According to Zen Score, the 3 best healthcare plan stocks to buy right now are:
1. Molina Healthcare (NYSE:MOH)
Molina Healthcare (NYSE:MOH) is the top healthcare plan stock with a Zen Score of 58, which is 19 points higher than the healthcare plan industry average of 39. It passed 19 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Molina Healthcare has seen its stock return 11.21% over the past year, underperforming other healthcare plan stocks by -5 percentage points.
Molina Healthcare has an average 1 year
price target of $369.91, an upside of 23.98% from Molina Healthcare's current stock price of $298.35.
Molina Healthcare stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 11 analysts covering Molina Healthcare, 45.45% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 18.18% have issued a Buy, 27.27% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 9.09% have issued a Strong Sell.
2. Centene (NYSE:CNC)
Centene (NYSE:CNC) is the second best healthcare plan stock with a Zen Score of 55, which is 16 points higher than the healthcare plan industry average of 39. It passed 17 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Centene has seen its stock return 1.69% over the past year, underperforming other healthcare plan stocks by -14 percentage points.
Centene has an average 1 year
price target of $99.23, an upside of 29.53% from Centene's current stock price of $76.61.
Centene stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 13 analysts covering Centene, 53.85% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 23.08% have issued a Buy, 15.38% have issued a hold, while 7.69% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.
3. Unitedhealth Group (NYSE:UNH)
Unitedhealth Group (NYSE:UNH) is the third best healthcare plan stock with a Zen Score of 49, which is 10 points higher than the healthcare plan industry average of 39. It passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Unitedhealth Group has seen its stock return 7.43% over the past year, underperforming other healthcare plan stocks by -9 percentage points.
Unitedhealth Group has an average 1 year
price target of $597.25, an upside of 21.27% from Unitedhealth Group's current stock price of $492.48.
Unitedhealth Group stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 16 analysts covering Unitedhealth Group, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 31.25% have issued a Buy, 18.75% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.