I follow "smart money," or institutional traders and money managers, to see how they are positioning themselves in the market. Periodically, I go through the reported data to see what moves institutions are making, because while they may sometimes actAnalyst’s Disclosure:I/we have no stock, option or similar derivative position in any of the companies mentioned, and no plans to initiate any such positions within the next 72 hours. I wrote this article myself, and it expresses my own opinions. I am not recei ...

altcoin season, altcoin deposit, altcoin deposit. Photo by BeInCrypto ASTER, the native coin of the Binance-backed decentralized exchange Aster, has emerged as today’s top gainer, rallying 20% in the past 24 hours. This has occurred despite heightened sell-side pressure across the broader crypto market.  With climbing demand from “smart investors” and a broader uptick in buying across the market, ASTER is poised to reclaim its all-time high and potentially register new price peaks. Two Bullish Signals Put ...

华尔街知名投资者增持联合健康集团股票 - 多家华尔街顶级对冲基金和亿万富翁在第二季度大举买入联合健康集团股票 表明这些专业投资者认为该公司存在不对称机会 即潜在上涨空间远大于下跌风险 [3][4] - 巴菲特旗下伯克希尔哈撒韦披露持有价值超过15亿美元的联合健康头寸 其他知名投资者包括大卫·泰珀的Appaloosa Management增持1300%至245万股 价值超过7.64亿美元 迈克尔·伯里的Scion Asset Management买入1200万美元股票及35万份看涨期权 [4][6][7] - Lone Pine Capital买入169万股 Renaissance Technologies买入约135万股 尽管第二季度也有基金卖出 但众多成功投资者同期集中买入仍属罕见 [8][9] 公司财务与经营状况 - 联合健康集团预计今年调整后每股收益将降至"至少16美元" 较去年约27.66美元大幅下降 主要因医疗成本比预期高出数十亿美元 [10][11] - 公司面临美国司法部对Medicare Advantage计费实践的潜在刑事调查 管理层认为其计费做法合法并正配合调查 同时启动第三方政策审查 [12] - 公司仍是美国最大健康保险公司 拥有定价权 财务状况稳健 尽管资产负债表存在一定债务 但经营收益和现金流足以审慎管理债务 [13][14] 估值与投资前景 - 公司股票以约19倍前瞻市盈率交易 低于过去两年半平均水平 基于显著低于正常水平的预期收益（至少自2022年以来） [16] - 股息收益率约2.9% 鉴于公司过去12个月自由现金流收益率接近9% 股息支付似乎易于管理 [14] - 考虑到公司资产负债表实力 保险市场领先地位以及大幅抛售 股票的风险回报比例具有吸引力 [18] 行业环境与挑战 - 医疗行业趋势逐年恶化 包括昂贵医疗保健 更高利用率 高价处方药和人口老龄化等因素给行业带来强劲逆风 [10] - 更持久的通胀和司法部调查是持续风险 但专业投资者认为这些风险已反映在股价中 [15][16]