UnitedHealth Group (UNH) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE: UNH) is a diversified health care company that provides health insurance coverage, health care services, pharmacy services and health technology. Its businesses serve individuals, employers, government programs, health care providers and other organizations, primarily in the United States.

The company operates through two principal businesses. UnitedHealthcare offers health benefit plans and related services for employers, individuals, families and government-sponsored programs, including Medicare and Medicaid. Optum provides a broad range of health services, including pharmacy benefit management through Optum Rx, care delivery and management through Optum Health, and data, technology and advisory solutions for health care organizations through Optum Insight.

UnitedHealth Group traces its history to 1977, when Charter Med was established in Minnesota; the company later adopted the UnitedHealth name and expanded through its insurance and health services businesses. It has grown into one of the largest health care organizations in the United States, with operations and customers spanning commercial, government and provider markets. Stephen Hemsley serves as chief executive officer, having returned to the role in 2025 after previously leading the company.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $395.52 to $412.37
• 50-Day Range: $365.24 to $408.70
• 52-Week Range: $255.96 to $461.62
• Volume: 8.11 million shs
• Average Volume: 5.96 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $360.62 billion
• P/E Ratio: 22.95
• Dividend Yield: 2.31%
• Price Target: $462.90
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

UnitedHealth Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

UnitedHealth Group scored higher than 97% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 6th out of 903 stocks in the healthcare sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

UnitedHealth Group has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.71, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 20 buy ratings, 8 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

UnitedHealth Group has a consensus price target of $462.90, representing about 15.2% upside from its current price of $401.77.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

UnitedHealth Group has been the subject of 15 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 11.72%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for UnitedHealth Group are expected to grow by 11.72% in the coming year, from $20.64 to $23.06 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of UnitedHealth Group is 22.95, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.31.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of UnitedHealth Group is 22.95, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Healthcare sector average P/E ratio of about 270.95.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

UnitedHealth Group has a PEG Ratio of 1.45. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

UnitedHealth Group has a P/B Ratio of 3.46. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.78% of the float of UnitedHealth Group has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

UnitedHealth Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.28, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in UnitedHealth Group has recently increased by 20.69%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

UnitedHealth Group pays a meaningful dividend of 2.31%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

UnitedHealth Group has been increasing its dividend for 15 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of UnitedHealth Group is 53.00%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, UnitedHealth Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 40.24% next year. This indicates that UnitedHealth Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.83

News Sentiment

UnitedHealth Group has a news sentiment score of 0.83. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.47 average news sentiment score of Healthcare companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 117 news articles for UnitedHealth Group this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

94 people have searched for UNH on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 29% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

37 people have added UnitedHealth Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 16% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, UnitedHealth Group insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $660,910.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.19% of the stock of UnitedHealth Group is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

87.86% of the stock of UnitedHealth Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 9/22 Dividend: 9/14/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/22 Dividend: 9/14/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/22/2026
• Last Earnings: 10/13/2026
• Today: 10/18/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Healthcare
• Industry: Healthcare Providers & Services
• Sub-Industry: Managed Healthcare
• Current Symbol: NYSE:UNH
• CIK: 731766
• Web: www.unitedhealthgroup.com
• Phone: (800) 328-5979
• Fax: 952-936-1819
• Employees: 390,000
• Year Founded: 1977

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for UnitedHealth Group: $462.90
• High Price Target: $529.00
• Low Price Target: $255.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +15.2%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.71
• Research Coverage: 28 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $17.51
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 22.95
• Forward P/E Ratio: 19.47
• P/E Growth: 1.45
• Net Income: $12.06 billion
• Net Margins: 3.53%
• Pretax Margin: 4.39%
• Return on Equity: 17.95%
• Return on Assets: 5.95%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.66
• Current Ratio: 0.74
• Quick Ratio: 0.78

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $447.57 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.81
• Cash Flow: $21.28 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 18.88
• Book Value: $116.01 per share
• Price / Book: 3.46

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 897,590,000
• Free Float: 895,890,000
• Market Cap: $360.62 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.60