Unitedhealth Group Inc [UNH] stock is trading at $524.52, up 2.00%. 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 3.69% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -4.57%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Unitedhealth Group Inc [NYSE: UNH] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on January 06, 2025, when Truist reiterated its Buy rating and also revised its price target to $610 from $625. Previously, HSBC Securities downgraded its rating to Hold on October 17, 2024. On October 11, 2024, KeyBanc Capital Markets initiated with a Overweight rating and assigned a price target of $675 on the stock. Jefferies upgraded its rating to a Buy and increased its price target to $647 on July 17, 2024. RBC Capital Mkts reiterated its recommendation of a Outperform and raised its price target to $615 on July 17, 2024. HSBC Securities upgraded its rating to Buy for this stock on June 05, 2024, but kept the price target unchanged to $580. In a note dated May 30, 2024, Robert W. Baird initiated an Outperform rating and provided a target price of $597 on this stock.
Unitedhealth Group Inc [UNH] stock has fluctuated between $436.38 and $630.73 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $618.75 within the next 12 months. Unitedhealth Group Inc [NYSE: UNH] shares were valued at $524.52 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 17.96% based on the average UNH price forecast.
Analyzing the UNH fundamentals
Unitedhealth Group Inc [NYSE:UNH] reported sales of 392.72B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a growth of 10.35%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.22% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.08%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.05%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.04%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.05, Equity is 0.16 and Total Capital is 0.16. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.78.
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 514.46 points at the first support level, and at 504.41 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 529.62, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 534.73.
Ratios To Look Out For
For context, Unitedhealth Group Inc’s Current Ratio is 0.91. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.23, the price to book ratio is 5.12 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 34.07.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved McSweeney Erin, EVP & Chief People Officer, that happened on Nov 11 ’24 when 701.0 shares were sold. Officer, McSweeney Erin completed a deal on Nov 11 ’24 to buy 701.0 shares. Meanwhile, Chief Accounting Officer ROOS THOMAS E sold 2851.0 shares on Jul 17 ’24.
