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UnitedHealth

529.77 USD
+10.05
1.93%
At close Jan 23, 4:00 PM EST
Pre-market
525.00
-4.77
0.90%
1 day
1.93%
5 days
-0.11%
1 month
4.63%
3 months
-6.18%
6 months
-4.49%
Year to date
5.01%
1 year
2.76%
5 years
76.91%
10 years
373.01%
 

About: UnitedHealth Group is one of the largest private health insurers, providing medical benefits to about 50 million members globally, including 1 million outside the us as June 2024. As a leader in employer-sponsored, self-directed, and government-backed insurance plans, UnitedHealth has obtained massive scale in managed care. Along with its insurance assets, UnitedHealth's continued investments in its Optum franchises have created a healthcare services colossus that spans everything from medical and pharmaceutical benefits to providing outpatient care and analytics to both affiliated and third-party customers.

Employees: 440,000

0
Funds holding %
of 6,823 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 8 analysts

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q3 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

81% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 237 | Existing positions closed: 131

17% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 266 [Q2] → 312 (+46) [Q3]

11% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $435B [Q2] → $483B (+$47.5B) [Q3]

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 3,336 [Q2] → 3,395 (+59) [Q3]

1% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,384 | Existing positions reduced: 1,398

7% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.67B | Put options by funds: $5.04B

2.91% less ownership

Funds ownership: 92.76% [Q2] → 89.85% (-2.91%) [Q3]

Research analyst outlook

8 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target
$600
13%
upside
Avg. target
$643
21%
upside
High target
$700
32%
upside

8 analyst ratings

positive
100%
neutral
0%
negative
0%
Barclays
Andrew Mok
33% 1-year accuracy
21 / 64 met price target
21%upside
$642
Overweight
Maintained
17 Jan 2025
Keybanc
Steve Barger
45% 1-year accuracy
13 / 29 met price target
23%upside
$650
Overweight
Reiterated
17 Jan 2025
Cantor Fitzgerald
Sarah James
23% 1-year accuracy
29 / 127 met price target
32%upside
$700
Overweight
Reiterated
17 Jan 2025
Truist Securities
David Macdonald
60% 1-year accuracy
58 / 97 met price target
15%upside
$610
Buy
Maintained
6 Jan 2025
Piper Sandler
Jessica Tassan
25% 1-year accuracy
5 / 20 met price target
13%upside
$600
Overweight
Maintained
2 Jan 2025

Financial journalist opinion

Based on 89 articles about UNH published over the past 30 days

Neutral
Business Insider
3 hours ago
UnitedHealthcare names a new CEO after Brian Thompson's fatal shooting
UnitedHealthcare named Tim Noel as its CEO, seven weeks after Brian Thompson's fatal shooting. Noel joined the company in 2007 and was most recently the head of its Medicare and retirement unit.
UnitedHealthcare names a new CEO after Brian Thompson's fatal shooting
Neutral
Fox Business
11 hours ago
UnitedHealthcare announces new CEO after killing of Brian Thompson
UnitedHealth Group named Tim Noel the new CEO of the company's insurance division, UnitedHealthcare, after the targeted killing of former CEO Brian Thompson.
UnitedHealthcare announces new CEO after killing of Brian Thompson
Neutral
New York Post
13 hours ago
UnitedHealth taps insider Tim Noel to replace slain exec Brian Thompson as CEO of insurance unit
The brazen killing of Thompson on Dec. 4 ignited a broad conversation about the frustrations of navigating the US healthcare system.
UnitedHealth taps insider Tim Noel to replace slain exec Brian Thompson as CEO of insurance unit
Neutral
Invezz
13 hours ago
Tim Noel appointed as UnitedHealthcare CEO: key details you need to know
UnitedHealthcare has appointed Tim Noel, a long-standing company veteran, as its new CEO, following the tragic killing of former top executive Brian Thompson in December. The announcement comes at a time of heightened scrutiny of the US healthcare industry, with renewed debates on systemic reform and rising operational costs.
Tim Noel appointed as UnitedHealthcare CEO: key details you need to know
Positive
Reuters
14 hours ago
UnitedHealth taps Medicare head as CEO of insurance business
UnitedHealth Group said on Thursday it has appointed Tim Noel, the head of its Medicare business, to replace late CEO Brian Thompson as the head of its insurance unit.
UnitedHealth taps Medicare head as CEO of insurance business
Neutral
CNBC Television
14 hours ago
UnitedHealth names Tim Noel UnitedHealthcare CEO
CNBC's Bertha Coombs joins 'Closing Bell' to report on UnitedHealth annoucning its CEO successor.
UnitedHealth names Tim Noel UnitedHealthcare CEO
Neutral
CNBC
14 hours ago
UnitedHealthcare taps company veteran Tim Noel as new CEO following Brian Thompson killing
UnitedHealthcare tapped Tim Noel, a company veteran, as its new CEO following the fatal, targeted shooting of its former top executive, Brian Thompson, in Manhattan in December.  Noel served as the head of Medicare and Retirement at UnitedHealthcare, the largest private health insurer in the U.S. and the insurance arm of UnitedHealth Group.
UnitedHealthcare taps company veteran Tim Noel as new CEO following Brian Thompson killing
Neutral
Forbes
14 hours ago
UnitedHealth Group Names Successor For Slain UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson
UnitedHealth Group Thursday announced veteran internal executive Tim Noel will become chief executive of the company's health insurance business, UnitedHealthcare.
UnitedHealth Group Names Successor For Slain UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson
Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
18 hours ago
Is UnitedHealth a Buy After Q4 Domestic Commercial Membership Growth?
UNH's Optum Health is expected to serve about 5.4 million value-based care patients in 2025.
Is UnitedHealth a Buy After Q4 Domestic Commercial Membership Growth?
Positive
The Motley Fool
20 hours ago
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