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Today we focus on Unipol Shares (symbol: UNI:MI, ISIN code: IT0004810054) which is one of the most popular shares among Italian savers and which is in fourth place in the ranking of best Italian stocks according to ITI:

As we can see from the graph The daily chart that follows Unipol shares are at relative highs and after a strong reversal in the last few weeks, prices have returned to the same highs as before:

Unipol Group SpA is a leading insurance group in Italy in the non-life sector, ranked first in the Motor Vehicle (MV) and Health activities and among the ten largest insurance companies in Europe.

From the point of view of the financial profile we have a fairly good Pietrovski Score with a score of 7 out of 9, it has a not very exciting cash to debt ratio of 0.36, compared to 100 of debt it has cash for 36 as well as a debt to equity ratio of 0.63.

In terms of profitability, the company has a significantly high ROE (return on equity) of 15%.

In general we can say that the fundamental profile of the company is on average good even if the 3-5 year EPS growth without NRI is negative and this is reflected in a p/e which is not convenient but simply reflects the low earnings growth.

The fact that the stock is at its highest level in some time attests to a fearful relative strength compared to many other stocks, especially industrial ones, which lie in the darkness of seemingly interminable congestion.

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