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We are the largest health benefits company in terms of medical membership in the United States, serving 33.7 million medical members as of December 31, 2009. We are an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, or BCBSA, an association of independent health benefit... More
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- Monday, September 10, 2012, 2:41 PM Wellpoint (WLP -1.6%) slides on comments made today at Morgan Stanley’s healthcare conference, where CFO Wayne DeVeydt said the insurer isn't ready to provide guidance for its 2013 results. Mr. DeVeydt cites difficulties with its commercial business and changes associated with the Affordable Care act. He also added that the company hadn't yet set a timeline for finding a permanent replacement for former CEO Angela Braly, who resigned on August 28. (Webcast) 1 Comment [Healthcare, On the Move]
- Wednesday, September 5, 2012, 5:15 PM Companies sold $28.9B in bonds in the first two trading days this week, the busiest two-day period since March 6 and more than doubling the $13.4B issued in the past two weeks. Issuers have been eager to take advantage of sub-3% rates on investment grade bonds; this week, Wellpoint (WLP) and Principal Financial (PFG) are two of the largest. Comment! [U.S. Economy]
- Wednesday, August 29, 2012, 9:11 AM The sudden departure of WellPoint (WLP) CEO Angela Braly isn’t likely to endanger the health insurer's $4.5B deal for Amerigroup (AGP). Several analysts say the recently sped-up timeline WLP announced, which has the deal closing in Q4 rather than early next year, was a positive signal; some even suggest AGP CEO Jim Carlson as a potential replacement for Braly. WLP +4.3% premarket. Comment! [Healthcare, On the Move]
- Tuesday, August 28, 2012, 7:02 PM Angela Braly steps down from posts as CEO, president and chair of WellPoint (WLP), which names EVP John Cannon to lead in the interim, and says it's beginning a search for replacements. Cannon has told the board he doesn't want the permanent CEO job. WLP up 3.7% AH. 4 Comments [Healthcare, Breaking News]
- Friday, August 24, 2012, 4:54 AM The DOJ has requested more information from Amerigroup (AGP) and WellPoint (WLP) about the latter's $4.46B acquisition of Amerigroup. Justice has also extended the waiting period for the closing of the deal, which was due to expire on Wednesday. Amerigroup now expects the transaction to close in Q4, it said yesterday. Comment! [M&A, Healthcare]
- Tuesday, August 21, 2012, 9:43 AM Daniel Loeb may chastise Pres. Obama, says Andrew Ross Sorkin, but look at Loeb's recent investments: Aetna (AET), Cigna (CI), Humana (HUM), UnitedHealth (UNH) and WellPoint (WLP) stand to benefit if Obamacare remains in force, while a repeal could send shares diving. Like others, Sorkin reckons industry consolidation represents multi-billion dollar bets that the Health Act is here to stay. Comment! [Healthcare]
- Friday, August 17, 2012, 11:34 AM WellPoint (WLP -1.4%) dips after Morgan Stanley cut the shares to Equal-Weight this morning. The firm says it's facing more pressure from an unfavorable mix of commercial health-insurance prices and medical costs, and its "risk-reward looks less compelling" than that of its peers. WLP cut FY12 guidance last month due to waning membership, and Morgan sees that that trend continuing over the second half as well. Comment! [Healthcare, On the Move]
- Tuesday, August 14, 2012, 4:59 PM David Einhorn's Greenlight Capital levers up on healthcare issues this quarter, adding new positions in Aetna. (AET), Cigna Corp (CI), Humana (HUM), UnitedHealth Group (UNH) and WellPoint (WLP). 1 Comment [Healthcare]
- Monday, August 13, 2012, 4:30 AM WellPoint (WLP) CEO Angela Braly, under fire from shareholders for the health insurer's poor performance, may have bought herself time with the recent $4.9B acquisition of Amerigroup, which is due to close in 2013. With stability important, "it would be unusual to remove a CEO in the middle of a major acquisition," says business professor Erik Gordon. Comment! [Healthcare]
- Sunday, August 12, 2012, 3:21 AM WellPoint (WLP) Director Lenox Baker has backed under-fire CEO Angela Braly, saying that she "has done a great job" and that there is no move by the board to fire her. In contrast, WellPoint shareholder Omega Advisors says, "There's a universal view that the CEO is the wrong CEO to lead the business," while Orbimed Advisors blames "management missteps," for WellPoint's poor performance. Comment! [Healthcare, Top Stories]
- Wednesday, August 1, 2012, 6:31 AM Amerigroup (AGP): Q2 EPS of $0.63 misses by $0.06. Revenue of $2.23B (+45.8% Y/Y) beats by $50M. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Healthcare]
- Tuesday, July 31, 2012, 2:04 PM Shares of Humana (HUM -13%) get slammed this morning, a day after the managed-care provider missed the mark on Q2 earnings and cut its profit outlook for the year. The dismal report is taking down more than one insurer that otherwise might have had an up day: Aetna (AET -1.9%), WellPoint (WLP -3.5%), UnitedHealth (UNH -3%). 3 Comments [Healthcare, On the Move]
- Thursday, July 26, 2012, 2:05 PM WellPoint (WLP -2%) shares continue to fall after yesterday's poor Q2 report. BMO Capital Markets cuts its rating on WLP to market perform from outperform and expresses skepticism about the firm's belief that it's a "canary in the managed-care coal mine." Nevertheless, the board has given public backing to under-pressure CEO Angela Braly. 1 Comment [Earnings, On the Move]
- Wednesday, July 25, 2012, 3:56 PM Walgreen (WAG +1.5%) shares move up after WellPoint (WLP) says its members will regain access to WAG pharmacies in mid-September, now that the drugstore chain has reached a new deal with Express Scripts (ESRX). WLP is ESRX's largest client, so the move could help WAG as it tries to recoup customers it lost starting Jan. 1 when it broke ties with ESRX. 1 Comment [Healthcare, Consumer, On the Move]
- Wednesday, July 25, 2012, 11:36 AM Health insurers take a pummeling after Wellpoint's (WLP -12%) miserable Q2 report, even though some analysts say that the company has specific challenges. Citigroup's Carl McDonald reckons management could come under pressure. Still, HealthNet (HNT) -10%, UnitedHealth (UNH) -5.6%, Coventry (CVH) -4.9%, Humana (HUM) -3%, Cigna (CI) -3.9% and Aetna (AET) -4.9%. 1 Comment [Healthcare, On the Move]
- Wednesday, July 25, 2012, 11:26 AM More on WellPoint (WLP -12.3%) Q2: Shares get battered following the Q2 miss and after it cuts its FY EPS outlook, citing higher medical costs and lower enrollment. Now expects $7.30-$7.40 vs. previous estimate of $7.57, which it backed a couple of weeks ago. Consensus is for $7.76. Projects year-end enrollment at 33.4M, -200K from previous estimate. Q2 net profit -8.3% to $643.6M, enrollment -1.9% to 33.5M. Comment! [Earnings, Healthcare, On the Move]
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WLP http://stks.co/a1Ma Broke down through its 20 and 50 day MA. MACD crossed signal line. Go short! http://stks.co/c1Mw - View all 1 replies
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Alan Brochstein
Thinking of adding $WLP back to my watchlist - very cheap and out of sync with price action of peers - View all 6 replies
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Jeremy Johnson: Cheap until the industry gets hit with $14 billion of fees. How much can they pass along?
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