Magellan Health, Inc. was a big mover last session, as the company saw its shares rise around 6% on the day. The move came on solid volume too with far more shares changing hands than in a normal session. The stock picked up sharply from the near-flat trend of $72 to $73.90 in the past one-month time frame.

The move came after the company announced that it had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Senior Whole Health.

The company has no seen any estimate revisions over the past few weeks, while the Zacks Consensus Estimate for the current quarter remained unchanged. The recent price action is encouraging though, so make sure to keep a close watch on this firm in the near future.

Magellan Health currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) while its Earnings ESP is 0.00%.  

A better-ranked stock in the Medical – HMOs industry is Anthem, Inc. , which currently carries a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.

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