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.
UnitedHealth Group (UNH)
Price change data for all stocks from 12/30/05 through 11/2/06. Source: Baseline
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