UnitedHealth Group (UNH): Has the Share Price Slump Created a Valuation Opportunity?

UnitedHealth Group (UNH) has been grinding through a tough stretch, with the stock down sharply this year even as revenue and earnings keep growing. That disconnect is what investors are trying to unpack.

See our latest analysis for UnitedHealth Group.

At around $330.91, UnitedHealth Group’s year to date share price return of negative 34.41 percent and one year total shareholder return of negative 38.49 percent show sentiment has reset sharply, even though the business keeps posting steady growth.

If the recent volatility has you rethinking your healthcare exposure, it could be a good moment to compare UnitedHealth Group with other healthcare stocks that might offer a different mix of risk and growth.

With earnings still climbing and the share price sharply lower, today’s UnitedHealth Group looks very different from its peak. Is this a mispriced healthcare leader offering upside, or is the market already discounting future growth?

Most Popular Narrative: 14.8% Undervalued

With UnitedHealth Group last closing at $330.91 against a narrative fair value of about $388.50, the storyline assumes the market is still underestimating a margin recovery ahead.

Improving Medicare Advantage star ratings, with about 78% of members expected in 4 star or higher plans, are seen as easing concerns over 2027 payment year headwinds and underpinning multi year margin improvement.

Read the complete narrative.

Want to see what powers that recovery math? The narrative leans on disciplined repricing, reshaped Optum margins, and earnings growth that some analysts think the market is misreading. Curious which figures really move that $388 plus fair value call?

Result: Fair Value of $388.52 (UNDERVALUED)

Have a read of the narrative in full and understand what's behind the forecasts.

However, persistent Medicare utilization surprises and execution missteps at Optum Health could delay the margin recovery that underpins today’s undervaluation case.

Find out about the key risks to this UnitedHealth Group narrative.

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If that view does not quite fit your thesis, or you prefer hands on research, you can build a personalised UnitedHealth Group narrative in minutes: Do it your way.

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