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UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) stock has been one of the most interesting on Wall Street in the last few weeks. Following a brutal start to the year, the healthcare provider was the No. 1 performing

A bargain stock can be a great opportunity if you subscribe to the value approach to investing. If a stock is trading at a cheap price, but the company has strong business fundamentals and solid

According to some research, healthcare stocks are about as cheap as they have been in three decades. Many have experienced significant headwinds recently, but for opportunistic investors, now may be

It is tempting for a dividend investor to simply select the highest yielding stocks. The problem with that approach is that it exposes you to the risk of dividend cuts if the yield is too high for

The S&P 500 is offering a skinny yield of 1.2%. The average healthcare stock has a yield of 1.7%. Healthcare giant Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) is yielding a relatively huge 7.2%. Before you jump at that

The stock market trended higher in August. The popular S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) index gained 1.9% last month. As of September 10, it has seen a total return of 20.6% in 52 weeks.

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If you're a long-term investor, why should you be paying closer attention to pharmaceutical giant Pfizer (NYSE: PFE)? Because of its dividend, of course! Pfizer's dividend yield is hovering around a

A star stock during the pandemic era wasn't shining so brightly on Friday. On a media report that the current presidential administration is preparing to link a set of fatalities to Covid vaccines

UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) stock is popping on the back of positive developments.

*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of Sept. 8, 2025. The video was published on Sept. 10, 2025.

Shares of UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) are rising on Tuesday, up 8.8% as of 2:23 p.m. ET. The jump comes as the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite ticked up slightly.

The struggling healthcare

The old proverb "patience is a virtue" is very true in the world of investing. Investors who aren't scared off by a struggling stock, have the ability to see the company's long-term potential, and

For decades, UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) could do no wrong. The company raised its dividend by an exceptional 7,266% from 2010 to 2025, while shares rose as much as 1,700% during this run.

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Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) is a fairly well-known drugmaker, with a name that even non-healthcare-oriented types would likely know. That's a testament to the company's longevity and its success as a

Explore the exciting world of UnitedHealth (NYSE: UNH) with our contributing expert analysts in this Motley Fool Scoreboard episode. Check out the video below to gain valuable insights into market

BioNTech (NASDAQ: BNTX), the Germany-based biotech that scored big early in the pandemic era with the Comirnaty vaccine it developed with Pfizer, had some fresh news from the lab to report on

Investing on a budget can still be lucrative. And even though the best stocks tend to attract plenty of attention from investors who bid up their share prices, it's possible to find quality

There are a number of reasons to believe that Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) is an attractive dividend stock. The lofty 6.9% dividend yield is the obvious first reason, but the healthcare giant also has a long

UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) has attracted much attention over the past year, for both good and bad reasons. Recently, well-known value investors Warren Buffett of Berkshire Hathaway and Michael

A buoyant stock market that keeps reaching new heights is great for the stocks already in our brokerage accounts. After a few strongly positive years, though, finding stocks that pay high dividend

Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) has become the dividend investor's siren song. With shares down 31% over the past five years and a current yield of 7%, the pharmaceutical giant offers one of the juiciest payouts

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Dividend stocks are a great way for investors to generate passive income that can be more reliable and predictable than investing in stocks for pure appreciation. While there are no guarantees in

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While the market is full of varying perspectives from many different investors, the "smart money" is still held in high regard. By smart money, I mean professional investors, many of whom run their

How does getting paid to own a stock sound to you? That's exactly what dividends do. Even if you don't need extra income, reinvesting dividends can significantly increase the total returns you