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UnitedHealth Group (UNH)

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$580.23 USD

580.23
1,318,061

+5.99 (1.04%)

Updated Aug 14, 2024 03:18 PM ET

Zacks Rank:

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Zacks Rank Definition Annualized Return
1Strong Buy24.03%
2Buy17.70%
3Hold9.37%
4Sell5.03%
5Strong Sell2.48%
S&P50011.19%

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3-Hold of 5     3    

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Value Score A
Growth Score A
Momentum Score A
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 22% (195 out of 250)

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.

UnitedHealth Hikes Quarterly Dividend by 20%, Okays Buyback

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                                    WellCare Health (WCG) Q1 Earnings Beat, Raises Guidance

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