Humana Jumps 15% on Medicare Ratings; SpaceX Spectrum Deal Sinks Telecom Stocks

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Humana shares surged 15% in premarket trading after the health insurer said 95% of its Medicare Advantage members would be enrolled in plans rated four stars or higher in 2027, up sharply from 20% in 2026, well above J.P. Morgan's expected 60% to 70%. Delta Air Lines fell around 3.3% after cutting its annual profit forecast by nearly a quarter at the midpoint as surging fuel costs outweighed strong travel demand. Lumentum rose 3.8% after Chief Executive Michael Hurlston told Bloomberg Television in Tokyo that demand for its optoelectronic components had effectively booked out manufacturing capacity through early 2029, saying the company could not meet approximately 70% of demand for some products through next year and roughly 30% for certain others through 2028; Coherent gained 3.5% in sympathy. American Express fell almost 2% in after-hours trading after the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency imposed a $350 million penalty over compliance failures that let approximately $13 billion of suspected money laundering go undetected between 2014 and 2025. SpaceX gained 3.7% on a deal to acquire a nationwide low-band spectrum portfolio, sending T-Mobile US, Verizon Communications and AT&T down between 5% and 6%, while tower operators American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA Communications advanced between 6% and 10%.

Impact on assets 13

Cloud & Digital Infrastructure± Mixed
T-Mobile US Inc
TMUS
▼ NegativeCompetitionrelevance

SpaceX's spectrum acquisition deal threatens T-Mobile's wireless competitive position, sending its shares down 5-6%.

Verizon Communications Inc
VZ
▼ NegativeCompetitionrelevance

SpaceX's nationwide low-band spectrum deal intensifies wireless competition, driving Verizon shares down 5-6%.

AT&T Inc.
T
▼ NegativeCompetitionrelevance

AT&T fell 5-6% as SpaceX's spectrum acquisition threatens wireless carrier competitive position.

American Tower Corp
AMT
▲ PositiveCompetitionrelevance

American Tower advanced 6-10% as SpaceX's spectrum deal pressured wireless carriers, benefiting tower operators.

Crown Castle
CCI
▲ PositiveCompetitionrelevance

Crown Castle advanced 6-10% alongside tower operators as SpaceX's spectrum deal weighed on carriers.

SBA Communications Corp
SBAC
▲ PositiveCompetitionrelevance

Tower operators advanced 6-10% as SpaceX's spectrum deal pressured wireless carriers, benefiting tower names.

Digital Finance & Tokenization▼
American Express Company
AXP
▼ NegativeRegulationrelevance

OCC imposed a $350 million penalty on American Express over compliance failures that let suspected money laundering go undetected.

Artificial Intelligence▲
Lumentum Holdings Inc
LITE
▲ PositiveDemandrelevance

CEO says optoelectronic component demand has booked out capacity through early 2029, unable to meet ~70% of demand for some products.

Coherent Inc
COHR
▲ PositiveDemandrelevance

Coherent gained 3.5% in sympathy after Lumentum said optoelectronic component demand had booked out capacity through early 2029.

Industrials▼
Delta Air Lines Inc
DAL
▼ NegativeCapitalrelevance

Delta cut its annual profit forecast by nearly a quarter at the midpoint as surging fuel costs outweighed strong travel demand.

Aging Population▲
Humana Inc
HUM
▲ PositiveRegulationrelevance

95% of Medicare Advantage members to be in 4-star-plus plans in 2027, up from 20%, far above JPM's 60-70% estimate.

Space Economy▲