Unitedhealth, Warren Buffett and stock act
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UnitedHealth Group shares popped Friday after Berkshire Hathaway announced it purchased 5 million shares of the insurance giant.
This investment signifies Buffett's re-entry into UNH after liquidating his entire position back in 2010, indicating that he perceives significant value at
UnitedHealth Group ( UNH 12.04%) has been a solid dividend growth stock for years. Generally, its yield has been fairly low, due to the stock's rising value. Even as the healthcare insurance giant has grown its dividend, its yield hasn't been particularly high or noteworthy.
On Friday, high-profile investors Michael Burry and Warren Buffett took positions in UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE:UNH). Warren Buffett's fund bought little more than 5 million shares, and Burry disclosed in 13F filings that he purchased call contracts against 350,
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UnitedHealth Stock Is Having Its Best Day in Years. It Still Needs More to Cure Its Problems.
UNH stock soared after Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway revealed it bought shares of the healthcare company. Nonetheless, UnitedHealth faces a long list of unresolved issues.
Year to date, the stock has fallen by nearly 45%, which is by no means normal for the healthcare stock. In fact, this is the worst it has performed since the Great Recession, when it tumbled by more than 54% in 2008.
Shares of UnitedHealth Group surged nearly 14% on Friday after billionaire Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway bought 5 million shares of the company, providing a shot in the arm for investors who think the health conglomerate will turn around under its new CEO.
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Berkshire Hathaway's latest regulatory filing revealed that the company took a considerable stake in UnitedHealth. The 5 million-share, $1.6 billion stake makes the massive health insurer the 18th-biggest position in Berkshire's portfolio. Buffett's company also trimmed its positions in Apple and Bank of America.
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