UnitedHealth Group Incorporated UNH

What the company does

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated is a mega-cap company in the Healthcare sector (Healthcare Plans), with a market value of $375.3B, based in the USA.

It employs about 390,000 people and has been listed since Oct 26, 1984.

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated operates as a health care company in the United States and internationally. It operates through four segments: Optum Health, Optum Insight, Optum Rx; and UnitedHealthcare. The Optum Health segment provides care delivery, care management, wellness and consumer engagement, and health financial services with patients, consumers, care delivery systems, providers, employers, payers, and public-sector entities.

Cheap or expensive? priced in line with its group

Its price-to-earnings (P/E) is 26.9 versus 21.6 for 4 direct peers — priced in line with its group.

Revenue is shrinking 0% versus the same quarter last year.

On analysts' next-year forecasts the multiple drops to 16.6 — they expect higher earnings.

The average analyst price target is 478.12, 14% above the current price (their view, not ours).

The stock sits at 80% of its one-year range (0% = the low, 100% = the high).

The risks

• No risk flags were detected from the data we have.

Strengths

• ✅ Profitable — 4 of every 100 dollars of revenue stays as profit.
• ✅ Generates free cash flow — profit becomes cash in the bank.
• ✅ Buys back its shares (1% fewer shares in a year).
• ✅ Most analysts rate it buy (21 vs 0).
• ✅ Pays a dividend (0.5% a year).

What changed this week

Over the past week the stock rose 4.2% (for comparison: S&P 500 -0.4%, sector ETF XLV +1.4%).

This week's news

• Is UnitedHealth Group (UNH) Still A Bargain After Raised Guidance? finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-24
  What the article says

  UnitedHealth Group has logged a solid year to date gain, putting fresh attention on whether the recent share price better reflects improved fundamentals or rising expectations. With earnings in focus and sentiment shaped by recent headline developments, the key issue is how much of the story is already embedded in… source ↗

• UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH) is Attracting Investor Attention: Here is What You Should Know finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-22
  What the article says

  UnitedHealth Group (UNH) is one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com visitors lately. So, it might be a good idea to review some of the factors that might affect the near-term performance of the stock. Shares of this largest U.S. health insurer have returned +12.3% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500… source ↗

• UnitedHealthcare to Support Northeast Missouri Health Council Efforts to Sustain and Expand Rural Maternal Healthcare finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-22
  What the article says

  Investment will help strengthen OB-GYN coverage, recruit maternal health providers and advance a rural family medicine with obstetrics workforce pipeline October 22, 2026--(BUSINESS WIRE)--UnitedHealthcare today announced a $540,000 investment to support Northeast Missouri Health Council (NMHC), a federally qualified… source ↗

• UnitedHealth Group (UNH) Will Raise 2027 Medicare Costs For Seniors finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-22
  What the article says

  UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) and Humana outlined 2027 Medicare plan adjustments that raise premiums and out of pocket costs for seniors. The insurers also flagged cuts to certain Medicare benefits from 2027, affecting coverage breadth and plan value for enrolled beneficiaries. UnitedHealth publicly objected to its… source ↗

• Sector Update: Healthcare Stocks Softer Late Afternoon finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-21
  What the article says

  Healthcare stocks declined late Wednesday afternoon, with the NYSE Healthcare Index and the State St PREMIUM Upgrade to read this MT Newswires article and get so much more. A Silver or Gold subscription plan is required to access premium news articles. Upgrade Already have a subscription? Sign in source ↗

• Microsoft and Alphabet opt out of tokenized stocks in latest blow to ambitious plan from OKK and NYSE parent firm finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-21
  What the article says

  A growing number of companies are pushing back against tokenized trading of their shares. Microsoft and Alphabet are the latest to complain about the practice, joining 14 other public companies that have formally objected to a plan by OKXICE, a new platform co-chaired by former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, to trade… source ↗

What changed since last week

• New strength: dividend.

• The price rose 5.7% since the last summary.