Volume Spike Investor

Aetna Inc. (NYSE: AET) are down about 10 percent to $23.73 on premarket volume of about 3,700 shares as of 7:45 a.m. Eastern. The health insurer reported EPS ex items of 68 cents a share, 10 cents worse than analyst expectations. The company said earnings were affected by significantly higher commercial medical costs. Aetna guided [...]

Several health insurance provider shares could see volume spikes in Tuesday trading. A shift in healthcare service contracts for the U.S. military is shifting billions in potential revenue. HealthNet Inc. (NYSE: HNT) shares fell about 15 percent after hours to less than $12 when the military replaced its services with Aetna Inc. (NYSE: AET) in [...]

United Healthcare (UNH) shares are up more than a point on stronger-than-usual volume for this time in the session, on speculation that President Obama will need to cede more ground to the private insurance system already in place in order to pass healthcare reform legislation. In the options market, calls are outnumbering puts at a [...]

UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) lowered guidance and is set to challenge both its daily volume early on and its 52-week lows. Shares closed at $25.63 yesterday and are indicated down around $25.03 on about 24,000 shares as of 7:30 AM EST. The 52-week trading range is $29.59 to $59.46, and we normally see about 12.4 million [...]