Unitedhealth Group is a healthcare plan company located in Minnesota, United States, which is part of the Healthcare sector, and is traded under the ticker UNH on the NYSE exchange.
Unitedhealth Group stock last closed at $308.55, up 0.32% from the previous day, and has decreased 37.02% in one year. It has underperformed other stocks in the Healthcare Plans industry by 0.11 percentage points. Unitedhealth Group stock is currently +23.98% from its 52-week low of $248.88, and -51.08% from its 52-week high of $630.73.
There are currently 907.14M shares of UNH outstanding. The market cap of UNH is $279.90B. In the past 24 hours, 6.16M UNH shares were traded.
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Out of 21 sell side analysts who give forecasts on UNH, the consensus analyst rating on Unitedhealth Group is a Strong Buy
Please keep in mind that analyst ratings are not stock recommendations, nor are they financial advice.
Matthew Gillmor, a top 10% analyst from KeyBanc maintains UNH with a strong buy rating and lowers their UNH price target from $450.00 to $400.00, on Jun 2, 2025.
KeyBanc's Matthew Gillmor lowered their price target on Unitedhealth Group (NYSE: UNH) by 11.1% from $450 to $400 on 2025/06/02. The analyst maintained their Strong Buy rating on the stock.
Cutting their price target, Gillmor argued that the price of UnitedHealth Group stock "has likely overshot to the downside, with the current valuation appearing to imply EPS assumptions based on less than 0% margins for the company's MA business."
This dislocation is unlikely to continue over the long term, the analyst said.
More broadly, Gillmor posited that the negative issues impacting UnitedHealth Group's FY 2025 will be addressed, beginning in FY 2026.
Acknowledging that patience will be required and uncertainty is elevated, the analyst said they believe the stock's 12-month+ setup from here is attractive, reminding readers that "UnitedHealth Group, the bellwether managed care organization, is trading at a historically discounted valuation on depressed margins."
Sidharth Sahoo, a top 45% analyst from HSBC downgrades UNH to a sell rating and lowers their UNH price target from $490.00 to $270.00, on May 21, 2025.
Justin Lake, a bottom 17% analyst from Wolfe Research maintains UNH with a buy rating and lowers their UNH price target from $501.00 to $390.00, on May 20, 2025.
Ryan Langston, a bottom 11% analyst from TD Securities downgrades UNH to a hold rating and lowers their UNH price target from $520.00 to $308.00, on May 19, 2025.
David S Macdonald, a top 13% analyst from Truist Securities reiterates UNH with a strong buy rating and lowers their UNH price target from $580.00 to $360.00, on May 19, 2025.
You can dive deeper into what analysts are forecasting on the Unitedhealth Group stock forecast page.
Last year, UNH earnings were $22.11B. Over the last 5 year, UNH's earnings have grown by 10.68% per year. This was faster than the Healthcare Plans industry average of 6.79%.
Last year, UNH revenue was $410.06B. Over the last 5 year, UNH's revenue has increased by 10.74% per year. This was slower than the Healthcare Plans industry average of 11.38%.
Find out more about UNH's earnings and revenue performance here.
In the past 12 months, executives and large shareholders at UNH have bought more shares than they have sold.
Patrick Hugh Conway, Chief Executive Officer Optum of UNH, was the latest UNH insider to sell. They sold $179,645.00 worth of UNH stock on Jun 10, 2025.
Learn more about who owns UNH shares here.
Unitedhealth Group pays a dividend of 2.76%, compared to the Healthcare Plans industry's average dividend yield of 1.82%. If you owned $1,000 of UNH stock, you would have been paid $27.58 in the past year.
Unitedhealth Group dividend payments have consistently grown over the past decade and have remained stable.
Get more info about Unitedhealth Group dividend yield and history here.
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