UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH) is a leading healthcare plans business based in the US. It opened the day at $463.5 after a previous close of $461.17. During the day the price has varied from a low of $457.15 to a high of $457.7568. The latest price was $457.7568 (25 minute delay). UnitedHealth Group Incorporated is listed on the NYSE and employs 330,000 staff. All prices are listed in US Dollars.
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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.
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 29x. In other words, UnitedHealth Group Incorporated shares trade at around 29x recent earnings.
That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.7518. 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.
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is a whopping $24.2 billion (£18 billion).
The EBITDA is a measure of a UnitedHealth Group Incorporated's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
Since the stock market crash that started in February 2020, UnitedHealth Group Incorporated's share price has had significant positive movement.
Its last market close was $461.17, which is 34.64% up on its pre-crash value of $301.43 and 145.67% up on the lowest point reached during the March 2020 crash when the shares fell as low as $187.72.
If you had bought $1,000 worth of UnitedHealth Group Incorporated shares at the start of February 2020, those shares would have been worth $711.24 at the bottom of the March crash, and if you held on to them, then as of the last market close they'd be worth $1,683.27.
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.
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 12/31/2018) 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.).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 |
| Open | $463.5 |
|---|---|
| High | $457.7568 |
| Low | $457.15 |
| Close | $457.7568 |
| Previous close | $461.17 |
| Change | $-3.4132 |
| Change % | -0.7401% |
| Volume | 102,238 |
| 52-week range | $315.9083 - $509.23 |
|---|---|
| 50-day moving average | $469.4502 |
| 200-day moving average | $424.9356 |
| Wall St. target price | $512.31 |
| PE ratio | 29.2418 |
| Dividend yield | $5.4 (1.24%) |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | $16.1231 |
Dividend yield: 1.24% of stock value
Forward annual dividend yield: 1.24% of stock value
Dividend payout ratio: 32.84% of net profits
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated has recently paid out dividends equivalent to 1.24% of its share value annually.
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated has paid out, on average, around 32.84% of recent net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 1.24% 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 1.24% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In UnitedHealth Group Incorporated's case, that would currently equate to about $5.4 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 2021. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 2 December 2021 (the "ex-dividend date").
Over the last 12 months, UnitedHealth Group Incorporated's shares have ranged in value from as little as $315.9083 up to $509.23. 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 0.8652. This would suggest that UnitedHealth Group Incorporated's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).
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