UnitedHealth Group (UNH) Competitors $360.17 +6.45 (+1.82%) Closing price 10/3/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$360.74 +0.57 (+0.16%) As of 10/3/2025 07:59 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock UNH vs. ALKS, MEDP, CI, CNC, CVS, ELV, HCA, HUM, JNJ, and MOHShould you be buying UnitedHealth Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of UnitedHealth Group include Alkermes (ALKS), Medpace (MEDP), Cigna Group (CI), Centene (CNC), CVS Health (CVS), Elevance Health (ELV), HCA Healthcare (HCA), Humana (HUM), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), and Molina Healthcare (MOH). These companies are all part of the "medical" sector. UnitedHealth Group vs. Its Competitors Alkermes Medpace Cigna Group Centene CVS Health Elevance Health HCA Healthcare Humana Johnson & Johnson Molina Healthcare UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) and Alkermes (NASDAQ:ALKS) are both medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability and risk. Which has better valuation & earnings, UNH or ALKS? UnitedHealth Group has higher revenue and earnings than Alkermes. Alkermes is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than UnitedHealth Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioUnitedHealth Group$400.28B0.81$14.41B$23.0815.61Alkermes$1.56B3.29$367.07M$2.0814.93 Which has more volatility & risk, UNH or ALKS? UnitedHealth Group has a beta of 0.47, suggesting that its share price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alkermes has a beta of 0.54, suggesting that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals believe in UNH or ALKS? 87.9% of UnitedHealth Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.2% of Alkermes shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of UnitedHealth Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.4% of Alkermes shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts recommend UNH or ALKS? UnitedHealth Group presently has a consensus price target of $358.95, indicating a potential downside of 0.34%. Alkermes has a consensus price target of $42.00, indicating a potential upside of 35.22%. Given Alkermes' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Alkermes is more favorable than UnitedHealth Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score UnitedHealth Group 4 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 16 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.46Alkermes 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.93 Does the media refer more to UNH or ALKS? In the previous week, UnitedHealth Group had 123 more articles in the media than Alkermes. MarketBeat recorded 127 mentions for UnitedHealth Group and 4 mentions for Alkermes. UnitedHealth Group's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat Alkermes' score of -0.08 indicating that UnitedHealth Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment UnitedHealth Group 98 Very Positive mention(s) 13 Positive mention(s) 12 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Alkermes 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is UNH or ALKS more profitable? Alkermes has a net margin of 23.15% compared to UnitedHealth Group's net margin of 5.04%. Alkermes' return on equity of 24.86% beat UnitedHealth Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets UnitedHealth Group5.04% 23.32% 7.66% Alkermes 23.15%24.86%17.14% SummaryAlkermes beats UnitedHealth Group on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding UNH and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart UNH vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricUnitedHealth GroupMED IndustryMedical SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$326.22B$52.78B$6.12B$21.82BDividend Yield2.45%1.89%5.65%3.54%P/E Ratio15.6110.7786.9629.82Price / Sales0.811.06605.4267.04Price / Cash11.128.8537.9024.90Price / Book3.372.3312.554.60Net Income$14.41B$2.64B$3.31B$1.00B7 Day Performance4.65%4.59%4.28%2.07%1 Month Performance14.30%5.83%6.90%3.33%1 Year Performance-39.08%-30.22%70.54%13.11% UnitedHealth Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)UNHUnitedHealth Group4.7889 of 5 stars$360.17+1.8%$358.95-0.3%-39.1%$326.22B$400.28B15.61400,000Trending NewsALKSAlkermes4.4797 of 5 stars$27.13-2.4%$41.85+54.2%+7.2%$4.48B$1.56B13.041,800MEDPMedpace4.2694 of 5 stars$487.95-1.9%$422.27-13.5%+55.2%$13.71B$2.23B36.285,900News CoveragePositive NewsCICigna Group4.9964 of 5 stars$284.06-2.5%$371.81+30.9%-8.9%$75.83B$247.12B15.5173,500Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeCNCCentene4.4117 of 5 stars$34.37-0.8%$38.33+11.5%-46.3%$16.88B$163.07B8.5160,500CVSCVS Health4.8547 of 5 stars$74.71-2.2%$78.25+4.7%+20.0%$94.75B$372.81B20.87300,000Positive NewsELVElevance Health4.5978 of 5 stars$316.96-2.9%$411.06+29.7%-28.6%$71.37B$189.25B13.49104,200Positive NewsHCAHCA Healthcare4.766 of 5 stars$414.75-0.4%$407.75-1.7%+9.0%$97.05B$70.60B17.43316,000HUMHumana4.4898 of 5 stars$254.35-2.9%$289.50+13.8%+18.3%$30.59B$123.11B19.5265,680Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastJNJJohnson & Johnson4.7073 of 5 stars$177.71+0.6%$181.40+2.1%+17.6%$427.99B$88.82B19.01138,100Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastMOHMolina Healthcare4.414 of 5 stars$189.40-0.7%$225.18+18.9%-38.7%$10.27B$40.65B9.3318,000News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Alkermes Alternatives Medpace Alternatives Cigna Group Alternatives Centene Alternatives CVS Health Alternatives Elevance Health Alternatives HCA Healthcare Alternatives Humana Alternatives Johnson & Johnson Alternatives Molina Healthcare Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:UNH) was last updated on 10/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMagnificent 7 being replaced by the “Hidden 7”?BULLISH: It's time to buy this 'hidden' AI stock An award-winning stock-rating system has turned BULLISH on...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredU.S. Government Sparking Crypto RallyU.S. Puts GDP on the Blockchain Could this spark the next crypto supercycle? 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