Anthem Hits New All-Time High as Insurers Rise After 2018 Midterms -- Data Talk

Anthem, Inc. (ANTM) closed at $289.94, up $17.93 or 6.59%

-- New all-time high (based on available data back to October 30, 2001)

-- Largest percent increase since August 29, 2012, when it rose 7.68%

-- Earlier Wednesday, Anthem's shares rose after the 2018 election, as the likelihood of rolling back the Affordable Care Act diminished following the Democrats winning the House

-- On Tuesday, Citigroup raised its price target on Anthem to $292.00/share from $290.00/share, Benzinga reported

-- Best four-day stretch since the four days ending November 14, 2016, when it rose 9.27%

-- Up 5.21% month-to-date

-- Up 28.86% year-to-date

-- Up 33.69% from 52 weeks ago (November 8, 2017), when it closed at $216.87

-- Up 6.92% at today's intraday high; largest intraday percent increase since January 31, 2018, when it rose as much as 10.07%

-- Today's preliminary volume is 2.4 million shares

Source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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November 07, 2018 16:51 ET (21:51 GMT)

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