-- 獨立研究機構CFRA向提供了以下研究報告。 CFRA分析師的觀點摘要如下： CI公佈2026年第一季調整後每股收益為7.79美元（年成長16%），高於市場普遍預期的7.61美元，因此將全年每股收益預期上調0.10美元。總營收年增5%至685億美元，主要得益於Evernorth Health Services年增9%至584億美元；而Cigna Healthcare的營收年減21%，反映了其剝離Medicare業務的影響。 Evernorth的強勁表現，包括藥品福利服務年增11%（得益於有利的藥品組合）以及專科和護理服務年增6%，支撐了公司向高利潤率服務領域策略轉型。管理階層維持2026年醫療保健比率預期在83.7%-84.7%之間，顯示在營運改善的同時，公司持續維持成本控制。營運效率提升，銷售、管理及行政費用率下降100個基點至5.4%，同時，信諾醫療保健稅前利潤率提升430個基點至13.2%，醫療保健比率從82.2%改善至79.8%，主要得益於剝離聯邦醫療保險業務。
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