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- symbol UNH
- Rev/Share 443.8094
- Book/Share 114.5632
- PB 2.8931
- Debt/Equity 0.8551
- CurrentRatio 0.8485
- ROIC 0.1321
- MktCap 271697501400.0
- FreeCF/Share 27.0828
- PFCF 10.9282
- PE 12.4378
- Debt/Assets 0.2623
- DivYield 0.0354
- ROE 0.2409
- Rating B+
- Score 3
- Recommendation Neutral
- 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 | 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 |
| Reiterated | UNH | Truist | -- | Buy | $625 | $610 | Jan. 6, 2025 |
| Downgrade | UNH | HSBC Securities | Buy | Hold | -- | -- | Oct. 17, 2024 |
News
3 Stocks to Buy Ahead of the Upcoming Earnings Season
Published: July 11, 2025 by: MarketBeat
Sentiment: Positive
Next week marks the beginning of another earnings season. This is a time when stocks can move sharply as investors process and act on a company's results and guidance.
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UnitedHealth vs. Cigna: Which Insurer to Buy Amid Sector Turmoil?
Published: July 11, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Neutral
CI's commercial focus and clearer outlook set it apart as UNH faces guidance pulls, CEO change and rising medical costs.
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Is UnitedHealth (UNH) a Buy as Wall Street Analysts Look Optimistic?
Published: July 11, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Neutral
The recommendations of Wall Street analysts are often relied on by investors when deciding whether to buy, sell, or hold a stock. Media reports about these brokerage-firm-employed (or sell-side) analysts changing their ratings often affect a stock's price.
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UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH) is Attracting Investor Attention: Here is What You Should Know
Published: July 11, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive
UnitedHealth (UNH) has been one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com users lately. So, it is worth exploring what lies ahead for the stock.
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Billing or Healing? UnitedHealth's HouseCalls Get a DOJ Checkup
Published: July 10, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Neutral
UNH faces a DOJ criminal probe over its HouseCalls billing, raising stakes for the Medicare Advantage giant.
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UnitedHealth's Q2 Could Get Messy: Will July 29 Bring Answers?
Published: July 10, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Negative
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated faces significant uncertainty due to an active DOJ investigation and ongoing Medicare Advantage margin pressures, clouding near-term prospects. UNH Q1 earnings disappointed across all metrics, with management withdrawing guidance, highlighting operational challenges and lack of visibility. Insider buying has surged, signaling some internal confidence, while the stock trades at historically cheap valuations if issues prove temporary.
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DOJ questions ex-UnitedHealth doctors in probe into Medicare fraud: report
Published: July 09, 2025 by: New York Post
Sentiment: Negative
The investigation, which dates back to at least last summer, concerns alleged efforts to encourage staffers to record certain diagnoses that trigger higher payments under Medicare Advantage, according to a report.
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Final Trades: Wabtec, UnitedHealth and DoorDash
Published: July 09, 2025 by: CNBC Television
Sentiment: Neutral
The Investment Committee give you their top stocks to watch for the second half.
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Do They Know Something? Insiders & Congress Buy UnitedHealth
Published: July 09, 2025 by: MarketBeat
Sentiment: Negative
Let's get the bad news out of the way first. The Eden Prairie, Minn.
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UnitedHealth's former employees probed by DOJ as part of billing practices investigation
Published: July 09, 2025 by: Proactive Investors
Sentiment: Negative
Former employees at UnitedHealth Group Inc (NYSE:UNH, ETR:UNH) are being questioned by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) as part of its ongoing criminal investigation into the company's Medicare Advantage billing practices, according to a Wall Street Journal report. Prosecutors from the DOJ's healthcare-fraud unit, along with the FBI and the Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Inspector General, have been interviewing former doctors, nurses, and other staff about how UnitedHealth deployed medical personnel to collect diagnoses that increased Medicare reimbursements, the publication reported.
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UnitedHealth Under Fire as Medicaid & Centene Bombshell Rattle Sector
Published: July 04, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Negative
UNH and peers tumble as Medicaid cuts, enrollment shifts and rising costs shake up the managed care sector.
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Why UnitedHealth Stock Is Sinking Again Today
Published: July 02, 2025 by: The Motley Fool
Sentiment: Neutral
Shares of UnitedHealth Group (UNH -5.93%) are falling today, down 4.5% as of 2:41 p.m. ET. The drop comes as the S&P 500 (^GSPC 0.37%) gained 0.3% and the Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC 0.81%) gained 0.8%.
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Centene Tells United Healthcare To Hold Its Beer
Published: July 02, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Negative
Centene's stock plunged after slashing 2025 EPS guidance due to higher-than-expected morbidity and lower market growth in key states. The company's previous bullish guidance failed to materialize. Despite the sharp drop, Centene trades at historically low price-to-sales multiples and investment grade status, making valuation attractive for risk-tolerant investors.
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Is UnitedHealth Group (UNH) a Buy Now After These 2 Huge Developments?
Published: July 02, 2025 by: 24/7 Wall Street
Sentiment: Neutral
Key Points in This Article: UnitedHealth Group (UNH), the largest U.S.
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UnitedHealth: Buy Or Sell UNH Stock At $325?
Published: July 02, 2025 by: Forbes
Sentiment: Negative
UnitedHealth's stock (NYSE:UNH) has undergone a noticeable decline, decreasing from a peak of around $600 in April to about $275 in May, and then making a slight recovery to $325. This drop followed the company's announcement of disappointing Q1 results, the later retraction of its earnings forecast, and sudden shifts in top management.
