UnitedHealth, Others See Buffett Bounce'
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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.
Buffett & Co. picked up UnitedHealth stock on the cheap, with the embattled blue chip one of the newest holdings in the Berkshire Hathaway equity portfolio.
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.
Shares of some of UnitedHealth’s peers got a bump in the wake of Berkshire’s investment in the healthcare giant, and they all look cheaper based on price relative to expected earnings.