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UnitedHealth Group (UNH)

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$251.29 USD

251.29
16,373,950

+10.31 (4.28%)

Updated Aug 5, 2025 01:48 PM ET

Zacks Rank:

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Zacks Rank Definition Annualized Return
1Strong Buy23.75%
2Buy17.82%
3Hold9.58%
4Sell5.28%
5Strong Sell2.61%
S&P50011.30%

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5-Strong Sell of 5         5

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The scores are based on the trading styles of Value, Growth, and Momentum. There's also a VGM Score ('V' for Value, 'G' for Growth and 'M' for Momentum), which combines the weighted average of the individual style scores into one score.

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  • 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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A 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 1% (244 out of 246)

Industry: Medical - HMOs

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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          4 Reasons Why UnitedHealth (UNH) Stock Looks Attractive Now

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            Molina Hit by Public Exchanges, Failed Aetna-Humana Merger

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              UnitedHealth Extends Expiration Date of SCA Share Exchange

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                UnitedHealth's Senior Unsecured Notes Rated by A.M Best

                UnitedHealth Group, Inc.'s (UNH) senior unsecured notes recently received rating action from A.M Best.

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                  UnitedHealth's (UNH) Senior Unsecured Debt Rated by Moody's

                  UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH) recently announced that its senior unsecured debt has been assigned an A3 rating by Moody's Investors Service, a wing of Moody???s Corporation (MCO).

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                    Trump Promises Interstate Coverage Sales, Will It Help Insurance Stocks?

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                            Top Research Reports for February 22, 2017

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                                UnitedHealth Hits 52-Week High on Solid Results, SCAI Deal

                                UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH) touched a 52-week highdriven by robust fourth-quarter earnings, strong 2017 guidance and the acquisition of Surgical Care.

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                                  Why Is UnitedHealth (UNH) Up 4.2% Since the Last Earnings Report?

                                  UnitedHealth (UNH) reported earnings 30 days ago. What's next for the stock? We take a look at earnings estimates for some clues.

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                                    Molina Healthcare (MOH) Q4 Earnings, Revenues Miss Estimates

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                                      Will Health Insurers Face the Music of Trump's Policies?

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