UnitedHealth Group Inc (UNH): Today's Featured Health Services Laggard

UnitedHealth Group was a leading decliner within the health services industry, falling $0.71 (-1.1%) to $66.91 on average volume
By TheStreet Wire ,

UnitedHealth Group

(

UNH

) pushed the Health Services industry lower today making it today's featured Health Services laggard. The industry as a whole closed the day down 0.2%. By the end of trading, UnitedHealth Group fell $0.71 (-1.1%) to $66.91 on average volume. Throughout the day, 5,442,666 shares of UnitedHealth Group exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 5,420,500 shares. The stock ranged in price between $66.56-$67.35 after having opened the day at $67.10 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $67.62. Other companies within the Health Services industry that declined today were:

Thermogenesis Corporation

(

KOOL

), down 15.4%,

Addus Homecare Corporation

(

ADUS

), down 15.3%,

American Shared Hospital Services

(

AMS

), down 6.5% and

Air Methods

(

AIRM

), down 5.1%.

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated operates as a diversified health and well-being company in the United States. UnitedHealth Group has a market cap of $69.4 billion and is part of the health care sector. Shares are up 25.4% year to date as of the close of trading on Monday. Currently there are 15 analysts that rate UnitedHealth Group a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 3 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

UnitedHealth Group

as a

buy

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, attractive valuation levels, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures, increase in stock price during the past year and notable return on equity. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company shows weak operating cash flow.

On the positive front,

Uroplasty

(

UPI

), up 10.2%,

Spherix

(

SPEX

), up 7.3%,

OraSure Technologies

(

OSUR

), up 6.7% and

USMD Holdings

(

USMD

), up 5.5% , were all gainers within the health services industry with

Tenet Healthcare

(

THC

) being today's featured health services industry leader.

For investors not wanting singular stock exposure, ETFs may be of interest. Investors who are bullish on the health services industry could consider

Health Care Select Sector SPDR

(

XLV

) while those bearish on the health services industry could consider

ProShares Ultra Short Health Care

(

RXD

).

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