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UnitedHealth Group (UNH)

(Delayed Data from NYSE)

$589.14 USD

589.14
2,548,638

-5.18 (-0.87%)

Updated Sep 16, 2024 04:00 PM ET

Zacks Rank:

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Zacks Rank Definition Annualized Return
1Strong Buy23.68%
2Buy17.55%
3Hold9.21%
4Sell4.93%
5Strong Sell2.36%
S&P50010.96%

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2-Buy of 5   2      

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Growth Score A
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VGM Score A

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As an investor, you want to buy stocks with the highest probability of success. That means you want to buy stocks with a Zacks Rank #1 or #2, Strong Buy or Buy, which also has a Score of an A or a B in your personal trading style.

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B Value D Growth C Momentum C VGM

Industry Rank:

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An industry with a larger percentage of Zacks Rank #1's and #2's will have a better average Zacks Rank than one with a larger percentage of Zacks Rank #4's and #5's.

The industry with the best average Zacks Rank would be considered the top industry (1 out of 265), which would place it in the top 1% of Zacks Ranked Industries. The industry with the worst average Zacks Rank (265 out of 265) would place in the bottom 1%.

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Bottom 28% (181 out of 251)

Industry: Medical - HMOs

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Zacks News

UnitedHealth Group, Inc. is the largest health care services company in the world, serving over 50 million individuals in the United States as of 2019 and over 5 million internationally. The company provides a wide range of health care products and services, such as health maintenance organizations (HMOs), point of service plans (POS), preferred provider organizations (PPOs), and managed fee-for-service programs. UnitedHealth has the largest and most diverse membership base within the managed-care organization market, which gives it significant competitive advantages. It also has built its prescription drug business through OptumRx division, with the acquisition of Catamaran in 2015.

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UnitedHealth Group (UNH) closed at $480.78 in the latest trading session, marking a +0.46% move from the prior day.

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UnitedHealth Group (UNH) closed the most recent trading day at $483.32, moving -0.21% from the previous trading session.

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UnitedHealth Group (UNH) closed at $491.31 in the latest trading session, marking a -1.56% move from the prior day.

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