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Upturn Advisory Summary
09/18/2024: UNH (1-star) has a low Upturn Star Rating. Not recommended to BUY.
Analysis of Past Upturns
Type: Stock | Upturn Star Rating | Today’s Advisory: Consider higher Upturn Star rating |
Profit: -17.59% | Upturn Advisory Performance 3 | Avg. Invested days: 33 |
Profits based on simulation | Stock Returns Performance 1 | Last Close 09/18/2024 |
Type: Stock | Today’s Advisory: Consider higher Upturn Star rating |
Profit: -17.59% | Avg. Invested days: 33 |
Upturn Star Rating | Stock Returns Performance 1 |
Profits based on simulation Last Close 09/18/2024 | Upturn Advisory Performance 3 |
Key Highlights
Company Size Large-Cap Stock | Market Capitalization 536.18B USD |
Price to earnings Ratio 38.45 | 1Y Target Price 623.61 |
Dividends yield (FY) 1.45% | Basic EPS (TTM) 15.1 |
Volume (30-day avg) 2648675 | Beta 0.59 |
52 Weeks Range 433.00 - 605.79 | Updated Date 09/19/2024 |
Company Size Large-Cap Stock | Market Capitalization 536.18B USD | Price to earnings Ratio 38.45 | 1Y Target Price 623.61 |
Dividends yield (FY) 1.45% | Basic EPS (TTM) 15.1 | Volume (30-day avg) 2648675 | Beta 0.59 |
52 Weeks Range 433.00 - 605.79 | Updated Date 09/19/2024 |
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Profitability
Profit Margin 3.66% | Operating Margin (TTM) 7.97% |
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (TTM) 7.07% | Return on Equity (TTM) 15.58% |
Revenue by Products
Revenue by Products - Current and Previous Year
Valuation
Trailing PE 38.45 | Forward PE 18.62 |
Enterprise Value 579957748797 | Price to Sales(TTM) 1.39 |
Enterprise Value to Revenue 1.52 | Enterprise Value to EBITDA 20.93 |
Shares Outstanding 923417984 | Shares Floating 920915687 |
Percent Insiders 0.23 | Percent Institutions 89.47 |
Trailing PE 38.45 | Forward PE 18.62 | Enterprise Value 579957748797 | Price to Sales(TTM) 1.39 |
Enterprise Value to Revenue 1.52 | Enterprise Value to EBITDA 20.93 | Shares Outstanding 923417984 | Shares Floating 920915687 |
Percent Insiders 0.23 | Percent Institutions 89.47 |
Analyst Ratings
Rating 4.73 | Target Price 558.19 | Buy 5 |
Strong Buy 20 | Hold 1 | Sell - |
Strong Sell - |
Rating 4.73 | Target Price 558.19 | Buy 5 | Strong Buy 20 |
Hold 1 | Sell - | Strong Sell - |
AI Summarization
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated: A Comprehensive Analysis
Company Profile
History & Background:
- Founded in 1977 as a healthcare data processor.
- Expanded through mergers and acquisitions, becoming a leading diversified health and well-being company.
- Currently operates in three core segments: UnitedHealthcare (health benefits), Optum (healthcare services), and UnitedHealth Group International.
Core Businesses:
- UnitedHealthcare: Provides health benefits to individuals and groups, offering commercial, Medicare and Medicaid, employer-sponsored, and other specialty plans.
- Optum: Offers healthcare services focused on optimizing care and reducing costs. It includes pharmacy care services (OptumRx), health information technology (OptumInsight), and specialty care (OptumHealth) subsidiaries.
- UnitedHealth Group International: Serves international healthcare markets, providing health and well-being solutions.
Leadership & Structure:
- CEO: Andrew Witty (2021 - Present)
- Board Chair: Stephen Hemsley (since 2020)
- Headquarters: Minnetonka, Minnesota
- Corporate structure involves multiple subsidiaries, divisions, and joint ventures.
