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The Signs Before UnitedHealth Stock Ran Were In Its Own Exit Plan
Management had named the plan exits, the Medicare margin target and the repricing date before the run began. UnitedHealth (UNH) Group stock has climbed 65% over the past year, against 22.5% for the S&P 500, 50.6% for peer CVS and 2.4% for p...
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How Much More Can Boston Scientific Stock Move After Losing Half Its Value?
Options price a band whose floor sits below anything the stock has touched in the past year, and the company’s own recovery timetable lands after that window closes. Boston Scientific (BSX) (NYSE: BSX) trades near $51.42, about half what ...
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CVS Health Stock’s Next Leg Sits In Aetna’s Unfinished Margin Repair
Management has raised its full-year earnings outlook twice, and the segment doing most of the lifting is still short of its own target margin. CVS Health (CVS) stock has returned 0.2% over the past three months while the S&P 500 returned 4....
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Should You Be Adding To Intel Stock Or Trimming It?
Intel’s free cash flow has turned positive for the first time in four years, and its own capital plans decide whether it stays there. Intel (INTC) trades at $100.95 after returning 362.9% over the last twelve months, and it sits 28.4% bel...
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AMD Stock Can Halve Or Nearly Double, And That Is The Calm Assumption
Options are priced for a calmer stretch than the stock just delivered, and even that assumption leaves room to lose close to half a position or nearly double it. Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) trades near $482.93, and the options market has alrea...
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Make Your STX Shares Pay You 26% Per Year While You Hold Them
Here is a way to get paid a meaningful cash income on your Seagate Technology shares right now, income you keep no matter what, in exchange for capping your gains at a higher price. After a blistering 445% run over the past year, shares of Seaga...
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Reading Between The Lines Of XOM’s Latest Call
ExxonMobil’s latest earnings call forced management to explain a strange problem: why its best project is so successful that the company’s share of the oil is now falling. After a large 56% run over the past year, ExxonMobil (XOM) sh...
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How Much Track Is Left For XOM Stock?
A powerful run has paused, forcing investors to decide if this energy giant’s operational engine has more fuel or if the market has already paid for the whole trip. ExxonMobil (XOM) stock has delivered a huge 56% return over the last twel...
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Costco Is Priced Like The Best Of Its Group. Is It?
Costco’s stock is priced like the top item on the shelf, but its performance numbers are a split decision: strong on growth, weak on margin Costco Wholesale (COST) stock trades near $949.58 a share, yet it has underperformed the S&P 5...
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Collect 13% On CIEN Stock Now, Own It 60% Cheaper If It Dips
Here is a way to collect an immediate income stream from the networking boom, which you keep no matter what, while lining up a chance to buy a key supplier at a deep discount if it ever gets there. After a blistering run, shares of optical netwo...
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How To Bank 17% A Year On FIX Stock Without Selling A Share
Here is a way to get paid a meaningful income now on a stock you already own, cash you keep no matter what, in exchange for capping your gains at a higher price. Comfort Systems USA (FIX) has been on an absolute monster run, delivering a return...
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The Floor Under PAAS Stock Is Being Tested Again
A silver and gold miner has fallen back to a price floor that has repeatedly launched powerful rallies, but this time it arrives with far bigger promises to keep. Pan American Silver (PAAS) pulls silver and gold from the ground. After a three-m...
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The Sharpest Exchanges From ABBV’s Earnings Call
AbbVie’s growth engine is firing on all cylinders, but on its latest earnings call, analysts focused on whether the company can defend its turf and execute on its next big pipeline bet. AbbVie (ABBV) is on a roll, with the stock up 29% in...
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Can GE Stock Compound Its Way Higher?
Despite record revenue, GE Aerospace is falling further behind on orders. Spare parts delinquencies, a measure of shipments delayed by material shortages, grew last quarter. This is not a sign of weakness, but of demand so intense the companyR...
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Applied Materials Stock Nearly Tripled On Orders It Cannot Ship Fast Enough
The stock is priced on a multi-year fab build-out whose pace is set by supply chains rather than by demand. Applied Materials (AMAT) stock has nearly tripled over the past year, returning 193% while the S&P 500 gained 21%. Revenue over the ...
