Health Care Companies Under Consideration of Day-Traders - NYSE:UNH, NASDAQ:ESRX, NYSE:AET, NYSE:HUM

Pompano Beach, FL -- (SBWIRE) -- 01/23/2013 -- UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE:UNH) the price of the stock moved up +2.68% and finished the day at $56.02 on above average volume. The day started out with a higher opening price of $54.65 versus prior close of $56.09. The total number of shares traded on the latest trading day was about 9.33 shares, and changed hands at average prices of $54.56 to $56.09 apiece. The shares increased about 3.28% since the start of 2013 and has a 0.45% gain in last three months. Narrowing down the performance period, the stock rose 2.81% for the month and a 4.99% gain over the week.

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Shares of Express Scripts Holding Company (NASDAQ:ESRX) traded in a range of $54.47 to $55.22, completing the day down-$0.62, or -1.12% to$54.53.

The company established a 52-week high of $66.06 on Oct 5, 2012 and is now -17.45% down than that level. The total volume of shares exchanged was 5.97 million. The stock was at 0.98% as on Jan 22, 2013 for this year as compared to 7.01% in the last 12 months.

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Aetna Inc. (NYSE:AET) the stock has now jumped about +3.00% from its record high price level, and has advanced by 4.84% for this year. The stock has a PE ratio and their market value is $16.17B.

It closed at $48.34, trading 16.12% above its 200 day moving average and 9.30% above its 50 day moving average. Latest close brings its distance from its 52-week low at +40.99%.

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Humana Inc. (NYSE:HUM) remained a bull for the day as it reported the upward momentum of +0.74% and closed at $71.93 after gaining total volume of 2.26 million shares.

HUM’s year to date performance remained quite optimistic with the gain of 4.81% while in last 6 months it lost almost -1.43%. During Last three months company reported an upward momentum of 6.48%. HUM has the total of 158.22 million outstanding shares and its total market capitalization is $11.38 billion.

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