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Page 1: Research Report for UNH as of 7/27/11 - Chaikin Power Tools

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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Page 2: Research Report for UNH as of 7/27/11 - Chaikin Power Tools

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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Page 3: Research Report for UNH as of 7/27/11 - Chaikin Power Tools

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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Page 4: Research Report for UNH as of 7/27/11 - Chaikin Power Tools

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.

Power Gauge Ratings are created using a relative ranking system that assigns a rank of 0 to 100 (100 being the highest) to each stock in the universe. Rank is calculatedby evaluating each of the stocks factors and combining them into a single number using a weighting formula. A stock's rank ranges from 100-0, where 100 is thestrongest, and a rank of 95 indicates the stock is better than 95% of the stocks in the universe.

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