Stock Update: Cigna Corp (NYSE:CI) – Cigna Takes the Mystery out of Picking a Dentist and Getting Dental Care with New Online and Mobile Tools

[Business Wire] – Cigna is making selecting a dentist and budgeting for dental expenses easier for Dental Preferred Provider Organization customers through new online comparison tools. Read more on this. Cigna Corp. (CI) , currently valued at $33.64B, started the session at $133.14. Looking at the equity, the company’s one day range is $131.08 to $135.46 and has traded between $123.54 and $170.68 over the past year. CI shares are currently priced at 14.71x this year’s forecasted earnings, which makes them relatively expensive compared to the industry’s 12.62x forward p/e ratio. And for income investors, the company pays shareholders $0.04 per share annually in dividends, yielding 0.03%. Consensus earnings for the current quarter by the 18 sell-side analysts covering the stock is an estimate of $2.16 per share, which would be $0.20 better than the year-ago quarter and a $0.05 sequential decrease. Investors should also note that the full-year EPS estimate of $9.21 is a $0.55 better when compared to the previous year’s annual results. The quarterly earnings estimate is predicated on a consensus revenue forecast of $9.98 Billion. If reported, that would be a 6.28% increase over the year-ago quarter. Recently, Jefferies upgraded CI from Hold to Buy (Jan 8, 2016). Previously, Citigroup Initiated CI at to Buy. When considering if the stock is under or overvalued, the average price target is $166.33, which is 24.93% above where the stock opened this morning. See more in (NYSE:CI) Similar Articles: Market Update: Cigna Corp (NYSE:CI) – SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Levi & Korsinsky, LLP Announces the Commencement of an Investigation Involving Possible Securities Fraud Violations by Certain Officers and Directors of Cigna Corp. — CI Company Update: Cigna Corp (NYSE:CI) – INVESTOR ALERT: Levi & Korsinsky, LLP Announces the Commencement of an Investigation Involving Possible Securities Fraud Violations by Certain Officers and Directors of Cigna Corp. — CI Market Update: Cigna Corp (NYSE:CI) – Cigna and St. Joseph Hoag Health Develop Innovative New Products for Health Care Delivery in Greater Orange County