Top Products and Market Share
Top Products:
- UnitedHealthcare health plans: Individual and employer-sponsored health plans, Medicare and Medicaid plans, and specialty plans.
- OptumRx pharmacy care services: Prescription drug management, mail-order pharmaceuticals, and specialty pharmacy services.
- Claims management services for healthcare organizations.
Market Share:
- UnitedHealthCare:
- Largest commercial insurer in the U.S. with ~35% of the market share (2021).
- Leading Medicare Advantage provider with ~13.5 million enrollees (2022).
- OptumRx:
- Largest pharmacy benefits manager in the U.S., managing over 1.1 billion annual prescriptions (2021).
- UnitedHealthCare:
Total Addressable Market:
The total addressable market (TAM) for UnitedHealth Group is vast:
- U.S. Healthcare Market: $4.2 trillion in 2021, projected to grow at 5.4% CAGR to $5.43 trillion in 2027.
- Global Health and Wellness Market:
- Estimated at $10 trillion in 2022.
- Projected growth to reach $13.75 trillion by 2028.
Financial Performance:
Recent Financials (2022):
- Revenue: $328.5 billion (5% YoY)
- Net income: $22.8 billion
- Profit Margin: 7%
- EPS (diluted): $21.61
- Free cash flow: $27 billion
UnitedHealth Group has consistently shown a steadily rising financial performance, with revenue and net income increasing year-on-year.
- Solid cash flow supports the company's strategic investments and dividends.
- Balance sheet health is considered good with manageable debt levels.
Dividend & Shareholder Returns:
- Dividend History:
- Consistent dividend payer since 2010.
- Recent annualized dividend of $5.56 (as of September 2023).
- Payout ratio of ~25%.
- Shareholder Returns:
- Strong performance over various periods:
- 33.18% total return in the last year.
- 280.16% total return in the last five years.
- 809.35% total return in the last ten years.
- Strong performance over various periods:
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About UnitedHealth Group Incorporated
Exchange | NYSE | Headquaters | Minnetonka, MN, United States |
IPO Launch date | 1984-10-26 | CEO & Non-Independent Director | Sir Andrew Philip Witty |
Sector | Healthcare | Website | https://www.unitedhealthgroup.com |
Industry | Healthcare Plans | Full time employees | 440000 |
Headquaters | Minnetonka, MN, United States | ||
CEO & Non-Independent Director | Sir Andrew Philip Witty | ||
Website | https://www.unitedhealthgroup.com | ||
Website | https://www.unitedhealthgroup.com | ||
Full time employees | 440000 |
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated operates as a diversified health care company in the United States. The company operates through four segments: UnitedHealthcare, Optum Health, Optum Insight, and Optum Rx. The UnitedHealthcare segment offers consumer-oriented health benefit plans and services for national employers, public sector employers, mid-sized employers, small businesses, and individuals; health care coverage, and health and well-being services to individuals age 50 and older addressing their needs; Medicaid plans, children's health insurance and health care programs; and health and dental benefits, and hospital and clinical services, as well as health care benefits products and services to state programs caring for the economically disadvantaged, medically underserved, and those without the benefit of employer-funded health care coverage. The Optum Health segment provides care delivery, care management, wellness and consumer engagement, and health financial services patients, consumers, care delivery systems, providers, employers, payers, and public-sector entities. The Optum Insight segment offers software and information products, advisory consulting arrangements, and managed services outsourcing contracts to hospital systems, physicians, health plans, governments, life sciences companies, and other organizations. The Optum Rx segment provides pharmacy care services and programs, including retail network contracting, home delivery, specialty and community health pharmacy services, infusion, and purchasing and clinical capabilities, as well as develops programs in the areas of step therapy, formulary management, drug adherence, and disease/drug therapy management. UnitedHealth Group Incorporated was founded in 1974 and is based in Minnetonka, Minnesota.
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