At the time of writing, Unitedhealth Group Inc [UNH] stock is trading at $541.14, up 3.93%. 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 5.49% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -4.26%, 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 10, 2025, when HSBC Securities upgraded its rating to a Buy but kept the price target unchanged to $595 for it. Previously, Truist reaffirmed its Buy rating on January 06, 2025, and dropped its price target to $610. On October 17, 2024, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Hold. KeyBanc Capital Markets started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and suggested a price target of $675 on October 11, 2024. Jefferies upgraded its rating to a Buy and raised its price target to $647 on July 17, 2024. RBC Capital Mkts reiterated a Outperform rating for this stock on July 17, 2024, and upped its price target to $615. In a note dated June 05, 2024, HSBC Securities upgraded an Buy rating on this stock but restated the target price of $580.
For the past year, the stock price of Unitedhealth Group Inc fluctuated between $436.38 and $630.73. 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 $541.14 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 14.34% based on the average UNH price forecast.
Analyzing the UNH fundamentals
According to Unitedhealth Group Inc [NYSE:UNH], the company’s sales were 392.72B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 10.35% jump. 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. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.78.
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 533.72 points at the first support level, and at 526.30 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 547.98, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 554.82.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Unitedhealth Group Inc [NYSE:UNH] has a current ratio of 0.91. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.27, the price to book ratio is 5.28 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 35.15.
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.
