Unitedhealth Group Inc (NYSE: UNH) Has Dropped -6.32% Year-To-Date (YTD): Any Trouble Coming?

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Unitedhealth Group Inc (NYSE:UNH)’s traded shares stood at 8.88 million during the last session, with the company’s beta value hitting 0.56. At the close of trading, the stock’s price was $493.18, to imply an increase of 2.96% or $14.19 in intraday trading. The UNH share’s 52-week high remains $554.70, putting it -12.47% down since that peak but still an impressive 11.52% since price per share fell to its 52-week low of $436.38. The company has a valuation of $454.68B, with an average of 4.67 million shares over the past 3 months.

Unitedhealth Group Inc (NYSE:UNH) trade information

After registering a 2.96% upside in the last session, Unitedhealth Group Inc (UNH) has traded red over the past five days. The stock hit a weekly high of 502.00, jumping 2.96% in its intraday price action. The 5-day price performance for the stock is 11.65%, and -0.03% over 30 days. With these gigs, the year-to-date price performance is -6.32%.

Unitedhealth Group Inc (UNH) estimates and forecasts

Looking at statistics comparing Unitedhealth Group Inc share performance against respective industry, we note that the company has outperformed competitors. Unitedhealth Group Inc (UNH) shares are -8.10% down over the last 6 months, with its year-to-date growth rate higher than industry average at 10.07% against 0.40%.

An assessment of the company’s 5-year growth patterns shows that annual earnings grew an estimated 14.37% for the past 5-year period. While 2024 is set for a 10.44% return in earnings, projections for the next 5 years are at 13.40% annually.

UNH Dividends

Unitedhealth Group Inc has its next earnings report out on April 16. However, it is important to take into account that this dividend yield ratio is just an indicator to only serve the purpose of guidance. Investors interested to invest in the stock should ponder company’s other fundamental and operations related aspects too. Unitedhealth Group Inc has a forward dividend ratio of 7.52, with the share yield ticking at 1.52% to continue the rising pattern observed over the past year. The company’s average dividend yield trailing the past 5-year period is 0.00%.