UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH)

US — Healthcare Sector
Peers: CI  HUM  ELV  CNC  MOH  CVS  ALHC 

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Key Metrics & Ratings

  • symbol UNH
  • Rev/Share 462.8297
  • Book/Share 115.1473
  • PB 2.7158
  • Debt/Equity 0.7882
  • CurrentRatio 0.8458
  • ROIC 0.1255

 

  • MktCap 271557292160.0
  • FreeCF/Share 27.7703
  • PFCF 10.7458
  • PE 12.8125
  • Debt/Assets 0.2566
  • DivYield 0.0284
  • ROE 0.2226

 

  • Rating A-
  • Score 4
  • Recommendation Buy
  • P/E Score 2
  • DCF Score 5
  • P/B Score 2
  • D/E Score 1

Recent Analyst Ratings

Type Ticker Analyst Firm Previous Rating Current Rating Previous Price Target Current Price Target Date
Downgrade UNH Robert W. Baird Neutral Underperform -- $198 July 31, 2025
Reiterated UNH Oppenheimer -- Outperform $400 $325 July 30, 2025
Downgrade UNH Robert W. Baird Outperform Neutral -- $312 June 11, 2025
Downgrade UNH HSBC Securities Hold Reduce -- $270 May 21, 2025
Downgrade UNH TD Cowen Buy Hold -- $308 May 19, 2025
Downgrade UNH Raymond James Strong Buy Market Perform -- -- May 14, 2025
Downgrade UNH BofA Securities Buy Neutral -- $350 May 14, 2025
Downgrade UNH HSBC Securities Buy Hold -- $490 April 22, 2025
Downgrade UNH Argus Buy Hold -- -- April 21, 2025
Upgrade UNH HSBC Securities Hold Buy -- $595 Jan. 10, 2025

News

UNH or ELV: Which Healthcare Titan Will Regain Investor Trust First?
ELV, UNH
Published: August 21, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Neutral

UnitedHealth and Elevance battle rising costs, but scale, Optum, and Buffett's backing give UNH the edge in restoring investor trust.

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UnitedHealth's turnaround efforts underway
UNH
Published: August 21, 2025 by: CNBC Television
Sentiment: Positive

CNBC's Bertha Coombs joins 'Squawk on the Street' with the latest details on UnitedHealth Group's turnaround efforts after a tumultuous year for the company.

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UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH) is Attracting Investor Attention: Here is What You Should Know
UNH
Published: August 21, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

UnitedHealth (UNH) has received quite a bit of attention from Zacks.com users lately. Therefore, it is wise to be aware of the facts that can impact the stock's prospects.

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UnitedHealth: One Of The Best Risk-To-Reward Ratio On The Market
UNH
Published: August 21, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive

UnitedHealth: One Of The Best Risk-To-Reward Ratio On The Market

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Renaissance Hedge Fund Adds NVIDIA, Follows Buffett Into UNH
NVDA, UNH
Published: August 20, 2025 by: MarketBeat
Sentiment: Positive

Renaissance Technologies is often referred to as the most successful hedge fund of all time. From 1998 to 2021, the firm's Medallion Fund generated annualized after-fees returns of 39%.

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UnitedHealth's Push Into Home Health: A New Growth Chapter?
UNH
Published: August 20, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

UNH is expanding further into home health with Optum, fueled by a $3.3B Amedisys deal to boost value-based care growth.

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KKM's Jeff Kilburg gives 3 laggard names to buy right now
INTC, TSLA, UNH
Published: August 19, 2025 by: CNBC Television
Sentiment: Positive

Jeff Kilburg, KKM Financial CEO, joins 'The Exchange' to discuss stock plays for 3 laggard names.

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The Top 3 Stocks From Warren Buffett's $3.9 Billion Spending Spree
LAMR, NUE, UNH
Published: August 19, 2025 by: 24/7 Wall Street
Sentiment: Neutral

Key Points in This Article: Buffett's Q1 13-F filing revealed $3.9 billion in stock purchases, including six new positions, but he remains a net seller of stocks by shedding $7 billion in Apple and Bank of America holdings.

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UnitedHealth faces three big questions before stock can recover, Bank of America says
UNH
Published: August 18, 2025 by: Proactive Investors
Sentiment: Neutral

Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) analysts have repeated their ‘Neutral' rating on UnitedHealth Group Inc (NYSE:UNH, ETR:UNH) after Berkshire Hathaway disclosed a new investment in the health insurer, calling the move a positive signal but not enough to resolve key uncertainties in the near term. “The question is less 'Is there upside?

