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We have scored 102 news catalysts on UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH) over the past 12 months. The biggest single-day move next to one of them came Jul 23, 2026, when UNH closed −1.8%: “Value Is Quietly Winning 2026 and These 3 Dividend-Paying Value ETFs Prove You Do Not Need Tech to Beat the Market”. Coverage across the window leans positive (average ticker sentiment +0.23). Most of the impact sits in sector healthcare and forward growth expectations.
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Market cap
342.3B
P/E
—
EPS
—
Beta
0.62
52W range
255.97-461.62
Day range
372.42–378.49
Open
374.68
Prev close
375.21
Volume
8.6M
Avg volume
5.8M
Dividend
9.06
IPO
1984-10-17
Analysts publish price targets on UNH, and they disagree. Where the share price actually sits among them shows which of their arguments the market is buying — and which it is ignoring.
27 analyst price targets from $380 to $529
as of 2026-09-03
The market is 16% below the median target — more cautious than the analysts.
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Suppliers, customers, partners and competitors, derived from what the news actually says about UnitedHealth Group Incorporated — not a sector bucket. Click an edge to see the articles that established the link.
Suppliers, customers, partners and competitors of UnitedHealth Group Incorporated, taken from what the news actually said about them rather than from a sector bucket. The count is how many articles established each link.
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UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH) operates as a comprehensive healthcare enterprise across the United States, structuring its diverse services into four key divisions: UnitedHealthcare, Optum Health, Optum Insight, and Optum Rx. The UnitedHealthcare segment provides a wide array of health benefit plans and consumer-focused services. These offerings cater to a broad spectrum of clients, including large national corporations, public sector employers, mid-sized and small businesses, and individual consumers. It also delivers specialized health coverage and wellness programs tailored for individuals aged 50 and older, addressing their needs for preventive and acute care, chronic disease management, and other age-specific health issues. This division further encompasses Medicaid plans, children's health insurance, dental benefits, and various hospital and clinical services. Optum Health focuses on delivering direct healthcare solutions and management services. It facilitates access to networks of specialist care providers, offers health management programs, direct care delivery, consumer engagement initiatives, and financial services. Its diverse clientele includes individuals (served directly through care systems), employers, insurance payers, and government organizations. Optum Insight specializes in providing technology, information, and consulting services to the healthcare industry. Its offerings include software and data products, advisory consulting arrangements, and outsourced managed services. Clients span hospital systems, physicians, health plans, governmental bodies, life sciences companies, and other relevant organizations. Finally, Optum Rx handles the company's pharmaceutical care services. This segment manages retail pharmacy networks, provides home prescription delivery, and offers specialty and compounding pharmacy capabilities. Leveraging its purchasing power and clinical expertise, Optum Rx also develops advanced programs related to step therapy, formulary management, medication adherence, and integrated disease and drug therapy management. UnitedHealth Group Incorporated, founded in 1977, has its corporate headquarters located in Minnetonka, Minnesota.
The reconstruction
At $377, the stock sits at the 4th percentile of 27 published models, meaning the market has largely rejected the bullish consensus and is pricing in significant downside risk rather than the 13–16% long-term earnings growth management targets.
What the disagreement turns on
Can UnitedHealth actually expand its free-cash-flow margin above the flat 3.6% the price assumes, or will regulatory pressure and medical cost trends trap profitability at current levels? The wired data can track top-line unit volumes to confirm growth, but it cannot measure the pricing and cost trends that would settle the margin debate.
The price pays for
It declines to pay for
Written by a language model from the published models, the reported segments and a reverse-DCF — not a recommendation, and not a house view.
Claim by claim
Computed at $400 on 2026-09-03 — the quote has since moved -6%, so read this as a record of what was priced in then, not now.
