2006 price change: -21.8%
Executive casualty: CEO William McGuire, who made $1.8 billion worth of options over 15 years as the stock rocketed 8,500 percent, left in October.
Investment Outlook: Cautious. Profits are strong, but the P/E is high relative to its peers, and the insurer faces probes from the SEC, the Minnesota AG, the IRS and the Senate.
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UnitedHealth Group (UNH)
Price change data for all stocks from 12/30/05 through 11/2/06. Source: Baseline
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