UnitedHealth UNH
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UNH at a glance
UNH last changed hands at $397.62 (up 0.88%). At $356.28B, UnitedHealth is ranked #38 by size among the 3753 stocks on BeStock.
Over a full year the shares have ranged across $252.95 to $458.79, which puts the current price roughly 70% of the way up that band. Holders are ahead 26.2% over twelve months, but down 1.1% across the last three months.
On the chart it holds above both the 50-day ($390.31) and 200-day ($363.07) moving averages; RSI is 49, and the last 30 sessions moved at roughly 28% annualized volatility.
In the quarter ended Sep 2026 the company brought in $112.69B of revenue, down 0.4% from a year earlier, with $4.30B of net profit (a 3.5% margin).
Buyers are paying 22.7 times trailing earnings, 10% below its five-year average of 25.3. The median for its industry group is 23.6.
17 analysts follow the stock and the average call is "buy". The mean target, $482.69, sits 21.4% over where the stock trades.
This summary is put together from the numbers on the page and updates when they do. It describes the data; it is not a forecast or a recommendation.
BeStock Grade
Composite of 4 factors below, ranked against the 3739 U.S. stocks BeStock covers.
Cheaper than usual on its own 5-year P/E history scores higher.
Higher trailing yield than most of BeStock’s coverage scores higher.
Trading closer to its 52-week high than most peers scores higher.
17 analysts, consensus Buy.
How this is scored: each factor above is a 0–100 percentile rank against every other stock BeStock covers (or, for Wall Street, against the five-point Strong Buy–Sell scale). The overall grade is the plain average of whichever factors apply to this stock — no factor is weighted more than another. That average maps to a letter: A ≥ 85, B ≥ 70, C ≥ 50, D ≥ 30, otherwise F. Recomputed from the data on this page as prices and filings update — it describes where a stock ranks today, not a forecast, and not a BeStock recommendation to buy or sell.
BeStock Momentum
UNH is not currently one of the 10 holdings in BeStock Momentum, our rules-based momentum strategy.
Since 2020-12-28, the strategy has returned 442.5% (211.9% for the equal-weight average of BeStock’s coverage over the same stretch). Holdings can change any trading day, not just on a fixed schedule. Backtested performance, updated daily — not a guarantee of future results, and not a BeStock recommendation.
Price forecast
What Wall Street analysts and Morningstar's fair-value model expect for the stock
Wall Street’s average 12-month target is $482.69, 21.4% above today’s price, with a consensus rating of Buy. Morningstar’s fair value model puts the stock at $475.00, so shares trade 16.3% below that estimate. On earnings multiple, it sits in the 40th percentile of its own five-year valuation range (cheaper than usual).
Figures are Wall Street analyst consensus and Morningstar’s independent fair-value model, sourced as noted above.
UnitedHealth: the business
UnitedHealth runs the largest U.S. health insurer, UnitedHealthcare, and the Optum health services and pharmacy benefit unit.
What tends to move it. Medical costs in Medicare Advantage, government investigations and its recovery plan are the main issues.
Where the case gets weaker. Medical cost trends are the number that matters most, and the past year already showed what happens to the stock when utilization runs hotter than the company priced into its plans. Regulatory scrutiny of Medicare Advantage billing practices is an added, less predictable source of risk.
Written by hand by the BeStock desk and revised when a business changes. how we work. Spot something out of date? Tell us.
Performance
Price return over each window, from adjusted daily and weekly closes
Technical signals
| Indicator | Value | Signal |
|---|---|---|
| Price vs 20-day average | -2.0% | Bearish |
| Price vs 50-day average | +1.9% | Bullish |
| Price vs 200-day average | +9.5% | Bullish |
| 50-day vs 200-day | 50d above 200d | Bullish |
| RSI (14) | 48.8 | Bearish |
| MACD (12,26,9) | 2.74 | Bearish |
| Bollinger band position | 31% | Bearish |
Standard indicator readings worked out from daily closes. They describe how the price has behaved, not where it is going.
Key statistics
Quote as of Nov 10, 2026 7:30 am ET. Prices can lag the live tape. This is background information, not a recommendation.
How UNH ranks on BeStock
Ranks are among the 3,739 or so U.S.-listed stocks BeStock covers, recalculated whenever prices refresh. A tile is left out when the measure does not apply, such as yield for a stock that pays no dividend.
Set against the peer table: at 22.7x earnings, UNH looks about mid-pack against the market, and trades 4% below the 23.6x median among Healthcare Plans names. The two comparisons do not always agree.
UNH stock: common questions
What is UNH's latest share price?
$397.62 is the latest print for UNH, a move of +0.88% against yesterday's close of $394.15. Today's low and high so far: $394.00 and $399.00.
How big is UnitedHealth?
Equity value comes to $356.28B at the current price. By that measure it is number 38 of the 3753 names in our coverage.
What multiple of earnings does UNH sell for?
Buyers pay 22.7 times the last twelve months of profit (EPS $13.23). Averaged over five years the multiple has been 25.3, and today's level ranks in the 40th percentile of its own history.
What's the 52-week trading range for UnitedHealth?
The year's floor is $252.95 and the ceiling $458.79. Shares are 13.3% away from that ceiling.
What's the dividend situation for UNH?
It does. Payouts over the past twelve months work out to a 2.28% yield; the latest ex-dividend date was September 14, 2026.
What are analysts saying about UNH?
Of 17 analysts, 82% say buy, 18% hold and 0% sell. Price targets average $482.69, with the most cautious at $402.00 and the most optimistic at $531.00.
In plain terms, what does UnitedHealth sell?
UnitedHealth runs the largest U.S. health insurer, UnitedHealthcare, and the Optum health services and pharmacy benefit unit.
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