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With rate cuts pushed out, Goldman looks at quality stocks
Investors are looking to quality stocks amid the prospect of delayed Fed rate cuts. Goldman Sachs rebalanced its High Quality Stock basket. The basket comprises large-cap stocks with strong balance sheets, histories of stable sales and earnings growth. With rate cuts pushed out, Goldman looks at quality stocks.
Seeking Alpha · 17h ago
FVAL: Attractive Valuation Despite A Heavy Weight In Technology
Fidelity Value Factor ETF selects stocks based on four valuation ratios, with a focus on large companies. FVAL has a sector breakdown and fundamental growth rates similar to the S&P 500. The fund has a heavy weight in information technology, with Apple and Microsoft at the top of the list. F VAL has a more sophisticated strategy than most value funds.
Seeking Alpha · 1d ago
Forget Nvidia, These Unstoppable Stocks Are Better Buys
Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk, and UnitedHealth Group may be safer growth stocks for investors to consider than Nvidia. Eli Lilly is the most valuable healthcare stock in the world. The company could be the first to reach $1 trillion in market cap. These companies are poised for huge growth in the years to come.
The Motley Fool · 1d ago
ClearBridge All Cap Growth Strategy Q1 2024 Commentary
ClearBridge All Cap Growth Strategy underperformed primarily due to weakness among several health care holdings. The positive momentum of 2023 extended into the first quarter. The Russell 3000 Growth Index outperformed the Russell 3000 Value Index by 11% in first quarter of 2024. ClearBridge is a leading global asset manager.
Seeking Alpha · 1d ago
10 Dividend Growth Stocks: April 2024
In my 10 Dividend Growth Stocks series, I rank a selection of dividend growth stocks and present the ten top-ranked stocks for consideration. This month, Microsoft is ranked as one of the top ten companies in the series. The company is one of 721 stocks with dividend increase streaks of at least five years. Microsoft has a projected dividend growth rate of 10% for April 2024.
Seeking Alpha · 1d ago
This Healthcare Stock Just Gave Investors 100 Billion Reasons to Buy It
UnitedHealth Group's first-quarter results topped analyst expectations. The healthcare insurance and services company posted strong growth numbers, although a cyberattack affected its results. UnitedHealth is a solid stock to own that has decent upside. The company posted growth in total premiums, but the cyberattack hit its results hard.
The Motley Fool · 1d ago
Wall Street Breakfast: What Moved Markets
The S&P 500 scored its best weekly performance since October 2023 this week. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite rose +4.2% and the Dow rose +0.7%. Tesla, Microsoft, and Alphabet reported good quarterly results. Inflation data pointed to stalling growth and sticky inflation.
Seeking Alpha · 2d ago
BrightSpring Health Services appoints Timothy Wick to its board of directors
BrightSpring Health Services appoints Timothy Wick to its board of directors. Wick's appointment increases the size of BTSG's to seven members. Wicks previously served as executive vice president of Optum, part of UnitedHealth Group (UNH) BrightSpring Health services, Inc. (BTSG)
Seeking Alpha · 2d ago
Microsoft, Google, X sent private data from Kaiser Permanente - report
Kaiser Permanente sent private data to big tech companies including Microsoft, Google, and X by mistake. The data may have included member names and what they searched for on their computers. Social Security numbers and financial information was not disclosed. Kaiser will contact 13.4M members about the breach.
Seeking Alpha · 2d ago
What to Watch in the Week Ahead and on Monday, April 29
Domino's Pizza expected to post a rise in first-quarter revenue on resilient demand for its pizzas. Apple's revenue is expected to decline 5% in the week. The U.S. Economic calendar has a flurry of data due in the next few days.
Reuters · 2d ago
HCA Healthcare's (HCA) Q1 Earnings Beat on Rising Admissions
NASDAQ · 2d ago
IWB, LLY, UNH, COST: Large Outflows Detected at ETF
NASDAQ · 2d ago
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC <UNH.N>: DEUTSCHE BANK RAISES TARGET PRICE TO $562 FROM $545
Reuters · 3d ago
UPDATE 3-HCA beats first-quarter profit estimates on higher patient admissions
HCA beats first-quarter profit estimates on higher patient admissions due to demand for healthcare services. Largest for-profit hospital operator in the United States leaves its annual forecast unchanged. Company's shares down 4.5% before the bell. HCA reported quarterly revenue of $17.34 billion, ahead of estimates of $16.78 billion.
Reuters · 3d ago
UPDATE 4-HCA's unchanged annual forecast clouds better-than-expected quarter
HCA Healthcare beats Wall Street estimates for quarterly profit and revenue but leaves annual forecast unchanged. Shares of the largest for-profit US hospital operator down 5%. Analysts say the maintained outlook may disappoint investors. HCA's quarterly beat helped by higher patient admissions due to demand for healthcare services.
Reuters · 3d ago
HCA Healthcare beats first quarter profit helped by higher patient admissions
HCA Healthcare beats first quarter profit helped by higher patient admissions due to demand for healthcare services. The largest for-profit hospital operator in the United States reported an adjusted profit of $5.36 per share for the quarter. Analysts on average had expected a profit of  $5.01.
Reuters · 3d ago
3 Best Healthcare Stocks to Buy in April 2024, According to Analysts
TipRanks · 3d ago
Community Health (CYH) Q1 Earnings Top on Better Occupancy Rates
NASDAQ · 3d ago
Molina Healthcare (MOH) Q1 Earnings Beat on Growing Membership
NASDAQ · 3d ago
9 Stocks That Thrive When Interest Rates Are Higher
Consumer staples, utilities, and healthcare sectors can outperform when financial conditions tighten. Most of the stocks on 22V Research's list are in the consumer staples, healthcare sectors. The stocks have had a negative correlation to tighter financial conditions in the past four years. These three sectors have more room to outperform the S&P 500.
Barron‘s · 3d ago
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UnitedHealth Group Incorporated is a healthcare company. The Company has two businesses, Optum and UnitedHealthcare. Optum serves the health care marketplace, including patients and consumers, payers, care providers, employers, governments and life sciences companies. UnitedHealthcare offers a full range of health benefits designed to simplify the health care experience and make it more affordable for consumers to access care. UnitedHealthcare Employer & Individual serves consumers and employers, ranging from sole proprietorships to large, multi-site and national employers and public sector employers. UnitedHealthcare Medicare & Retirement delivers health and well-being benefits to seniors and other Medicare eligible consumers. The Company’s segments include Optum Health, Optum Insight, Optum Rx and UnitedHealthcare. UnitedHealthcare segment includes UnitedHealthcare Employer & Individual, UnitedHealthcare Medicare & Retirement and UnitedHealthcare Community & State.