27,670	$106.04	$2,934,126.80
3/25/2015	Franklin Barbara Hackman	Director	Sell	3,000	$108.75	$326,250.00
3/17/2015	William James Casazza	VP	Sell	14,000	$105.07	$1,470,980.00
3/2/2015	Molly Joel Coye	Director	Sell	2,500	$100.27	$250,675.00
2/10/2015	Rajan Parmeswar	VP	Sell	5,300	$95.60	$506,680.00
6/16/2014	Molly Joel Coye	Director	Sell	1,650	$80.60	$132,990.00
6/12/2014	William James Casazza	VP	Sell	15,906	$80.58	$1,281,705.48
5/27/2014	Franklin Barbara Hackman	Director	Sell	2,665	$77.26	$205,897.90
2/19/2014	Rajan Parmeswar	VP	Sell	3,600	$69.46	$250,056.00
12/30/2013	Mark Bertolini	CEO	Sell	130,272	$68.08	$8,868,917.76
12/27/2013	William James Casazza	VP	Sell	10,299	$68.25	$702,906.75
8/26/2013	William James Casazza	VP	Sell	15,745	$64.66	$1,018,071.70
6/18/2013	William James Casazza	VP	Sell	40,598	$62.00	$2,517,076.00
5/21/2013	Molly Joel Coye	Director	Sell	2,000	$60.38	$120,760.00
5/20/2013	Joseph P Newhouse	Director	Sell	14,000	$59.15	$828,100.00
5/15/2013	Rajan Parmeswar	VP	Sell	1,435	$60.13	$86,286.55
2/6/2013	Karen Rohan	VP	Buy	4,035	$49.53	$199,853.55

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Latest Headlines for Aetna (NYSE:AET)

Date	Headline
	Senators press fight with Aetna over quitting ACA exchanges (NYSE:AET) ctmirror.org - September 24 at 8:40 AM
	Health Care Plans: Aetna Inc. (NYSE:AET) Position of the day (NYSE:AET) twincountynews.com - September 24 at 8:40 AM
	Aetna : Boys Arnold & Co INC Decreased Stake in Aetna INC New by $6.85 Million as Shares Rose (NYSE:AET) www.4-traders.com - September 24 at 8:40 AM
	ObamaCare Mandates Are Dead — Even If Hillary Wins (NYSE:AET) www.investors.com - September 24 at 8:40 AM
	Aetna Life Insurance Company accused of wrongly denying benefits (NYSE:AET) pennrecord.com - September 23 at 8:09 AM
	Remember The ‘Public Option’? Insurance Commissioner Wants To Try It In California (NYSE:AET) khn.org - September 23 at 8:09 AM
	Aetna ending small group plans to curb losses (NYSE:AET) www.post-gazette.com - September 23 at 8:09 AM
	Analysts Valuations For Two Stocks: Mead Johnson Nutrition CO (NYSE:MJN), Aetna Inc (NYSE:AET) - The Voice Registrar (NYSE:AET) voiceregistrar.com - September 22 at 3:19 PM
	Aetna Inc. (NYSE:AET) To Report September 2016 Results - The Voice Registrar (NYSE:AET) voiceregistrar.com - September 22 at 3:19 PM
	Insurance merger could hurt competition in Illinois, AMA says - Chicago Tribune (NYSE:AET) www.chicagotribune.com - September 22 at 8:49 AM
	Largest medical association in US says Aetna, Cigna mergers 'quash competition' - FOX 61 (NYSE:AET) fox61.com - September 21 at 3:52 PM
	Aetna Inc. (NYSE: AET) – Is this large market cap stock undervalued? - The Daily Leicester (NYSE:AET) thedailyleicester.com - September 20 at 3:20 PM
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	Aetna, three other firms appeal long-term care loss in Pa. - Philly.com (NYSE:AET) www.philly.com - September 20 at 3:20 PM
	Politicians riled up as health insurance companies bail from exchanges (NYSE:AET) www.bizjournals.com - September 20 at 3:20 PM
	Aetna, three other firms appeal long-term care loss in Pa. (NYSE:AET) www.philly.com - September 20 at 9:05 AM
	Aetna, three others appeal long-term care loss in Pennsylvania (NYSE:AET) www.thegazette.com - September 20 at 9:05 AM
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	ObamaCare Individual Mandate Fine Hit 8 Million People This Year (NYSE:AET) www.investors.com - September 19 at 4:11 PM
	Vital tips about health care open enrollment (NYSE:AET) www.cbsnews.com - September 19 at 8:07 AM
	As Polls Tighten, Clinton's Senate Allies Push Bernie's Public Option (NYSE:AET) www.forbes.com - September 18 at 3:20 PM
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	Obama to insurance CEOs: Please don't go (NYSE:AET) www.bizjournals.com - September 14 at 3:20 PM
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	Aetna Official Defends Obamacare Pullback (NYSE:AET) insurancenewsnet.com - September 14 at 9:32 AM
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	Aetna CEO responds to 'unfounded accusations' (NYSE:AET) www.bizjournals.com - September 13 at 3:20 PM
	Aetna CEO Responds To Senators' Accusations - Hartford Courant (NYSE:AET) www.courant.com - September 13 at 8:08 AM
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	On Obamacare, Senators Demand Answers From Aetna (NYSE:AET) www.usnews.com - September 10 at 3:18 PM
	Lawmakers pressure Aetna Insurance to explain recent business move (NYSE:AET) diariocatolico.net - September 10 at 3:18 PM
	Qs Investors buys $34,983,249 stake in Aetna Inc (AET) (NYSE:AET) www.nationaldailypress.com - September 10 at 3:18 PM
	Will NC Blue Cross stay in federal health insurance marketplace? (NYSE:AET) www.charlotteobserver.com - September 10 at 3:18 PM
	Senators Question Aetna's Obamacare Pullout (NYSE:AET) www.courant.com - September 10 at 3:18 PM
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