On Aug. 9, the healthcare segment increased 0.6 percent in the stock market. Stock-Callers.com analyzed the following four equities.
Humana
- Louisville, Ky.-based Humana experienced a decrease of 0.29 percent, closing at $177.13 on Aug. 9.
- Humana's stock had a trading volume of 526,615 shares.
- The shares increased 15.02 percent in the last month and 2.24 percent in the last three months.
Cigna
- Bloomfield, Conn.-based Cigna saw a 0.95 percent decrease, ending the day at $127.17.
- A total of 1.4 million shares traded hands.
- Cigna is trading under its 50-day moving average by 2.04 percent.
Molina Healthcare
- Long Beach, Calif.-based Molina Healthcare witnessed a 0.17 percent decline on Aug. 9, ending the day at $58.19.
- The company traded a total of 621,515 shares.
- Molina is trading above its 50-day moving average by 12.10 percent and above its 200-day moving average by 1.65 percent.
DaVita HealthCare Partners
- Denver-based DaVita HealthCare Partners closed at $72.31 on Aug. 9.
- The company had a trading volume of 3.93 million shares.
- On a year-to-day basis, the DaVita's shares have advanced 3.73 percent.