WebMD Health Corp. (NASDAQ:WBMD) said that the first five weeks of sales activity does not reflect year-on-year growth, which is in contrast to the sales momentum we experienced in the fourth quarter of 2013. This change in sales activity does not appear to be the result of any macro issues within our markets,” said CEO David Schlanger in a statement. The change could be attributable to various factors, such as the continued shift in some of our customers’ budgeting and buying patterns, which makes comparison to prior periods and forecasting more challenging. WebMD Health Corp. (NASDAQ:WBMD) stock opened at $48.52 in last session, and closed at $48.49, while the day range of WBMD stock is $47.70-49.02.The stock showed a positive weekly performance of 3.77%.
UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE:UNH) Several analysts have recently commented on the stock. Analysts at The Street reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of UnitedHealth Group in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, analysts at Morgan Stanley reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of UnitedHealth Group in a research note on Wednesday, January 22nd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating, fifteen have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE:UNH) stock opened at $71.16, in last session and closed at $73.52, by gaining 3.24%.The 52 week range of $52.51-77.33.Company’s market capitalization is $74.02 billion.
Aetna Inc (NYSE:AET) said that it was gaining some traction on the new public insurance exchange at healthcare.gov in January. The company now has received about 200,000 applications through healthcare.gov, which has translated to 135,000 paid members through the end of January. Aetna is operating on the exchange in 17 of the 36 states that healthcare.gov is offering insurance.Aetna Inc (NYSE:AET) stock advanced 5.23% and finished the last session at $69.19.The EPS of the stock remained 5.35.Company’s market capitalization is $25.43 billion.
Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) and CoverMyMeds, a leading health care innovation company, have recently teamed up to implement an electronic prior authorization model that allows providers to streamline prescription authorization requests, giving patients expedited access to the medications they need.Humana Inc (NYSE:HUM) Said Under the new agreement, physicians can submit drug prior authorizations directly to Humana via an online portal. The requests begin processing immediately and providers receive a notification of the status of the member’s prior authorization, often before the member even leaves the doctor’s office. Humana Inc (NYSE:HUM) stock opened the session at $96.89, and closed the session at $100.23.The 52 week range of the HUM stock remained $65.88-105.80 and the day range was $96.86-101.61.