The Cigna Group (CI) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

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Comparison

Company

Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

The Cigna Group

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Why is The Cigna Group ?

Strong Long Term Fundamental Strength with an average Return on Equity (ROE) of 14.25%

Positive results in Jun 25

NET PROFIT(HY) At USD 3,099.43 MM has Grown at 153.37%
DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY) Highest at USD 0
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Highest at 202.37

With ROE of 14.33%, it has a expensive valuation with a 2.35 Price to Book Value

The stock is trading at a premium compared to its peers' average historical valuations
Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -19.28%, its profits have risen by 32.8% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.4
At the current price, the company has a high dividend yield of 1080.2

Real-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you buy?

Overall Portfolio exposure to The Cigna Group should be less than 10%
Overall Portfolio exposure to Healthcare Services should be less than 30%

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Healthcare Services)

When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock

Is The Cigna Group for you?

Medium Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

The Cigna Group

-18.69%

-0.58

35.01%

S&P 500

13.22%

0.64

20.20%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

11.06%

EBIT Growth (5y)

143.16%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

0.67

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

9.18

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

0.10

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

3.35

Tax Ratio

21.04%

Dividend Payout Ratio

46.19%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

89.32%

ROCE (avg)

1.70%

ROE (avg)

14.25%

Valuation

Valuation Scorecard

Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors

Factor

Value

P/E Ratio

Industry P/E

Price to Book Value

2.35

EV to EBIT

EV to EBITDA

33.02

EV to Capital Employed

2.54

EV to Sales

0.35

PEG Ratio

0.41

Dividend Yield

1080.18%

ROCE (Latest)

ROE (Latest)

14.33%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bearish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Mildly Bearish

Moving Averages

Bearish (Daily)

KST

Bearish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bullish

Mildly Bearish

OBV

No Trend

Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned

Technical Movement

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Financial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard

Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

15What is working for the Company

NET PROFIT(HY)

At USD 3,099.43 MM has Grown at 153.37%

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at USD 0

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Highest at 202.37

DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Highest at 26.43%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by 0% (YoY

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at USD 67,230 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 2,432 MM

EPS(Q)

Highest at USD 5.71

-4What is not working for the Company

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Lowest at USD 5,292 MM

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at 65.75 %

Here's what is working for The Cigna Group

Net Profit

At USD 3,099.43 MM has Grown at 153.37%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is very positive

Net Profit (USD MM)

Interest Coverage Ratio

Highest at 202.37

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving

Operating Profit to Interest

Dividend per share

Highest at USD 0 and Grown

In each year in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated

DPS (USD)

Net Sales

Highest at USD 67,230 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (USD MM)

Operating Profit

Highest at USD 2,432 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (USD MM)

EPS

Highest at USD 5.71

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (USD)

Dividend Payout Ratio

Highest at 26.43%

in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)

Raw Material Cost

Fallen by 0% (YoY)

MOJO Watch

The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has improved; this may lead to a rise in profit margin

Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales

Here's what is not working for The Cigna Group

Operating Cash Flow

Lowest at USD 5,292 MM and Fallen

In each year in the last three years

MOJO Watch

The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling

Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)

Debt-Equity Ratio

Highest at 65.75 %

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed

Debt-Equity Ratio