A share price of Unitedhealth Group Inc [UNH] is currently trading at $468.89, up 5.22%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The UNH shares have gain 1.99% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -4.47%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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From an analyst’s perspective:
Unitedhealth Group Inc [NYSE: UNH] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on April 04, 2024, when HSBC Securities upgraded its rating to a Hold but kept the price target unchanged to $460 for it. Previously, Barclays started tracking the stock with Overweight rating on March 06, 2024, and set its price target to $551. On December 18, 2023, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Reduce and revised its price target to $480 on the stock. UBS upgraded its rating to a Buy and increased its price target to $640 on October 16, 2023. HSBC Securities initiated its recommendation with a Hold and recommended $540 as its price target on September 06, 2023. UBS reiterated a Neutral rating for this stock on July 19, 2023, and upped its price target to $520. In a note dated July 18, 2023, Bernstein upgraded an Outperform rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $595 to $603.
Unitedhealth Group Inc experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $436.38 and $554.70. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $559.01 within the next 12 months. Unitedhealth Group Inc [NYSE: UNH] shares were valued at $468.89 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 19.22% based on the average UNH price forecast.
Analyzing the UNH fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Unitedhealth Group Inc [NYSE:UNH] were 371.62B which represents 14.06% growth. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at -1.52% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.09%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.08%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.06%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.08, Equity is 0.25 and Total Capital is 0.18. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.72.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 463.08 points at the first support level, and at 457.26 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 477.23, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 485.56.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Unitedhealth Group Inc [NYSE:UNH] is 0.79. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.16, the price to book ratio is 4.88 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 19.66.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved McSweeney Erin, EVP & Chief People Officer, that happened on Mar 08 ’24 when 1236.0 shares were sold. Chief Accounting Officer, ROOS THOMAS E completed a deal on Feb 23 ’24 to sell 858.0 shares. Meanwhile, CEO, UnitedHealthcare THOMPSON BRIAN R sold 28943.0 shares on Feb 16 ’24.
