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Health Care Plans Stocks on Investors’ Radar — Cigna, Molina Healthcare, WellCare Health Plans, and Universal American

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NEW YORK, February 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --

On Friday, benchmark US indices were in bullish colors as the NASDAQ Composite closed the trading session up 0.17%; the Dow Jones Industrial Average edged marginally higher by 0.05%; and the S&P 500 was up 0.15%. US markets made broad based gains with seven out of nine sectors finishing the day in green. Pre-market today, Stock-Callers.com reviews these four Health Care Plans stocks: Cigna Corporation (NYSE: CI), Molina Healthcare Inc. (NYSE: MOH), WellCare Health Plans Inc. (NYSE: WCG), and Universal American Corporation (NYSE: UAM). Learn more about these stocks by accessing their free research reports at:

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Cigna

On Friday, shares in Bloomfield, Connecticut headquartered Cigna Corp. recorded a trading volume of 916,946 shares. The stock ended the day 0.32% lower at $147.04. Shares of the Company, which provides insurance and related products and services in the US and internationally, are trading at a PE ratio of 19.99. Cigna's stock has advanced 5.23% in the last three months and 4.82% in the previous one year. The Company is trading above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages by 3.09% and 10.63%, respectively. Furthermore, Cigna's shares have a Relative Strength Index (RSI) of 54.70. Free research report on CI is available at:

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Molina Healthcare

Long Beach, California headquartered Molina Healthcare Inc.'s stock finished Friday's session 1.93% lower at $48.83 with a total volume of 1.17 million shares traded. The Company's shares are trading below its 50-day and 200-day moving averages by 12.78% and 9.82%, respectively. Shares of Molina Healthcare, which provides Medicaid-related solutions to meet the health care needs of low-income families and individuals; and to assist state agencies in their administration of the Medicaid program, are trading at a PE ratio of 364.40. Additionally, stock and has an RSI of 30.12.

On February 16th, 2017, research firm Stifel downgraded the Company's stock rating from 'Buy' to 'Hold' while revising its previous target price from $64 a share to $45 a share. The complimentary research report on MOH can be downloaded at:

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WellCare Health Plans

Tampa, Florida headquartered WellCare Health Plans Inc.'s stock advanced 1.04%, to close the day at $140.56. The stock recorded a trading volume of 366,472 shares. WellCare Health Plans' shares have gained 6.00% in the previous three months and 54.21% in the past one year. The Company's shares are trading 16.68% above its 200-day moving average. Shares of the Company, which provides managed care services for government-sponsored health care programs, are trading at a PE ratio of 25.92. Additionally, the stock has an RSI of 45.47. Visit us today and access our complete research report on WCG at:

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Universal American

On Friday, shares in White Plains, New York headquartered Universal American Corp. ended the session 0.10% lower at $9.95 with a total volume of 78,911 shares traded. Universal American's shares have surged 52.61% in the past one year. The stock is trading 18.44% above its 200-day moving average. Moreover, shares of the Company, which together with its subsidiaries, provides health insurance and managed care products and services to Medicare and Medicaid customers in the US, have an RSI of 46.43. Get free access to your research report on UAM at:

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