
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH) is a publicly traded healthcare plans business based in the US. It opened the day at $493.13 after a previous close of $497. During the day the price has varied from a low of $463.89 to a high of $495. The latest price was $470.88 (25 minute delay). UnitedHealth Group Incorporated is listed on the NYSE. All prices are listed in US Dollars.
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- Is UnitedHealth Group Incorporated stock a buy or sell?
- Are UnitedHealth Group Incorporated shares over-valued?
- Is UnitedHealth Group Incorporated suitable for ethical investing?
- UnitedHealth Group Incorporated shares summary
- Does UnitedHealth Group Incorporated pay a dividend?
- How volatile are UnitedHealth Group Incorporated shares?
- Other common questions
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UnitedHealth Group Incorporated share price (NYSE:UNH)
Use our graph to track the performance of UNH stocks over time.UnitedHealth Group Incorporated price performance over time
Historical closes compared with the last close of $470.88
1 week (2023-01-27) | -3.12% |
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1 month (2023-01-03) | -9.21% |
3 months (2022-11-03) | -13.38% |
6 months (2022-08-03) | -12.90% |
1 year (2022-02-03) | -3.66% |
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2 years (2021-02-03) | 39.36% |
3 years (2020-02-03) | 71.84% |
5 years (2018-02-02) | 103.07% |
Is it a good time to buy UnitedHealth Group Incorporated stock?
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Is UnitedHealth Group Incorporated under- or over-valued?
Valuing a stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge value.
P/E ratio
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 23x. In other words, UnitedHealth Group Incorporated shares trade at around 23x recent earnings.
That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.
PEG ratio
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.6567. A PEG ratio over 1 can be interpreted as meaning shares are overvalued at the current rate of growth, or may anticipate an acceleration in growth.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into UnitedHealth Group Incorporated's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
EBITDA
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is a whopping $31.8 billion (£26 billion).
The EBITDA is a measure of a UnitedHealth Group Incorporated's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
Environmental, social and governance track record
Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like UnitedHealth Group Incorporated.
Total ESG risk score
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated's total ESG risk: 20.65
Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and UnitedHealth Group Incorporated's overall score of 20.65 (as at 01/01/2019) is pretty good – landing it in it in the 25th percentile of companies rated in the same sector.
ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like UnitedHealth Group Incorporated is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).
Environmental score
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated's environmental score: 0.53/100
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated's environmental score of 0.53 puts it squarely in the 2nd percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that UnitedHealth Group Incorporated is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
Social score
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated's social score: 14.36/100
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated's social score of 14.36 puts it squarely in the 2nd percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that UnitedHealth Group Incorporated is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.
Governance score
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated's governance score: 4.76/100
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated's governance score puts it squarely in the 2nd percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that UnitedHealth Group Incorporated is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
Controversy score
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated's controversy score: 3/5
ESG scores also evaluate any incidences of controversy that a company has been involved in. A high-profile company, UnitedHealth Group Incorporated scored a 3 out of 5 for controversy – a middle-of-the-table result reflecting that UnitedHealth Group Incorporated hasn't always managed to keep its nose clean.
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) summary
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated was last rated for ESG on: 2019-01-01.
Total ESG score | 20.65 |
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Total ESG percentile | 24.52 |
Environmental score | 0.53 |
Environmental score percentile | 2 |
Social score | 14.36 |
Social score percentile | 2 |
Governance score | 4.76 |
Governance score percentile | 2 |
Level of controversy | 3 |
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated shares at a glance
Open | $493.13 |
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High | $495 |
Low | $463.89 |
Close | $470.88 |
Previous close | $497 |
Change | $-26.12 |
Change % | -5.2555% |
Volume | 11,130,390 |
52-week range | $440.0988 - $556.3848 |
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50-day moving average | $515.3558 |
200-day moving average | $515.918 |
Wall St. target price | $598.3 |
PE ratio | 23.4655 |
Dividend yield | $6.4 (1.36%) |
Earnings per share (TTM) | $21.18 |
Do UnitedHealth Group Incorporated shares pay dividends?
Dividend yield: 1.36% of stock value
Forward annual dividend yield: 1.36% of stock value
Dividend payout ratio: 28.84% of net profits
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated has recently paid out dividends equivalent to 1.36% of its share value annually.
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated has paid out, on average, around 28.84% of recent net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 1.36% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), shareholders could enjoy a 1.36% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In UnitedHealth Group Incorporated's case, that would currently equate to about $6.4 per share.
While UnitedHealth Group Incorporated's payout ratio might seem fairly standard, it's worth remembering that it may be investing much of the rest of its net profits in future growth.
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated's most recent dividend payout was on 13 December 2022. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 2 December 2022 (the "ex-dividend date").
Share price volatility
Over the last 12 months, UnitedHealth Group Incorporated's shares have ranged in value from as little as $440.0988 up to $556.3848. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while UnitedHealth Group Incorporated's is 0.7279. This would suggest that UnitedHealth Group Incorporated's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).
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