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2 Healthcare Picks For Distributions And Attractive Valuations
Published: July 01, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive
Healthcare CEFs are under pressure from regulatory shifts, but sector defensiveness and discounted valuations can create long-term opportunities. Within the CEF structure, we also have the added benefit that comes with the discount/premium dynamic inherent in the structure. We are looking at two names today that present investors with attractive distributions and that are looking like decently discounted opportunities.
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UnitedHealth Dropped From Russell Growth: How to Trade UNH Now
Published: July 01, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Negative
UNH's removal from key Russell growth indices caps a turbulent stretch marked by steep losses, rising costs and regulatory woes.
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Final Trades: Applied Materials, UnitedHealth, Mercado Libre
Published: June 30, 2025 by: CNBC Television
Sentiment: Neutral
The Investment Committee give you their top stocks to watch for the second half.
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This Dividend Growth Stock Is Down 50%. Back Up the Truck or Put It in Park and Wait?
Published: June 26, 2025 by: 24/7 Wall Street
Sentiment: Neutral
Key Points in This Article: UnitedHealth Group (UNH) has plummeted nearly 52% from its April peak, driven by a rare series of cataclysmic events.
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UnitedHealth Group Incorporated Investor Alert (NYSE: UNH): Schubert Jonckheer & Kolbe LLP Investigating Potential Shareholder Claims Against the Company's Officers and Directors Following DOJ Probe and for Possible False Statements
Published: June 26, 2025 by: PRNewsWire
Sentiment: Neutral
SAN FRANCISCO , June 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Schubert Jonckheer & Kolbe LLP advises UnitedHealth Group investors that the firm is investigating potential legal claims following revelations that the company is under criminal investigation for fraud and allegedly made false statements to investors. Current shareholders are encouraged to contact the firm.
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Why The Market Is Wrong About UnitedHealth Group
Published: June 25, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive
The market is overestimating the negative impact of policy crackdowns, DoJ investigations, and Medicare/Medicaid cuts on UnitedHealth Group's long-term fundamentals. While legislative and regulatory headwinds will likely compress margins and slow growth, UNH's diversified business model and strong market position provide resilience and upside potential. Optum Insights is a key growth catalyst, with double-digit margin expansion and AI-driven healthcare analytics offsetting weakness in other segments.
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3 Dividend Stocks to Buy for Triple-Digit Total Gains by 2030
Published: June 25, 2025 by: 24/7 Wall Street
Sentiment: Positive
These dividend stocks have the potential to double your investment in the next five years.
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Brokers Suggest Investing in UnitedHealth (UNH): Read This Before Placing a Bet
Published: June 25, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Neutral
When deciding whether to buy, sell, or hold a stock, investors often rely on analyst recommendations. Media reports about rating changes by these brokerage-firm-employed (or sell-side) analysts often influence a stock's price, but are they really important?
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Is AI the Key to UnitedHealth's Market Growth and Cost Control?
Published: June 24, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive
UNH ramps up AI use to cut costs, boost efficiency, and reshape healthcare workflows, but legal risks remain.
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Congress is relentlessly buying UnitedHealth stock despite $40% drop; What's the catch?
Published: June 23, 2025 by: Finbold
Sentiment: Negative
UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) stock has had a rough ride in 2025, plunging 40% year-to-date. Despite the turmoil, members of Congress have continued to buy shares.
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UnitedHealth Group (UNH) Declines More Than Market: Some Information for Investors
Published: June 20, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Neutral
The latest trading day saw UnitedHealth Group (UNH) settling at $302.01, representing a -1.69% change from its previous close.
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New June Fortune 500 Industry Leaders Show 3 Ideal "Safer" Dividend Buys
Published: June 20, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive
Three Fortune 500 Industry Leaders—Energy Transfer, Verizon, and World Kinect—currently meet the 'dogcatcher' ideal of fair price and safer dividends. Analyst targets project 21% to 50% net gains for the top ten F500IL dividend dogs by June 2026, with average gains of 28.8%. Most top-yielding F500IL stocks remain overpriced, but a 60% market correction or dividend increases could make all ten fairly priced for income investors. Twelve F500IL stocks have negative free cash flow margins, making them unsafe for dividends; focus on the three 'safer' fair-priced options for now.
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UnitedHealth: Diversity Is The Key To Hedging Against Looming Challenges
Published: June 19, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Neutral
I'm bullish on UNH due to its diversified business model, driving strong revenue growth and resilience amid Medicaid budget cuts and sector volatility. Despite federal healthcare cuts, UnitedHealth is gaining new clients and expanding in self-funded and senior care, reflecting strong demand for its innovative offerings. Financials are robust: Q1'25 revenues are up 8.7% YoY, margins improving, low debt risk, and the stock trades at a discount to peers despite superior profitability.
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Two Healthcare Heavyweights, One Winner: UnitedHealth or CVS Health?
Published: June 18, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive
CVS gains steam as rising margins, strong Medicare results, and cost cuts set it apart from UNH.
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Lululemon, UNH, Enphase: Bad News, Good Opportunity?
Published: June 17, 2025 by: MarketBeat
Sentiment: Neutral
Downgrades are detrimental to a stock's price momentum and often lead to sustained downtrends. However, sometimes good stocks are plagued by bad news that ultimately leads to a buying opportunity.
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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