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Calls of the Day: UnitedHealth, Berkshire Hathaway and Cleveland-Cliffs
BRK-A, BRK-B, CLF, UNH
Published: August 18, 2025 by: CNBC Television
Sentiment: Neutral

The Investment Committee discuss the latest Calls of the Day.

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Buffett's Shot in the Arm Sends UnitedHealth Soaring Against the Odds
UNH
Published: August 18, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

Buffett's $1.57B bet on UNH sparks a 12% surge, lifting peers despite sector headwinds and recent struggles at the insurer.

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UnitedHealth: What's Happening With UNH Stock?
UNH
Published: August 18, 2025 by: Forbes
Sentiment: Positive

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway revealed a $1.6 billion investment in UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) on August 15, 2025, causing the stock to rise by 11% in its best trading day since 2020. This investment signifies Buffett's re-entry into UNH after liquidating his entire position back in 2010, indicating that he perceives significant value at the current lowered prices.

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Wall Street analyst updates UnitedHealth stock after Buffett's $1.6 billion stake
UNH
Published: August 18, 2025 by: Finbold
Sentiment: Neutral

Bank of America Securities has updated its outlook on UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH), maintaining a ‘Neutral' rating while raising its price target to $325 from $290.

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Invest Like Warren Buffett With These ETFs
BRK-A, BRK-B, UNH
Published: August 18, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

Buffett's Berkshire reshapes its portfolio with big bets on UnitedHealth and housing, while trimming Apple and Bank of America. The big bets put focus on ETFs like IHF and ITB.

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5 of Warren Buffett's New Q2 Stock Buys Pay Big Dividends
BRK-A, BRK-B, CVX, DPZ, LAMR, STZ, UNH
Published: August 18, 2025 by: 24/7 Wall Street
Sentiment: Neutral

If any investor has stood the test of time, it is Warren Buffett, and with good reason.

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Warren Buffett Is Selling Apple and Bank of America Stock and Piling Into an Embattled Healthcare Stock Down 46% This Year
AAPL, BAC, BRK-A, BRK-B, UNH
Published: August 17, 2025 by: The Motley Fool
Sentiment: Neutral

Each quarter, investors anxiously await Warren Buffett's company B erkshire Hathaway filing its 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, divulging what stocks Berkshire held at the end of the quarter, and, therefore, what stocks the company bought and sold in any given quarter. Investors are always looking for a glimpse into the genius of Buffett and his team of investors, especially with Buffett set to step down as CEO of the company at the end of the year.

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Buffett sparks UnitedHealth's biggest weekly stock surge in 16 years
UNH
Published: August 15, 2025 by: Fox Business
Sentiment: Positive

Berkshire Hathaway's $1.6 billion stake in UnitedHealth Group is helping to lift the Dow Jones Industrial Average to a new record as investors pile into healthcare sector funds.

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Final Trade: UNH, VB, QQQ, LYFT
LYFT, QQQ, UNH, VB
Published: August 15, 2025 by: CNBC Television
Sentiment: Neutral

The final trades of the day with the Fast Money traders.

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UnitedHealth: Berkshire Bets, A Strategic Signal Investors Can't Ignore
BRK-A, BRK-B, UNH
Published: August 15, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive

Berkshire Hathaway's UnitedHealth Group Incorporated share purchase signals confidence in a sector where it has deep operational expertise. UnitedHealth remains systemically vital; no one, or possibly collection of competitors can absorb its market share or infrastructure. UNH stock trades ~56% below all-time high, offering ~127% upside potential if the shares return to those levels plus a growing dividend yield.

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S&P 500 Gains & Losses Today: UnitedHealth Stock Climbs After News of Berkshire Stake
UNH
Published: August 15, 2025 by: Investopedia
Sentiment: Positive

U.S. stocks logged weekly gains, the major indexes finishing Friday with mixed results heading into the weekend, as the Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index showed declining confidence in the state of the economy for the first time in four months.

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Dow Industrials Hit First Intraday High of 2025, Powered by UnitedHealth Shares
UNH
Published: August 15, 2025 by: WSJ
Sentiment: Positive

A vote of confidence by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway delivered the Dow laggard its best day since 2020.

