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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

After-Market: $589.50 +0.36 (0.06%) 7:58 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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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 B 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 16% (211 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 on A.M.Best's Radar After Buyout Announcement

        A.M.Best acknowledges UnitedHealth's(UNH) deleveraging strategy and earnings accretion from DaVita Medical Group acquisition.

          Company News For Dec 7, 2017

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            UnitedHealth to Buy DaVita Medical, Expands Optum Business

            UnitedHealth's (UNH) intention to buy DaVita Medical reflects its continuous effort to build up a vertically integrated business model

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              UnitedHealth Continues Healthcare Shakeup With DaVita Deal

              On Wednesday, only a few days after the CVS (CVS) and Aetna (AET) deal helped shine a light on the quickly changing healthcare industry, UnitedHealth Group (UNH) announced that it will buy a unit of DaVita Inc. (DVA) for nearly $5 billion.

                Aetna, CVS Health Ink a Merger Agreement Worth $69 Billion

                Aetna's (AET) acquisition by CVS Health promises to expand the former's scale and size, and improve its access to health at lower cost.

                  Will Aetna Be Acquired by CVS Health to Rest Speculations?

                  Aetna's (AET) likely acquisition by CVS Health promises to improve the company's scale and size, thus allowing it to better negotiate over drug prices.

                    UnitedHealth Keeps '17 Guidance & Issues '18 View, Stock Up

                    UnitedHealth's (UNH) strong guidance for 2018 reflects its robust fundamentals amid a volatile regulatory backdrop.

                      Company News For Nov 28, 2017

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                        Humana's Medicare Business Impresses, Public Exchange Hurts

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                          Can Health Insurers Continue to Look Past ACA Threats in Q4?

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                            Anthem (ANTM) Grows on Membership, Rising Expenses Hurt

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                              UnitedHealth (UNH) Up 3.6% Since Earnings Report: Can It Continue?

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                                Ensign Group's (ENSG) earnings missed estimates in Q3 but grew year over year due to higher revenues.

                                  Humana (HUM) Beats Q3 Earnings Estimates, Revenues Miss

                                  Humana's (HUM) strong third-quarter earnings were driven by significantly low share count.

                                    Can Retail Segment Further Drive Humana's (HUM) Q3 Earnings?

                                    Humana's (HUM) third-quarter results are likely to be driven by strong performance of its Retail segment.

                                      Molina Healthcare (MOH) Q3 Earnings Beat Estimates, Up Y/Y

                                      Molina Healthcare's (MOH) third-quarter earnings were driven by solid revenue growth.

                                        Community Health (CYH) Incurs Wider-Than-Expected Loss in Q3

                                        Community Health's (CYH) third-quarter loss was wider than expected due to huge cat loss.

                                          Teladoc (TDOC) Q3 Loss Wider Than Expected, Revenues Top

                                          Teladoc's (TDOC) third-quarter revenues grew year over year on higher visits.

                                            Envision Healthcare's (EVHC) Q3 Earnings Miss Expectations

                                            Envision Healthcare's (EVHC) third-quarter results were adversely impacted by hurricanes Harvey and Irma.

                                              WellCare Health's (WCG) Q3 Earnings Beat Estimates, Up Y/Y

                                              WellCare Health's (WCG) third-quarter results were driven by membership growth.

                                                Aetna (AET) Tops Q3 Earnings Estimates, Raises 2017 Guidance

                                                Aetna's (AET) solid third-quarter results were largely driven by continued strong performance in the company's Health Care segment.

                                                  LifePoint Health's (LPNT) Q3 Earnings and Revenues Miss

                                                  LifePoint Health's (LPNT) third-quarter earnings missed estimates and declined year over year owing to lower revenues.