WellPoint Inc (WLP.N)

WLP.N on New York Stock Exchange

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$0.81 (+0.95%)
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WellPoint, Inc. (WellPoint) is a health benefit company in terms of medical membership in the United States, serving 34.3 million medical members through its affiliated health plans and a total of 65.3 million individuals through all subsidiaries as of December 31, 2011. The Company manages its operations through three segments:... (more)

Overall

Beta: 0.86
Market Cap (Mil.): $25,579.05
Shares Outstanding (Mil.): 298.96
Dividend: 0.38
Yield (%): 1.75

Financials

  WLP.N Industry Sector
P/E (TTM): 9.31 22.21 17.20
EPS (TTM): 9.19 -- --
ROI: -- 0.00 1.46
ROE: 11.79 9.24 23.47
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Fitch Plans to Rate WellPoint's New Senior Notes 'BBB+'

(The following statement was released by the rating agency) CHICAGO, July 30 (Fitch) Fitch Ratings expects to assign a 'BBB+' rating to WellPoint, Inc.'s (WLP) planned issuance of new senior unsecured notes. The 'BBB+' rating is equivalent to Fitch's ratings on WLP's current outstanding senior unsecured notes. Fitch maintains an 'A-' Issuer Default Rating (IDR) on WLP and 'AA-' Insurer Financial Strength (IFS) ratings on various WLP subsidiaries. The Rating Outlook on both the IDR and IFS

30 Jul 2013

Insurer WellPoint sees $20 billion Obamacare opportunity

- WellPoint Inc , the nation's second largest health insurer, sees President Barack Obama's healthcare reform giving a $20 billion boost to its revenue by 2016, led by an expansion of the Medicaid program for the poor and the introduction of subsidized coverage for the uninsured.

24 Jul 2013

UPDATE 3-Insurer WellPoint sees $20 bln Obamacare opportunity

July 24 - WellPoint Inc, the nation's second largest health insurer, sees President Barack Obama's healthcare reform giving a $20 billion boost to its revenue by 2016, led by an expansion of the Medicaid program for the poor and the introduction of subsidized coverage for the uninsured.

24 Jul 2013

WellPoint profit beats analysts' view due to low medical costs

- WellPoint Inc reported a much higher-than-expected quarterly profit on Wednesday, helped by lower-than-forecast medical costs in its employer-based insurance business and improvements in Medicaid operations after the purchase of Amerigroup in December.

24 Jul 2013

UPDATE 2-WellPoint profit beats analysts' view due to low medical costs

July 24 - WellPoint Inc reported a much higher-than-expected quarterly profit on Wednesday, helped by lower-than-forecast medical costs in its employer-based insurance business and improvements in Medicaid operations after the purchase of Amerigroup in December.

24 Jul 2013

Better healthcare for less money, if you can find it

NEW YORK - Consumers intrigued by the new model of accountable healthcare - which promises better-coordinated care that could save lots of money - are going to have to actively seek out participating providers.

23 Jul 2013

WellPoint fined $1.7 million for exposing health data on Internet

- Health insurer WellPoint Inc agreed to pay a fine of $1.7 million for allowing health and other personal information from hundreds of thousands of people to be accessed over the Internet, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said on Thursday.

11 Jul 2013

UPDATE 2-WellPoint fined $1.7 mln for exposing health data on Internet

July 11 - Health insurer WellPoint Inc agreed to pay a fine of $1.7 million for allowing health and other personal information from hundreds of thousands of people to be accessed over the Internet, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said on Thursday.

11 Jul 2013

WellPoint, Univision team up to explain Obamacare to Hispanics

WASHINGTON, June 27 - The biggest operator of Blue Cross Blue Shield health plans is teaming up with the largest U.S. Spanish-language media network to explain Obamacare to Hispanics in California, New York, Colorado and Georgia.

27 Jun 2013

Small U.S. insurers fill gaps for weakest state health exchanges

NEW YORK - When the state of Mississippi begins offering subsidized health insurance under President Barack Obama's reform law this year, residents will have only one choice - Magnolia Health Plan - a small insurer little known in most of the country.

13 Jun 2013

Competitors

  Price Change
UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH.N) $73.16 +0.31
Humana Inc (HUM.N) $91.31 +0.05
Aetna Inc (AET.N) $63.73 -0.44
Magellan Health Services Inc (MGLN.OQ) $57.17 +0.02

Earnings vs. Estimates

Analyst Research Reports

Report Title Price
Provider: Thomson Reuters Stock Report
$25.00
Provider: Stock Traders Daily
$58.00
Provider: ValuEngine, Inc.
$25.00
Provider: Stock Traders Daily
$495.00
Provider: S&P Capital IQ – STARS Reports
$127.00

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