A share price of Unitedhealth Group Inc [UNH] is currently trading at $296.67, down -2.08%. 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 8.14% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -30.68%, 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 May 21, 2025, when HSBC Securities downgraded its rating to a Reduce but kept the price target unchanged to $270 for it. Previously, TD Cowen downgraded its rating to Hold on May 19, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $308. On May 14, 2025, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Mkt Perform. BofA Securities downgraded its rating to a Neutral but stick to its price target of $350 on May 14, 2025. HSBC Securities downgraded its rating to a Hold but $490 remained the price target by the analyst firm on April 22, 2025. Argus downgraded its rating to Hold for this stock on April 21, 2025. In a note dated January 10, 2025, HSBC Securities upgraded an Buy rating on this stock but restated the target price of $595.
Unitedhealth Group Inc experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $248.88 and $630.73. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $457.8 within the next 12 months. Unitedhealth Group Inc [NYSE: UNH] shares were valued at $296.67 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 54.31% based on the average UNH price forecast.
Analyzing the UNH fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Unitedhealth Group Inc [NYSE:UNH] were 410.06B which represents 9.80% growth. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.21% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.08%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.07%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.05%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.07, Equity is 0.24 and Total Capital is 0.17. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.86.
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 290.89 points at the first support level, and at 285.11 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 304.06, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 311.45.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Unitedhealth Group Inc [NYSE:UNH] is 0.85. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.66, the price to book ratio is 2.84 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 12.40.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved REX JOHN F, President & CFO, that happened on May 16 ’25 when 17175.0 shares were purchased. CEO, UHG, HEMSLEY STEPHEN J completed a deal on May 16 ’25 to buy 86700.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director FLYNN TIMOTHY PATRICK bought 1533.0 shares on May 14 ’25.
