Aetna Jumps on Q1 Guidance Above Estimates (AET)
Friday, March 19, 2010 - 13:34
Written on Fri, 03/19/2010 - 1:34pm
By Chip Brian

3/19/2010-Shares of Aetna Inc. (NYSE:AET) are trading 2.6% higher to $34.10 Friday and earlier climbed to $34.44, the highest intraday price since Dec. 22, 2009, after the third-largest U.S. health insurer said it expects first-quarter operating profit per share to exceed consensus estimates of $0.66.

Keywords: Aetna forecast guidance

Ticker(s): AET

Contact Chip Brian



Smartrend analyzes over 5,000 securities simultaneously throughout the trading day and provides its subscribers with trend change alerts in real time. To get a free trial of our trading calls and maximize your trading results, please visit http://www.mysmartrend.com.

Get exclusive, actionable insight into how the market is expected to trend prior to market open with our free morning newsletter. Sign up at http://www.mysmartrend.com/morning-call-newsletter-signup.