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 UnitedHealth Group Inc  (UNH)     Rate UNH  -  Discuss UNH  -  Add to Watch List         Graphic_subscribe

       Sector: Financial  >  Industry: Insurance (Accident & Health)
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-5.01%
 risk: high
Exercise Credits: A Financial Incentive to Combat a Growing Health Epidemic  08/24/08
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Dontpanic
-4.30%
 risk: low
Buy buy buy!  07/30/08
These guys are definitely at or near their bottom. Legal issues re: option grants are behind them and cost was all written down last quarter. They are facing pressure from Medicare cuts and changes, but they are going through some gradual restructuring to cut costs and adapt. This company has become more than a little bloated via various acquisitions over the years, and earnings pressure has finall...

The
+7.94%
 risk: low
Update - up 20%+ in 9 days  07/23/08
I thought this could be a falling knife or just an overreaction by the market.  I would not buy at this point so I rate this a hold.  May get a bit of a pullback after the run.  Since I am longer term investor who does not believe one  can choose the absolute top/bottom...I will hold on to  my shares...
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People Bullish on UNH

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gekko
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4 days ago

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Mike Havrilla
Sr. Associate
65%
11 days ago

dfac
Analyst
72%
22 days ago

Dontpanic
osubuckeye
Associate
55%
about 1 mo ago

lainch82
Analyst
N/A
about 1 mo ago


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alephandtao
Associate
48%
about 1 mo ago

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zarakhiel
Associate
36%
about 1 mo ago

maddude
Associate
71%
about 1 mo ago

gaboo
Analyst
26%
about 1 mo ago

Bearishguy
The Big Bear
Analyst
85%
4 mos ago

 


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