NYSE: CI

Cigna (CI) Stock Analysis & Forecast

The Cigna Group. Health services sector, managed health care industry. Market cap $72.74B.

$275.28−0.72 (−0.3%)

Close on Sep 18, 2026. Page updated Sep 19, 9:17 pm ET.

Gekko Brief

AI summary

Cigna shares close at $275.28, down 0.3%, sitting between the 50-day average of $282.94 and the 200-day average of $279.85. The stock is down 0.8% over one month and 7.2% over the past year, though up 4% over six months. The GekkoIndex reads 62.9, placing CI in the Accumulation zone, and the price stands 37.8% below Gekko Fair Value of $442.38.

Coverage this week centers on Cigna's push into artificial intelligence, with CI expanding AI tools across care coordination and specialty pharmacy as it works to manage elevated healthcare costs and improve access. Separate coverage highlights a Cigna Group report on volunteering and wellbeing, and another piece frames CI as a long-term growth stock candidate. A filing shows RFG Advisory LLC raised its CI stake in the second quarter.

Cigna's next earnings report is set for 29 October 2026, before the open, 39 days out and beyond a typical 20-trading-day holding window. The last report, on 30 July 2026, showed adjusted EPS of $7.78 against an estimate of $7.58, though shares reacted -5.9%; CI has beaten estimates in 7 of the last 8 quarters, with an average absolute reaction of 6.5%. Analyst consensus stands at 13 buy and 5 hold ratings among 18 firms, with a consensus target of $339.36. Seasonally, the next 20 trading days have averaged a 2.9% gain over 5 years, rising in 5 of them, a pattern worth noting alongside the 39-day gap to the next earnings date.

Written by AI and checked automatically against the figures on this page. Generated Sep 20, 2026 from the data above.

Price vs fair value

Close $275.28200-day averageGekko Fair Value $442.38

Key stats

Market cap
$72.74B
P/E ratio
11.6
Forward P/E
8.4
EPS, TTM
$23.79
Revenue, TTM
$282.4B
Profit margin
2.3%
Dividend yield
2.19%
Beta
0.32
Volume
2.33M avg 1.40M
1-year return
−7.2%
Typical daily move
±2.4%
Typical 20-day move
±4.1%
50-day average
$282.94
200-day average
$279.85
Next earnings
Oct 29 before open
Shares outstanding
264.2M
52-week range
$239.51$315.47

Cigna swing-trade checklist

Cigna scores 4 supportive, 1 mixed and 0 headwinds across the 5 checklist items with data.

Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.

4 supportive1 mixed0 headwinds

  • Trendmixed

    Averages disagree

    Close $275.28 sits between the 50-day ($282.94) and 200-day ($279.85) averages, or the averages disagree.

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  • GekkoIndexsupportive

    62.9, Accumulation

    Reading 62.9 is in the Accumulation zone.

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  • Fair valuesupportive

    37.8% below

    Price is 37.8% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).

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  • Smart moneyno data

    No data

    No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.

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  • Earnings risksupportive

    Reports in 39 days

    Next report Oct 29, 2026, 39 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.

    See earnings
  • Seasonalitysupportive

    +2.9% on average

    From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +2.9% over 5 years, rising in 5 of them.

    See seasonality

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Cigna stock chart and price history

Cigna closed at $275.28 on Sep 18, 2026, −7.2% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $239.51 to $315.47.

Close50-day average200-day averageVolume

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Performance Breakdown

1 month
−0.8%
3 months
−1.4%
6 months
+4.0%
1 year
−7.2%
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About Cigna

Cigna sells health insurance and related services to individuals, employers, unions, and government programs across the United States, with additional health coverage offered internationally to multinational employers and their mobile workforces. It is known for a broad mix of medical, pharmacy, dental, vision, and behavioral health products, along with Medicare plans for seniors and coverage sold both on and off public exchanges.

