Wall Street is positive on UnitedHealth Group Inc (UNH). On average, analysts give UnitedHealth Group Inc a Strong Buy rating. The average price target is $282.888, which means analysts expect the stock to add by 10.04% over the next twelve months.
That rating is better than 63% of stocks based on data compiled by InvestorsObserver.
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InvestorsObserver takes the average rating from these analysts, and then percentile ranks those averages. This lets you compare stocks in a much more granular way than just seeing the typical five-tiered rating system used on most of Wall Street.
What's Happening With UnitedHealth Group Inc Stock Today?
UnitedHealth Group Inc (UNH) stock is trading at $257.07 as of 10:43 AM on Friday, Nov 15, an increase of $1.29, or 0.5% from the previous closing price of $255.78. The stock has traded between $255.36 and $258.40 so far today. Volume today is low. So far 574,942 shares have traded compared to average volume of 4,170,855 shares.
