Deutsche Bank Reiterates Buy, $54 on Aetna

Deutsche Bank maintains its Buy rating and $54 target price on Aetna (NYSE: AET) as the company boosts 2011-2012 EPS guidance.

DB notes, “Ahead of the company's investor conference tomorrow in NY, Aetna raised both its 2011 and 2012 EPS guidance and issued 1Q12 membership guidance that is largely in line with our model. Relative to 2011 EPS guidance, AET raised guidance to $5.15 from the prior view of $5.00, citing strong 4Q11 performance to date. We are currently modeling 2011 EPS of $5.05.”

AET closed at $39.28 per share on Wednesday.