NYSE: CI - Cigna Corporation

Yield per half year: -3.94%
Sector: Healthcare

Company Analysis Cigna Corporation

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1. Summary

Advantages

  • Dividends (1.56%) are higher than the sector average (1.23%).
  • The stock's return over the last year (2.19%) is higher than the sector average (-34.6%).
  • Current debt level 20.98% is below 100% and has decreased over 5 years from 27.72%.
  • The company's current efficiency (ROE=11.17%) is higher than the sector average (ROE=-80.97%)

Disadvantages

  • Price (325.88 $) is higher than fair price (199.94 $)

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2. Share price and performance

2.1. Share price

2.2. News

2.3. Market efficiency

Cigna Corporation Healthcare Index
7 days 3.4% -0.1% 1.6%
90 days -2.7% -42% 6.4%
1 year 2.2% -34.6% 31.2%

CI vs Sector: Cigna Corporation has outperformed the "Healthcare" sector by 36.79% over the past year.

CI vs Market: Cigna Corporation has significantly underperformed the market by -29.04% over the past year.

Stable price: CI is not significantly more volatile than the rest of the market on "New York Stock Exchange" over the last 3 months, with typical variations of +/- 5% per week.

Long period: CI with weekly volatility of 0.0421% over the past year.

3. Summary of the report

3.1. General

P/E: 17.14
P/S: 0.4534

3.2. Revenue

EPS 17.39
ROE 11.17%
ROA 3.49%
ROIC 0%
Ebitda margin 2.65%

4. Fundamental Analysis

4.1. Stock price and price forecast

The fair price is calculated taking into account the Central Bank refinancing rate and earnings per share (EPS)

Above fair price: The current price (325.88 $) is higher than the fair price (199.94 $).

Price is higher than fair: The current price (325.88 $) is 38.6% higher than the fair price.

4.2. P/E

P/E vs Sector: The company's P/E (17.14) is lower than that of the sector as a whole (57.99).

P/E vs Market: The company's P/E (17.14) is lower than that of the market as a whole (47.35).

4.2.1 P/E Similar companies

4.3. P/BV

P/BV vs Sector: The company's P/BV (1.91) is lower than that of the sector as a whole (9.41).

P/BV vs Market: The company's P/BV (1.91) is lower than that of the market as a whole (22.57).

4.3.1 P/BV Similar companies

4.4. P/S

P/S vs Sector: The company's P/S indicator (0.4534) is lower than that of the sector as a whole (4.07).

P/S vs Market: The company's P/S indicator (0.4534) is lower than that of the market as a whole (15.08).

4.4.1 P/S Similar companies

4.5. EV/Ebitda

EV/Ebitda vs Sector: The company's EV/Ebitda (21.72) is higher than that of the sector as a whole (17.46).

EV/Ebitda vs Market: The company's EV/Ebitda (21.72) is lower than that of the market as a whole (22.75).

5. Profitability

5.1. Profitability and revenue

5.2. Earnings per share - EPS

5.3. Past profitability Net Income

Yield Trend: Rising and has grown by 0.251% over the last 5 years.

Earnings Slowdown: The last year's return (0%) is below the 5-year average return (0.251%).

Profitability vs Sector: The return for the last year (0%) exceeds the return for the sector (-14.25%).

5.4. ROE

ROE vs Sector: The company's ROE (11.17%) is higher than that of the sector as a whole (-80.97%).

ROE vs Market: The company's ROE (11.17%) is lower than that of the market as a whole (16.86%).

5.5. ROA

ROA vs Sector: The company's ROA (3.49%) is lower than that of the sector as a whole (6.65%).

ROA vs Market: The company's ROA (3.49%) is lower than that of the market as a whole (6.56%).

5.6. ROIC

ROIC vs Sector: The company's ROIC (0%) is lower than that of the sector as a whole (15.68%).

ROIC vs Market: The company's ROIC (0%) is lower than that of the market as a whole (9.31%).

6. Finance

6.1. Assets and debt

Debt level: (20.98%) is quite low in relation to assets.

Debt reduction: over 5 years, the debt has decreased from 27.72% to 20.98%.

Excess of debt: The debt is not covered by net income, percentage 600.99%.

6.2. Profit growth and share price

7. Dividends

7.1. Dividend yield vs Market

High yield: The dividend yield of the company 1.56% is higher than the average for the sector '1.23%.

7.2. Stability and increase in payments

Dividend stability: The company's dividend yield 1.56% has been steadily paid over the past 7 years, DSI=1.

Weak dividend growth: The company's dividend yield 1.56% has been growing weakly or stagnant over the past 5 years. Growth over only 4 years.

7.3. Payout percentage

Dividend Coverage: Current payments from income (28.08%) are at a comfortable level.

8. Insider trades

8.1. Insider trading

Insider Buying Exceeds insider sales by 100% over the last 3 months.

8.2. Latest transactions

Transaction date Insider Type Price Volume Quantity
20.07.2023 Neville Everett
EVP, Solutions & Corp Devt.
Purchase 211.14 221 697 1 050
19.07.2023 Sanford Paul A
EVP Operations
Sale 295.21 444 881 1 507
19.07.2023 Neville Everett
EVP, Solutions & Corp Devt.
Sale 295.21 3 884 080 13 157
19.07.2023 Neville Everett
EVP, Solutions & Corp Devt.
Purchase 213.05 2 803 100 13 157
10.03.2023 Granger Elder
Director
Sale 271.67 87 478 322

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