The business runs through two main arms. Evernorth handles pharmacy services, benefits administration, care management, and data-driven health solutions for health plans, employers, government bodies, and providers. Cigna Healthcare covers insurance products for insured and self-insured clients, seniors, and individual buyers, and also issues permanent life insurance policies that companies use to fund future employee benefit obligations. Products reach customers through brokers, consultants, direct sales to employers and unions, and both private and public insurance exchanges.

Cigna traces its founding to 1792 and is headquartered in Bloomfield, Connecticut. Its shares are listed on the NYSE under the ticker CI.

Listed
NYSE
Sector
Health services
Industry
Managed health care
Website
thecignagroup.com

Cigna GekkoIndex: the smart money zone

Cigna’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 62.9, in the Accumulation zone, up 2.9 points over five sessions.

010062.9Accumulation

Up 2.9 points over five sessions.

Reading for Sep 18, 2026

What followed past readings in each zone

ZoneReadings5 days10 days20 days50 days
Buying41+2.5%+4.6%+6.4%+4.2%
Accumulation (current zone)215+0.9%+1.1%+1.3%+0.9%
Neutral380−0.7%−1.1%−1.8%−2.8%
Distribution23−0.4%0.0%+1.3%+1.3%
Selling3Too few readings yet

Average CI share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Accumulation readings averaged +2.3% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.

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Is Cigna stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value

Cigna trades 37.8% below Gekko Fair Value of $442.38, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.

Gekko’s own estimate of what Cigna shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.

$442.38

Gekko Fair Value, Sep 19, 2026

37.8% Undervalued

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Cigna insider and Congress trading

No open-market insider purchases were filed for Cigna, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.

Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.

Insider buying last 90 days

No open-market insider purchases were filed for CI in the last 90 days.

From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.

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Congress trades last 90 days

No trades in CI were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.

From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.

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Buybacks

Cigna has been buying back its own shares.

Bought back, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
$280.0M
As a share of market cap
0.38%

From company filings.

Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Jun 30

3of the funds Gekko tracks hold CI.

1added0opened2trimmed0sold out
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Cigna earnings: next date and track record

Cigna reports on Oct 29, 2026, before the open (39 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 7 of its last 8 reports.

7 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±6.5%average move across the report
2 of 8reports followed by a gain

Share-price move across each report

+1.2%Oct ’24−3.0%Jan ’25−0.6%May ’25−12.0%Jul ’25−18.3%Oct ’25+7.5%Feb ’26−3.2%Apr ’26−5.9%Jul ’26

Last earnings call, Jul 30, 2026 AI summary

What they said
Cigna Group reported Q2 2026 total revenues of $71.7 billion and adjusted EPS of $7.78, exceeding expectations for both Evernorth and Cigna Healthcare segments. Evernorth revenues grew 6% year-over-year, while Specialty and Care Services delivered 22% pretax adjusted earnings growth driven by Accredo and specialty pharmacy services. Faster-than-expected biosimilar and specialty generic adoption contributed to affordability improvements. After-tax special item charges totaled $153 million or $0.58 per share.
Guidance
Management reiterated full year 2026 financial outlook, incorporating anticipated share repurchases and dividends. Leadership expressed confidence in sustained momentum across Evernorth and Cigna Healthcare, citing strong execution and strategic positioning in specialty pharmacy and AI-driven care innovation.
ReportedEPSSurpriseRevenueSurpriseMove
Jul 30, 2026$7.78
est $7.58
+2.6%$71.67B
est $70.14B
+2.2%−5.9%
Apr 30, 2026$7.79
est $7.61
+2.4%$68.49B
est $66.29B
+3.3%−3.2%
Feb 5, 2026$8.08
est $7.88
+2.5%$72.47B
est $70.31B
+3.1%+7.5%
Oct 30, 2025$7.83
est $7.64
+2.5%$69.75B
est $67.58B
+3.2%−18.3%
Jul 31, 2025$7.20
est $7.16
+0.6%$67.23B
est $62.91B
+6.9%−12.0%
May 2, 2025$6.74
est $6.35
+6.1%$65.50B
est $60.20B
+8.8%−0.6%
Jan 30, 2025$6.64
est $7.82
−15.1%$65.72B
est $63.44B
+3.6%−3.0%
Oct 31, 2024$7.51
est $7.25
+3.6%$62.77B
est $59.47B
+5.6%+1.2%

“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.

