Many companies have recently announced a profit warning contributed to the bearish sentiment spread Affected by this, the U.S. health insurance stocks have fallen sharply, the average price-earnings ratio has dropped to eight times. However, in the face of market opportunities have emerged, most investors are still insurance companies continue to wait and see. Analysts said this could lead to the insurance company's stock price fell further.
U.S. health insurance giant WellPoint3 on 10 issued a profit warning and 2008 full-year earnings expectations downward, so it is a number of brokerage firms downgraded. This news of the entire health insurance industry caused by the impact of health insurance companies generally experienced price pressure, and trigger health care industry is about to enter the cyclical downturn of fear.
At present, most investors choose , with a view to early April have a quarterly disclosure, we can see a satisfactory data. At the same time, I hope, such as medical costs and uncertain factors, such as premium trend can become relatively clear, so as to remove the price trends of uncertainty brought about by pessimism. In addition, the election factor has increased the health insurance sector price pressures. Therefore, despite the current health insurance companies are now in a very attractive valuation levels, investors still wait-and-see option.
At present, the S & P health care index covered by the six largest health insurance companies an average price-earnings ratio is only about eight times. At the same time, research institutions are expected to health insurance companies first quarter performance is expected to increase 5.9% in the second quarter increased 7.1 percent. And the S & P 500 Index constituent stocks expected first quarter earnings fell 2.7 percent, 0.2 percent growth in the second quarter.
U.S. health insurance giant WellPoint3 on 10 issued a profit warning and 2008 full-year earnings expectations downward, so it is a number of brokerage firms downgraded. This news of the entire health insurance industry caused by the impact of health insurance companies generally experienced price pressure, and trigger health care industry is about to enter the cyclical downturn of fear.
At present, most investors choose , with a view to early April have a quarterly disclosure, we can see a satisfactory data. At the same time, I hope, such as medical costs and uncertain factors, such as premium trend can become relatively clear, so as to remove the price trends of uncertainty brought about by pessimism. In addition, the election factor has increased the health insurance sector price pressures. Therefore, despite the current health insurance companies are now in a very attractive valuation levels, investors still wait-and-see option.
At present, the S & P health care index covered by the six largest health insurance companies an average price-earnings ratio is only about eight times. At the same time, research institutions are expected to health insurance companies first quarter performance is expected to increase 5.9% in the second quarter increased 7.1 percent. And the S & P 500 Index constituent stocks expected first quarter earnings fell 2.7 percent, 0.2 percent growth in the second quarter.
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