Cigna Group $CI Stock Holdings Raised by First National Bank of Omaha

First National Bank of Omaha raised its stake in Cigna Group (NYSE:CI) by 1,010.4% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 26,427 shares of the health services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 24,047 shares during the period. First National Bank of Omaha’s holdings in Cigna Group were worth $7,299,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Cigna Group by 1.6% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 26,173,577 shares of the health services provider’s stock worth $7,203,754,000 after purchasing an additional 414,834 shares during the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA increased its position in shares of Cigna Group by 8.3% in the 4th quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 11,805,083 shares of the health services provider’s stock worth $3,249,113,000 after purchasing an additional 903,334 shares during the last quarter. Dodge & Cox increased its position in shares of Cigna Group by 4.0% in the 3rd quarter. Dodge & Cox now owns 9,305,225 shares of the health services provider’s stock worth $2,682,231,000 after purchasing an additional 354,615 shares during the last quarter. Sanders Capital LLC increased its position in shares of Cigna Group by 0.5% in the 3rd quarter. Sanders Capital LLC now owns 7,828,168 shares of the health services provider’s stock worth $2,256,469,000 after purchasing an additional 35,150 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Cigna Group by 0.8% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 6,051,370 shares of the health services provider’s stock worth $1,658,055,000 after purchasing an additional 48,474 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 86.99% of the company’s stock.

Cigna Group Trading Up 1.0%

NYSE CI opened at $297.77 on Friday. Cigna Group has a one year low of $239.51 and a one year high of $338.89. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $282.53 and a 200-day simple moving average of $278.01. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69, a quick ratio of 0.73 and a current ratio of 0.73. The firm has a market capitalization of $78.77 billion, a PE ratio of 12.62, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.14 and a beta of 0.28.

Cigna Group (NYSE:CI) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The health services provider reported $7.79 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $7.60 by $0.19. Cigna Group had a net margin of 2.26% and a return on equity of 19.75%. The business had revenue of $68.52 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $66.29 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $6.74 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 4.6% on a year-over-year basis. Cigna Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at 30.350- EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that Cigna Group will post 30.39 earnings per share for the current year.

Cigna Group Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 18th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 4th will be paid a dividend of $1.56 per share. This represents a $6.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 4th. Cigna Group’s payout ratio is presently 26.45%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have recently weighed in on CI. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on shares of Cigna Group from $300.00 to $305.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered shares of Cigna Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and decreased their price target for the company from $303.00 to $302.00 in a report on Wednesday, May 20th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Cigna Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, June 6th. Barclays lowered shares of Cigna Group from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and decreased their price target for the company from $310.00 to $304.00 in a report on Tuesday, May 26th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price target on shares of Cigna Group from $333.00 to $337.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, May 1st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $338.80.

Insider Transactions at Cigna Group

In other Cigna Group news, CEO David Cordani sold 201,878 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $292.82, for a total transaction of $59,113,915.96. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 34,337 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,054,560.34. The trade was a 85.46% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 0.60% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Cigna Group Profile

Cigna Group (NYSE: CI) is a global health services company that offers a broad portfolio of healthcare products and insurance solutions for individuals, employers, and governments. Its core businesses include medical and behavioral health plans, dental and vision coverage, pharmacy benefit management, and supplemental health products. Cigna serves a mix of commercial, Medicare, and Medicaid customers and provides workplace benefits such as group health plans and disability and life benefits for employers.

In addition to traditional insurance products, Cigna operates health services and care-delivery platforms designed to manage costs and improve outcomes.