Cigna Corp vs Delta Air Lines, Inc. — how do they compare? Cigna Corp trades at $302.59 (market cap $80.55B), while Delta Air Lines, Inc. trades at $85.8 (market cap $56.68B). The key difference: Cigna Corp is the larger of the two by market cap, and Cigna Corp pays the higher dividend (2.05%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| CI | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $80.55B | $56.68B |
Sector | Health | Industrials |
52-Week High | $311.00 | $93.66 |
52-Week Low | $244.41 | $51.15 |
Enterprise Value | $103.65B | $72.00B |
Dividend Yield | 2.05% | 0.9% |
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Cigna primarily provides pharmacy benefit management and health insurance services. Its PBM services were greatly expanded by its 2018 merger with Express Scripts and are mostly sold to health insurance plans and employers. Its largest PBM contract is the Department of Defense. In health insurance and other benefits, Cigna mostly serves employers through self-funding arrangements, but it also operates in government programs, such as Medicare Advantage. The company operates mostly in the U.S. with 15 million medical members covered as of the end of 2020, but its services extend internationally, covering another 2 million people.
Read more on CI →Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines is one of the world's largest airlines, with a network of over 300 destinations in more than 50 countries. Delta operates a hub-and-spoke system network, where it gathers and distributes passengers across the globe through key locations such as Atlanta, New York, Salt Lake City, Detroit, Seattle, and Minneapolis-St. Paul. Delta's sale of frequent flier miles, particularly to American Express, is a major driver of the firm's profits.
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