The Cigna Group (NYSE:CI – Get Free Report) and NeueHealth (NYSE:NEUE – Get Free Report) are both medical companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, profitability, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership.
Profitability
This table compares The Cigna Group and NeueHealth’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| The Cigna Group | 2.64% | 13.59% | 4.12% |
| NeueHealth | -71.23% | N/A | -1.21% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent recommendations for The Cigna Group and NeueHealth, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| The Cigna Group | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 2.92 |
| NeueHealth | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
Volatility and Risk
The Cigna Group has a beta of 0.57, meaning that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NeueHealth has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares The Cigna Group and NeueHealth’s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| The Cigna Group | $195.27 billion | 0.53 | $5.16 billion | $17.39 | 20.19 |
| NeueHealth | $1.16 billion | 0.04 | -$1.15 billion | ($151.20) | -0.04 |
The Cigna Group has higher revenue and earnings than NeueHealth. NeueHealth is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The Cigna Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
87.0% of The Cigna Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.9% of NeueHealth shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of The Cigna Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 64.3% of NeueHealth shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
The Cigna Group beats NeueHealth on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About The Cigna Group
The Cigna Group, together with its subsidiaries, provides insurance and related products and services in the United States. Its Evernorth Health Services segment provides a range of coordinated and point solution health services, including pharmacy benefits, home delivery pharmacy, specialty pharmacy, distribution, and care delivery and management solutions to health plans, employers, government organizations, and health care providers. The company's Cigna Healthcare segment offers medical, pharmacy, behavioral health, dental, and other products and services for insured and self-insured customers; Medicare Advantage, Medicare Supplement, and Medicare Part D plans for seniors, as well as individual health insurance plans; and health care coverage in its international markets, as well as health care benefits for mobile individuals and employees of multinational organizations. In addition, it offers permanent insurance contracts sold to corporations to provide coverage on the lives of certain employees for financing employer-paid future benefit obligations. The company distributes its products and services through insurance brokers and consultants; directly to employers, unions and other groups, or individuals; and private and public exchanges. The company was formerly known as Cigna Corporation and changed its name to The Cigna Group in February 2023. The Cigna Group was founded in 1792 and is headquartered in Bloomfield, Connecticut.
About NeueHealth
NeueHealth, Inc., a healthcare company, provides various healthcare services for health consumers, providers, and payors in the United States. It operates through two segments: NeueCare and NeueSolutions. The NeueCare segment delivers healthcare services to ACA marketplace, medicare, and medicaid through owned and affiliated clinics. It operates risk-bearing clinics under the Centrum Health, AssociatesMD, and Premier Medical Associates brand names. The company also offers integrated system care solution, such as embedded pharmacy, laboratory, radiology, and population health focused specialty services; and chronic care management, transitions of care, and referral management services. The NeueSolutions segment enables providers and medical groups to succeed in performance-based arrangements; and participates in the centers for healthcare access to medicare beneficiaries. The company was formerly known as Bright Health Group, Inc. and changed its name to NeueHealth, Inc. in January 2024. NeueHealth, Inc. was incorporated in 2015 and is headquartered in Doral, Florida.
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