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Unitedhealth Gp (UNH) Price: $51.25
Industry: Medical CareChaikin Power Gauge Report | Generated: Wed Jul 27 11:30 EDT 2011
Unitedhealth Gp
UNH$51.25
Expert Opinions
Price/Volume Activity
Earnings Performance
Financial Metrics
Power Gauge Rating
UNH Unitedhealth ..
News Sentiment :Positive
July 27, 2011
News Sentiment Rating
Bullish
Chaikin Sentiment GaugeTM
for UNH is bullish. There is currently a significantpositive sentiment within news stories concerning UNH.
Power Trend - 5 Year Chart
The Power Gauge distills a 20 factor model into a concise picture of a stock's potential. High Potential Neutral Low Potential
UNH - Very Bullish
The Chaikin Power Gauge RatingTM
for UNH is very bullish due to very strongearnings performance, very positive expert opinions, attractive financial metricsand bullish price/volume activity.
UNH's earnings performance is very strong as a result of better than expectedearnings in recent quarters and consistent earnings over the past 5 years.
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Financials & Earnings
Business Value
Price to Sales Ratio
Return on Equity
Price to Book Value
LT Debt/Equity Ratio
Financial Metrics Financial Metrics Rating
Assets and Liabilities Valuation Returns
Bullish
UNH's financial metrics are very good. The company yields a high return onshareholder's equity and generates high free cash flow relative to marketcapitalization.
The rank is based on a high long term debt to equity ratio, high return on equityand relatively high cash flow.
Ratio TTM
Current Ratio 0.84
LT Debt/Equity 0.34
Ratio TTM
Price/Book 2.18
Price/Sales 0.59
Ratio TTM
Return on Invest 14.0%
Return on Equity 18.7%
Earnings Consistency
Projected P/E Ratio
Earnings Trend
Earnings Surprise
Earnings Growth
Earnings Performance Earnings Performance Rating
5 Year Revenue and Earnings Growth EPS Estimates
EPS Surprise EPS Quarterly Results
Very Bullish
UNH's earnings performance has been very strong. The company hasoutperformed analysts' earnings estimates and has a stable 5 year earningstrend.
The rank is based on better than expected earnings in recent quarters, arelatively high projected P/E ratio and consistent earnings over the past 5 years.
12/06 12/07 12/08 12/09 12/10
Revenue(M) 18,157.00 75,431.00 81,186.00 87,138.00 94,155.00
Rev % Growth -59.98% 315.44% 7.63% 7.33% 8.05%
EPS $0.86 $3.55 $2.40 $3.24 $4.10
EPS % Growth -65.32% 312.79% -32.39% 35.00% 26.54%
Factor Actual EPS Prev EST EPS Current Change
Quarterly EPS $1.14 $1.11 -0.03
Yearly EPS $4.10 $4.34 +0.24
Factor Actual EPS Growth Est EPS Growth Change
3-5 year EPS 55.70% 12.12% -43.58
Estimate Actual Difference % Difference
Latest Qtr $0.95 $1.16 $0.21 22.11
1 Qtr Ago $0.89 $1.22 $0.33 37.08
2 Qtr Ago $0.84 $0.94 $0.10 11.90
3 Qtr Ago $0.84 $1.14 $0.30 35.71
FY Qtr 1 Qtr 2 Qtr 3 Qtr 4 Total
12/09 $0.81 $0.73 $0.89 $0.81 $3.24
12/10 $1.03 $0.99 $1.14 $0.94 $4.10
12/11 $1.22 $1.16 - - -
Fiscal Year End Month is December.
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Price Trend & Expert Opinions
Volume Trend
Price Trend ROC
Price Trend
Chaikin Money Flow
Relative Strength vs Market
Price/Volume Activity Price/Volume Activity Rating
Relative Strength vs S&P500 Index
Chart shows whether UNH is performing better or worse than the market.
Chaikin Money Flow
Chaikin Money Flow analyzes supply and demand for a company's stock.
