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You Won't Regret Reading the Facts on UnitedHealth.

Shares of UnitedHealth have moved -1.2% today, and are now trading at a price of $489.57. In contrast, the S&P 500 index saw a 0.4% change. Today's trading volume is 5,390,067 compared to the stock's average volume of 3,212,954.

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated operates as a diversified health care company in the United States. Based in Minnetonka, United States the company has 350,000 full time employees and a market cap of $457,429,254,144. UnitedHealth currently offers its equity investors a dividend that yields 1.3% per year.

The company is now trading -18.32% away from its average analyst target price of $599.39 per share. The 23 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $530 to $650, and on average give UnitedHealth a rating of buy.

Over the last year, UNH shares have gone up 6.2%, which represents a difference of 18.8% when compared to the S&P 500. The stock's 52 week high is $558.1 per share whereas its 52 week low is $445.74. Based on UnitedHealth's relentless revenue and earnings growth, its core business remains strong and the stock price may maintain this level of performance.

2019-12-31 2020-12-31 2021-12-31
Revenue (MM) $240,269 $255,639 $285,273
Revenue Growth n/a 6.4% 11.59%
Gross Margins 23.2% 25.6% 23.6%
Gross Margins Growth n/a 10.34% -7.81%
Operating Margins 7.4% 8.2% 7.6%
Operating Margins Growth n/a 10.81% -7.32%
Earnings Per Share $14.33 $16.03 $18.08
EPS Growth n/a 11.86% 12.79%
Free Cash Flow (MM) $16,392 $20,123 $19,889
FCF Growth n/a 22.76% -1.16%
Capital Expenditures (MM) -$2,071 -$2,051 -$2,454
Net Debt / EBITDA 1.45 1.12 1.0
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