Cigna stock forecast and analyst price targets

Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Cigna is $339.36, +23.3% from the last close, from 18 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.

$339.36consensus 12-month target, +23.3% from the last close
Low $290High $381
Buy13
Hold5
Sell0

Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 18 firms.

Latest analyst actions

DateFirmRatingTargetvs price
Sep 16TD CowenBuy, maintained$338+22.8%
Sep 15Wells FargoHold, maintained$307+11.5%
Sep 9BernsteinBuy, maintained$381+38.4%
Sep 9Evercore ISIHold, initiated$290+5.3%
Sep 4BernsteinBuy, maintained$381+38.4%
+1.3%average 20-day move after past Accumulation readings
+2.9%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±2.4%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range

Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.

Cigna seasonality: the next 20 trading days

Over the next 20 trading days from Sep 19, Cigna averaged +2.9% across the last 5 years, rising in 5 of them.

Next 20 trading days, by year

+1.0%2021+0.2%2022+9.1%2023−1.2%2024+3.1%2025

Average move and hit rate

WindowAverageYears higher
Next 5 trading days−0.8%2 of 5
Next 10 trading days+0.1%1 of 5
Next 15 trading days+0.6%3 of 5
Next 20 trading days+2.9%5 of 5
Next 30 trading days−0.2%3 of 5

For scale, CI’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 4.1%.

Cigna market cap and key statistics

Cigna’s market cap is $72.74B, with a P/E ratio of 11.6 and revenue of $282.4B over the last twelve months.

Valuation

Market cap
$72.74B
P/E ratio
11.6
Forward P/E
8.4
EPS, TTM
$23.79
Gekko Fair Value
$442.38

Trading

Volume
2.33M
Avg volume, 20 days
1.40M
52-week high
$315.47
52-week low
$239.51
Shares outstanding
264.2M

Financials

Revenue, TTM
$282.4B
Profit margin
2.3%
Return on equity
16.8%
Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
+10.2%

Risk and income

Beta
0.32
Typical daily move
±2.4%
Typical 20-day move
±4.1%
Dividend yield
2.19%

Cigna stock news this week

4 headlines about Cigna from the past week, newest first, each linking to the publisher.

Cigna peers

Cigna’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.

StockTodayGekkoIndex zonevs Fair Value
UNHUnitedHealth+0.4%Accumulation0.2% below
ELVElevance Health−0.9%Neutral33.5% below
HUMHumana+0.4%Accumulation24.5% below
CNCCentene−2.7%Neutral23.2% below
MOHMolina Healthcare−2.3%Neutral40.3% below
OSCROscar Health−0.3%Neutral0.5% below

A peer links to its own page where one exists.

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Reporting earnings this week

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Cigna stock FAQ

What is Cigna’s market cap?

Cigna’s market cap is $72.74B at the Sep 18, 2026 close of $275.28, with 264.2M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 11.6.

What is the Cigna stock forecast?

The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Cigna is $339.36, +23.3% from the last close. Of the 18 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 13 rate it a buy, 5 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.

Is Cigna stock overvalued or undervalued?

On Gekko’s estimate Cigna is undervalued: the Sep 18, 2026 close of $275.28 is 37.8% below Gekko Fair Value of $442.38. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.

When does Cigna report earnings next?

Cigna is expected to report on Oct 29, 2026, before the market opens (39 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $7.51 per share on revenue of $72.65B. Cigna beat the earnings estimate in 7 of its last 8 reports, moving 6.5% on average across the report.

What is Cigna’s 52-week high and low?

Cigna’s 52-week high is $315.47 and its 52-week low is $239.51; it closed at $275.28 on Sep 18, 2026, −7.2% over the past year.

Is Cigna stock a buy right now?

Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 4 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (gekkoindex, fair value, earnings risk and seasonality), 1 as mixed (trend). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.

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