UnitedHealth Group (UNH) PT Raised to $600 at Argus

UnitedHealth Group (UNH) PT Raised to $632 at Deutsche Bank

Deutsche Bank analyst George Hill raised the price target on UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) to $632.00 (from $562.00) while maintaining a Buy rating.

The analyst comments "Another Messy Quarter - UNH reported Q2 earnings that delivered a modest EPS beat vs the Street, but with the... More

UnitedHealth Group (UNH) PT Raised to $640 at Baird

(Updated - July 17, 2024 7:06 AM EDT)

Baird analyst Michael Ha raised the price target on UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) to $640.00 (from $597.00) while maintaining a Outperform rating.

The analyst commented: "We believe the time to own UnitedHealth Group is now. The... More

UnitedHealth Group (UNH) PT Raised to $647 at Jefferies

(Updated - July 17, 2024 6:48 AM EDT)

Jefferies analyst David Windley raised the price target on UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) to $647.00 (from $481.00) while maintaining a Hold rating.

The analyst commented: "The NT MLR outlook may not be crystal clear,... More

UnitedHealth Group (UNH) PT Raised to $630 at Wells Fargo

(Updated - July 17, 2024 6:58 AM EDT)

Wells Fargo analyst Stephen Baxter raised the price target on UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) to $630.00 (from $525.00) while maintaining a Overweight rating.

The analyst commented: "While we see 2Q24 as mixed, the attribution of MLR pressure to... More

UnitedHealth Group (UNH) PT Raised to $615 at RBC Capital

RBC Capital analyst Ben Hendrix raised the price target on UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) to $615.00 (from $555.00) while maintaining a Outperform rating.

The analyst comments "Medicare momentum appears to be building on UNHs solid second quarter EPS print, albeit on an atypically noisy earnings... More

UnitedHealth Group (UNH) PT Raised to $640 at Truist Securities

Truist Securities analyst David MacDonald raised the price target on UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) to $640.00 (from $600.00) while maintaining a Buy rating.

The analyst comments "We remain bullish on UNH following 2Q results featuring solid core trends, in-line adjusted MLR and reaffirmed '24 FY... More

UnitedHealth Group (UNH) PT Raised to $604 at Barclays

Barclays analyst Andrew Mok raised the price target on UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) to $604.00 (from $560.00) while maintaining a Overweight rating.... More

Jefferies Upgrades UnitedHealth Group (UNH) to Buy

Jefferies analyst David Windley upgraded UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) from Hold to Buy with a price target of $647.00 (from $481.00).

The analyst comments: "The NT MLR outlook may not be crystal clear, but "clear enough" in 1Q/2Q to rotate focus to a '25... More

Midday movers: Bank of America, Match rise; Charles Schwab falls

(Updated - July 16, 2024 11:28 AM EDT)

Investing.com -- U.S. stock futures were mixed Tuesday, with the Dow and S&P 500 gaining, while Nasdaq treaded water as investors shied away from megacap tech stocks.

Here are some of the biggest U.S. stock movers today:

Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) stock rose 5% after the lender reported second-quarter revenue and profit topping expectations on rising investment banking and asset management... More

UnitedHealth expects bigger hit to profit from tech unit hack

By Sriparna Roy, Mariam Sunny and Amina Niasse

(Reuters) -UnitedHealth forecast on Tuesday a bigger hit to annual earnings from a February hack at its tech unit, but maintained its full-year profit forecast.

Shares of the Minnetonka, Minnesota-based company surged about 6% to $544.32 as it beat Wall Street estimates for second-quarter profit and signaled that it would resume share buybacks after pausing them due to the hack.

The cyberattack at the healthcare conglomerate's Change Healthcare unit was one of the worst to hit the American healthcare industry and disrupted payments to doctors and healthcare facilities.

UnitedHealth unveils Q2 results ahead of estimates, stock up

UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) reported on Tuesday earnings and revenue for the fiscal Q2 2024 that beat consensus estimates.

Q2 earnings per share (EPS) stood at $6.80, above the analyst expectations of $6.67. Revenue for the quarter was $98.9 billion, slightly above the consensus estimate of $98.72 billion.

UNH shares rose 1% in premarket trading.

For the full fiscal 2024, UNH... More

UnitedHealth Group (UNH) Tops Q2 EPS by 13c, Beats on Revenue; Offers FY24 EPS Guidance

UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) reported Q2 EPS of $6.80, $0.13 better than the analyst estimate of $6.67. Revenue for the quarter came in at $98.9 billion versus the consensus estimate of $98.72 billion.

GUIDANCE:

UnitedHealth Group sees FY2024 EPS of $27.50-$28.00, versus the consensus of... More

UnitedHealth Group (UNH) call put ratio 2.1 calls to 1 put with focus on July calls into quarter results

UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) July call option implied volatility is at 56, August is at 27; compared to its 52-week range of 15 to 30 into the expected release of quarter results before the bell on July 16. Call put ratio 2.1 calls to 1 put with focus on July calls.

TD Cowen Reiterates Buy Rating on UnitedHealth Group (UNH)

TD Cowen analyst Gary Taylor reiterated a Buy rating and $546.00 price target on UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH).

The analyst commented, "We expect pressure on consolidated MLR as higher MA and MDCD trends persist from the last 2 quarters. 2024 initial guidance was issued 11/28/23 with no... More

Sunrun (RUN), Other Solar Stocks Decline Following Assassination Attempt on Trump

Sunrun (NASDAQ: RUN) and other solar stocks including First Solar (NASDAQ: FSLR), Enphase Energy (NASDAQ: ENPH) and Invesco Solar ETF (NYSE: TAN) were lower Monday as investors boosted... More