Price Activity Price Activity Volume Activity
Bullish
Price and volume activity for UNH is bullish. UNH has outperformed the S&P 500over 26 weeks and is experiencing sustained buying.
The rank for UNH is based on its price strength versus the market, positiveChaikin money flow, a positive Chaikin price trend and a negative Chaikin pricetrend ROC.
Factor Value
52 Week High 53.13
52 Week Low 30.33
% Change YTD Rel S&P 500 36.59%
Factor Value
% Change Price - 4 Weeks 1.59%
% Change Price - 24 Weeks 20.64%
% Change Price - 4 Wks Rel to S&P -3.26%
% Change Price - 24 Wks Rel to S&P 18.73%
Factor Value
Average Volume 20 Days 6,476,420
Average Volume 90 Days 6,978,112
Chaikin Money Flow Persistency 73%
Relative Strength vs Industry
Analyst Opinions
Insider Activity
Short Interest
Earnings Estimate Revisions
Expert Opinions Expert Opinions
Earnings Estimate Revisions Analyst Recommendations EPS Estimates Revision Summary
Very Bullish
Expert opinions about UNH are very positive. Analysts are raising their EPSestimates for UNH and shorting of UNH is low.
The rank for UNH is based on analysts revising earnings estimates upward, a lowshort interest ratio, insiders purchasing stock, optimistic analyst opinions andprice strength of the stock versus the Medical Care industry group.
Current 7 Days Ago % Change
Current Qtr 1.11 1.09 +1.83%
Next Qtr 0.87 0.91 -4.40%
Current 30 Days Ago % Change
Current FY 4.34 4.18 0.16
Factor Value
Mean this Week Strong Buy
Mean Last Week Strong Buy
Change 0.00
Mean 5 Weeks Ago Buy
Last Week Last 4 Weeks
Up Down Up Down
Curr Qtr 5 1 12 3
Curr Yr 4 0 18 1
Next Qtr 1 8 4 15
Next Yr 10 0 19 0
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The Company & Its Competitors
UNH's Competitors in Medical Care
Company Power Historic EPS Projected EPS Profit Margin PEG PE Revenue(M)Gauge growth growth
UNH 55.70% 12.12% 5.01% 0.97 11.49 94,155
CVH 13.07% 9.97% 3.83% 1.22 9.33 11,588
MHS 11.82% 14.00% 2.12% 1.13 17.36 65,968
AET 8.91% 10.25% 5.26% 0.95 10.79 34,246
AGP 20.42% 15.00% 5.05% 1.07 12.01 5,806
HNT 3.05% 10.00% 0.58% 0.99 11.08 13,620
HUM 19.49% 8.00% 3.34% 1.40 10.81 33,868
WLP 6.06% 10.67% 5.03% 0.97 10.38 58,802
News Headlines for UNH
Insurer Aetna reports on 2Q performanceWednesday - Jul 25, 2011
UnitedHealth beats expectations, raisesguidance - Jul 20, 2011
Profit Up 13%, UnitedHealth Raises Outlook -Jul 19, 2011
Summary Box: UnitedHealth 2Q profit climbs 13pct - Jul 19, 2011
Aetna completes $600M Prodigy Healthacquisition - Jun 28, 2011
Company Details Company Profile
UNITEDHEALTH GPUNITEDHEALTH GROUPCENTER 9900 BREN ROAD EASTMINNEAPOLIS, MN 55343USAPhone: 9529361300Fax: 952-936-1949Website:http://http://www.unitedhealthgroup.com/Full Time Employees: 87,000Sector: Medical
UnitedHealth Group Inc. offers health care coverage and related services to help peopleachieve improved health and well-being through all stages of life. The company'sproducts and services reflect a number of core capabilities, including medical informationmanagement, health benefit administration, care coordination, risk assessment andpricing, health benefit design and provider contracting. With these capabilities, it is able toprovide comprehensive health care management services through organized healthsystems and insurance products.
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