Wall Street analysts’ thoughts on UnitedHealth stock before earnings


UnitedHealthcare signage stands in front of company headquarters in Minnetonka, Minnesota

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The Key Takeaways

  • UnitedHealth Group plans to release its earnings for the fourth quarter before Thursday’s market opening.
  • Visible Alpha’s 17 analystes have all a “buy” The consensus target price and or an equivalent rating suggest that the share prices will rise by close to 10%.
  • This will be UnitedHealthcare’s first results since Dec. 4, when the fatal shooting of the unit’s CEO.

UnitedHealth Group is expected to release its fourth quarter earnings on Thursday before the opening of the stock market. Analysts are generally optimistic about the results. 

Visible Alpha’s 17 analystes have all a “buy” If you want to know the price of a stock, then look at its consensus target. The average is $642. That’s a more than 18% premium to UnitedHealth's Monday close around $541.

Wall Street is expecting the company to announce fourth-quarter revenues of $101.6 billion. This represents an 8% increase over last year, with earnings of $6.30 or $5.84 per share. The previous year, this was $5.46 or $5.83. 

Last month, the company shared its 2025 financial forecasts, including revenue estimates of $450 to $455 billion and adjusted net profit of $29.50 to $30 per share.

This will be the first quarterly report of the company since Brian Thompson, CEO of UnitedHealthcare’s unit, was killed in a shooting on December 4. In the past few weeks, shares of UnitedHealthcare have dropped by more than 10 percent.

UnitedHealth’s shares rose by nearly 4% Monday, as the broader market finished with a mixed finish.

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