Wellpoint (WLP)

66.36 -1.03  -1.53%  Jun 01, 8:00PM Go Pro
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WLP Total Return Price Range, Past 5 Years

Minimum 28.88 Nov 20 2008
Maximum 88.02 Dec 24 2007
Average 59.04

About Total Return Price

Total return price is a theoretical price that helps investors look at their returns over time, accounting for both price appreciation and dividends received rather than price alone. It is the best way to calculate the actual returns on a stock over a period of time.

YCharts' total return price assumes that all dividends were reinvested and that no taxes were collected on dividend payments. This follows Center for Research in Security Prices (CRSP) methodology.

When calculating the return on an investment, an investor should look both at the changes in the value of the stock price as well as the gains from dividend payments. For example, if you buy a stock for $10, its price appreciates to $15 and it pays a $1 dividend, and you sell it, you have made $5 from the change in price and $1 from dividends. This $6 increase is your total gain, and your total return is 60%.

The total return price helps you to look backward to determine an equivalent price that you would have paid to get the same returns from a stock that paid no dividends (also adjusted for splits). Let's look at the previous example again.

Assumptions:
Price paid (1/1/01): $10.00
Closing price (12/30/01): $15.00
Dividend Paid (12/31/01): $1.00
Closing Price (12/31/01): $15.00

Your total returns for the year: $6.00 or 60%

Calculating Total Return Price:

12/31/01:
Actual Price: $15.00
Total Return Price: $15.00
The most recent total return price is always equal to the current price.

12/30/01:
Actual Price: $15.00
Total Return Price: $14.00 = $15.00 x (1-$1/$15.00)
The $1 dividend was 1/15 of the value of the stock, so if you could have received the dividend immediately after buying the stock on 12/30/01, you could have paid $14 for the stock and had a stock worth $15 because of the dividend that was paid.

1/1/01:
Actual Price: $10.00
Total Return Price: $9.33 = $10 x (1-$1/$15.00)
This is exactly like the previous problem. We received 1/15th of the stock's value on 12/30/01, so looking back we need to remove this value from the historical total returns price.
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WLP News

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about 2 days ago by livevol_pro
$WLP - Would you buy healthcare providers prior to the June Supreme Court ruling on Obamacare?
about 2 days ago by Marvic
Don't Trust Buybacks
May 25, 7:08PM
HIGH $CALL VOLU $AET 729% $SE 703% $GGB 449% $MTGE 343% $UNH 335% $HPQ 307% $PVH 290% $WLP 249% $TIF 176% $COST 175%
about 9 days ago by livevol_pro
$WLP http://stks.co/3xrJ Held lower channel line on Monday. Next target is the 50 day around 48.5
about 10 days ago by Marvic
HIGH $CALL VOLU $HGT 5098% $BVN 1629% $AVD 1307% $PLD 1292% $WLP 749% $MRX 738% $CNX 738% $ETN 586% $HUM 543% $RL 449%
about 11 days ago by livevol_pro
HIGH $CALL VOLU $HGT 3449% $AVD 1302% $PLD 1292% $MRX 732% $WLP 730% $CNX 547% $HUM 503% $ETN 422% $RL 421% $RRC 335%
about 11 days ago by livevol_pro
$WLP Looking good!
about 12 days ago by ThomasM
HIGH $CALL VOLU $ETN 1014% $RYL 851% $MEOH 802% $AET 756% $BBD 755% $WLP 696% $SYY 619% $PBI 616% $MXIM 530% $CCE 529%
about 12 days ago by livevol_pro
$$ $SPY 3DayCharts: Good: $LUV $WMT $LM $WLP $PEP Bad: $DOV $HIG $UNM $RTN $VNO $STUDY
about 16 days ago by stockspot
$WLP http://stks.co/3sYs Bullish engulfing candle breaking 10 day downtrend.
about 16 days ago by Marvic
Your thoughts on $WLP. Red dog reversal and bullish engulfing candle today breaking 10 day short term downtrend
about 16 days ago by Marvic
HIGH $CALL VOLU $ARCO 1771% $VMC 1263% $DKS 542% $DIS 479% $NDAQ 401% $EXPE 392% $RYL 369% $IGT 346% $CHS 308% $WLP 302%
about 19 days ago by livevol_pro
HIGH $CALL VOLU $ARCO 1768% $DIS 458% $EXPE 362% $IGT 334% $DKS 313% $CHS 300% $WLP 295% $KFN 280% $SPLS 269% $EXC 255%
about 19 days ago by livevol_pro
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$WLP got out in pre mkt look to reenter.
about 37 days ago by tiger_cat
$WLP Entire insurance group traded in step not a $WLP issue. Added. Trading along trend line.
about 38 days ago by tiger_cat
$WLP missed the Earnings Whisper number and estimates are trending lower http://chart.ly/h4cqcng
about 38 days ago by eWhispers
#WellPoint&#39;s $WLP Q1 profit drops 7.6%; health insurer raises 2012 forecast : http://stks.co/3VC8 Quote http://stks.co/3VC9
about 38 days ago by TMXmoney
$WLP &amp; $CI turn green after being red all day.
about 40 days ago by EPS_MomentuM
GoPauseGo watchlist for tmrw (inside day after range break previous day): $SNA $EBAY $AET $PPG $WLP $LHO
about 41 days ago by TheEquitiesRoom
$AET nice bounce of lower channel on volume... $WLP nice too. Obamacare must be getting neutered.. http://chart.ly/3n9kvai
about 44 days ago by Sirtuan

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