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David Tepper's Hedge Fund Bets On Intel, UnitedHealth; Cuts Position In Four Mag 7 Stocks
AAPL, AMZN, GOOG, GOOGL, INTC, META, MSFT, NVDA, TSLA, UNH
Published: August 15, 2025 by: Benzinga
Sentiment: Positive

The Appaloosa hedge fund, run by Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper, revealed several new stock positions in the second quarter, including a couple of airline stocks.

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Buffett bought UnitedHealth. I bet on Caterpillar.
CAT, UNH
Published: August 15, 2025 by: Market Watch
Sentiment: Positive

“Street sense” is all about making bold calls: Sometimes you nail them, and sometimes you learn from them.

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Buffett sparks UnitedHealth's biggest stock surge in 17 years
UNH
Published: August 15, 2025 by: Fox Business
Sentiment: Positive

Berkshire Hathaway's $1.6 billion stake in UnitedHealth Group is helping to lift the Dow Jones Industrial Average to a new record as investors pile into healthcare sector funds.

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UnitedHealth: Burry, Buffett, Tepper Go Long As Halvorsen Exits
UNH
Published: August 15, 2025 by: Benzinga
Sentiment: Positive

UnitedHealth Group Inc UNH has transformed from Wall Street darling to crisis headline. Yet ironically, a who's-who of investors doubled down on the stock in Q2 even as volatility reigns.

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Buffett's Mystery Buy Revealed, and It's a Big Bet on UNH
UNH
Published: August 15, 2025 by: MarketBeat
Sentiment: Positive

The long-running mystery around Warren Buffett's latest stealth investment is finally over. In Berkshire Hathaway's NYSE: BRK.B newest 13F filing, the Oracle of Omaha revealed a fresh stake in UnitedHealth Group Incorporated NYSE: UNH.

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UNH stock: Why are UnitedHealth Group shares surging over 11% today? It's because of this big reveal
UNH
Published: August 15, 2025 by: Fast Company
Sentiment: Positive

Shares in the troubled private health insurer UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) are currently seeing their best trading day in months. As of the time of this writing, UNH shares are up nearly 11.8% to $303.94 in premarket trading.

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Dow Touches First Record High of the Year as UnitedHealth Group Stock Soars
UNH
Published: August 15, 2025 by: Investopedia
Sentiment: Positive

The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened at its first all-time high of the year on Friday as shares of health care giant UnitedHealth Group (UNH) soared.

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UnitedHealth: Buy Like Buffett
UNH
Published: August 15, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive

Berkshire Hathaway's $1B+ investment in UnitedHealth signals confidence in the company despite recent share price declines and profitability headwinds. UnitedHealth's Q2 revenue grew 13%, but profit margins fell due to rising costs, leading to a significant drop in net profit year-over-year. Analysts expect UNH's profitability to rebound in coming years, with potential for 50-80% share price gains by 2028 if margins recover.

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Watch These UnitedHealth Price Levels as Stock Jumps After Buffett's Berkshire Reveals Stake
UNH
Published: August 15, 2025 by: Investopedia
Sentiment: Positive

UnitedHealth Group (UNH) shares surged Friday after Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A, BRK.B) revealed a stake in the embattled healthcare giant.

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About UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH)

  • IPO Date 1984-10-17
  • Website https://www.unitedhealthgroup.com
  • Industry Medical - Healthcare Plans
  • CEO Stephen J. Hemsley
  • Employees 400000

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated operates as a diversified health care company in the United States. It operates through four segments: UnitedHealthcare, Optum Health, Optum Insight, and Optum Rx. The UnitedHealthcare segment offers consumer-oriented health benefit plans and services for national employers, public sector employers, mid-sized employers, small businesses, and individuals; health care coverage and well-being services to individuals age 50 and older addressing their needs for preventive and acute health care services, as well as services dealing with chronic disease and other specialized issues for older individuals; Medicaid plans, children's health insurance and health care programs; health and dental benefits; and hospital and clinical services. The OptumHealth segment provides access to networks of care provider specialists, health management services, care delivery, consumer engagement, and financial services. This segment serves individuals directly through care delivery systems, employers, payers, and government entities. The OptumInsight segment offers software and information products, advisory consulting arrangements, and managed services outsourcing contracts to hospital systems, physicians, health plans, governments, life sciences companies, and other organizations. The OptumRx segment provides pharmacy care services and programs, including retail network contracting, home delivery, specialty and compounding pharmacy, and purchasing and clinical capabilities, as well as develops programs in the areas of step therapy, formulary management, drug adherence, and disease/drug therapy management. UnitedHealth Group Incorporated was incorporated in 1977 and is based in Minnetonka, Minnesota.