Cigna (CI)
NYSEHealth CareMedical - Healthcare PlansSnapshot 2026-10-30
NYSEHealth CareMedical - Healthcare PlansSnapshot 2026-10-30
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
A booming industry is a tailwind for the names in it; a contracting one is a headwind. Companies in the same industry tend to rise and fall together with the cycle, the way a tide lifts and lowers every boat in the harbor at once, so a large part of a stock’s swing can come from where its industry sits rather than from the company itself. It’s context for reading the company’s results, not a buy/sell call. Full explanation →
Health Care is in steady. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
The stage band shows the industry’s cycle over the chart’s timeline (each color a stage); a ▼ marks a quarter its growth inflected down — amber is an unconfirmed watch, red is confirmed the next quarter. Use “Overlay cycle on chart” to tint the price chart by stage. The industry’s fundamentals, not a signal on this stock.
The reason to own it still holds.
View ThesisRevenue growth is slowing — up about 8% over the past year and decelerating.
View GrowthRanks among the strongest in its industry on quality — around the top 18%.
View QualityManagement screens strong on earnings delivery, margins.
View ManagementExpectations look reasonable — what the market is pricing in sits in line with or below what analysts forecast.
View ValuationModerate volatility — typically moves about 1% a day.
View RiskCI’s case rests on growing Evernorth Health Services adjusted income, supported by steady revenue growth. Revenue growth accelerated from 5% in Q1 FY2026 to 7% in Q2 FY2026. Q2 FY2026 non-GAAP earnings beat consensus by 2.6%. CI trades at 10× P/E versus a 22× peer median. The price reflects less growth than our forecast. The specific risk is a guidance reversal after the recent raise. Our model puts the next-quarter miss probability near 16%. Peer multiples imply a price about 27% above where it trades; our read remains intact. This read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-10-30. CI is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 25 analysts currently covering CI (as of Oct 2026).
Based on 7 Wall Street analysts offering 12-month price targets for CI in the last 4 months.
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Quarterly · checked companies · value or % of revenue
A consensus fair price across 12 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-10-30. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Health Care Services — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
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Advances: Grow Evernorth Health Services adjusted income
Positive analyst forecast supports Evernorth's growth objective.
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-10-30. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
Current $298.23
The last 12 months of price, then the range of analyst 12-month targets from today’s $298.23.
Analyst ratings and price targets are third-party Wall Street estimates, not QuarterlyIQ’s view. Not investment advice.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
Positive outlook supports growth objectives.

Advances: Grow Evernorth Health Services adjusted income
Merger enhances Evernorth's growth potential significantly.

Advances: Grow Evernorth Health Services adjusted income
Investment in specialty pharmacy supports growth.

Threatens: Grow Evernorth Health Services adjusted income
Concerns over PBM transition risk may hinder Evernorth growth.

Advances: Grow Evernorth Health Services adjusted income
New platform supports growth in Evernorth Health Services income.

Advances: Grow Evernorth Health Services adjusted income
Evernorth's SEC clearance supports growth in health services.
Advances: Grow Evernorth Health Services adjusted income
Evernorth's SEC clearance supports growth objectives.
