UNH - UnitedHealth Group Incorporated

NYSE - NYSE Delayed Price. Currency in USD
232.89
+0.04 (+0.02%)
At close: 4:00PM EDT
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Previous Close232.85
Open234.77
Bid232.84 x 1300
Ask232.83 x 900
Day's Range231.92 - 235.00
52 Week Range208.07 - 287.94
Volume5,879,235
Avg. Volume3,747,479
Market Cap220.705B
Beta (3Y Monthly)0.70
PE Ratio (TTM)17.50
EPS (TTM)13.31
Earnings DateOct 15, 2019
Forward Dividend & Yield4.32 (1.86%)
Ex-Dividend Date2019-09-13
1y Target Est294.58
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    The global economy is starting to look a little shaky. Between the US-China trade tensions and now the Iranian-sponsored attacks on Saudi Arabian oil output, the pressures on the world system of trade and commerce are increasing. As CLSA’s Eric Fishwick said, “Trade both ways has slowed… the trade wars are definitely having an impact.” And in an effort to calm markets after the drone attack on his company’s largest facility, Saudi Aramco CEO Amin Nasser said, “We have enough oil products to supply the local market.”After posting losses on Monday, both the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones were up slightly on Tuesday. The S&P gained 0.26%, while the Dow added 0.13%. A look at the charts, however, shows that the sharp gains the markets have posted since August 23 have slowed and levelled off. Investors are watching the news and getting nervous.A wise investor will move to protect his portfolio, and we’ve found three Strong Buy stocks in the TipRanks database to do just that. 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The company offers medical and dental, as well as accident, disability, and life insurance products around the world.Oppenheimer analyst Michael Wiederhorn, who has a 65% success rate with his stock recommendations, sees CI as a compelling buy. His price target of $254 suggests an impressive upside of 57%. In his comments, Wiederhorn states, “The [business] environment has certainly changed, with regulatory pressure affecting all ends of the pharmaceutical supply chain, but he believes the depressed multiples are well overdone.”Analyst George Hill, quoted above, also likes CI, enough to initiate coverage with a Buy rating. He writes, “The company's PBM segment does not contain the significant short-term earnings risk implied by the steep discount of the stock price. We believe its core commercial MCO and the perceived cross sales benefit could drive its multiple expansion.” Hill’s $207 price target implies an upside of 28%.Like Anthem, Cigna has a unanimous consensus rating of Strong Buy – in the last three months, the stock has been given 8 buy ratings. Cigna shares sell for $161, making it significantly less expensive than Anthem or UnitedHealth (see below), and its average price target of $214 gives the stock a 32% upside potential. UnitedHealth Group, Inc.UnitedHealth (UNH – Get Report) benefits from scale – it is the world’s largest health insurer and boasts over 115 million customers. Its 2018 revenue totaled over $225 billion, with over $17 billion realized in profits. More recently, UNH posted a 3.9% positive earnings surprise on Q2 EPS of $3.60. While the company’s growth has slowed in the past year, sheer scale ensures that it will remain profitable. The strong dividend, paying out $4.32 per share annually, makes this stable stock a favorite for return-minded investors.Continued profitability lies behind 4-star analyst A. J. Rice’s optimism on the stock. The Credit Suisse analyst gives UNH a buy rating with a $293 price target. Rice says of UNH, “The company gave the impression that the moderation in enrollment growth it’s seeing this year was largely expected... However, it also stressed that its goal of 13-16% EPS growth is a long-term target implying that 2020 is an unlikely timeframe to see such substantial improvements."Our current 2020 estimates anticipate 10% Y/Y growth. If UNH posts modest upside relative to our Q3 and Q4 2019 estimates, our 2020 $16.30 EPS est could then represent roughly 8-10% growth. This type of growth seems a reasonable initial target.” Rice’s price target suggests a potential upside of 26% for UNH shares. 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The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.13%, extending its winning streak to eight days. In late trading, 16 of the Dow's 30 components were pointed higher. Pleasant Surprise for Dow Component UNHIt was interesting if not surprising to see UnitedHealth (NYSE:UNH), a frequent guest of this space, rank as one of the best-performing names in the Dow today. I say surprising because there was a democratic debate last night, an event that typically weighs on stocks like UNH. I missed the goings on, but I'll assume whatever Medicare For All talk that took place was not strident enough to derail UNH shares today.Staying with the healthcare theme, don't read too much into today's bounce in pharmacy name Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ:WBA), a consumer staples name with sizable drug price exposure, because two of the Dow's three pharmaceuticals names finished lower today. 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And today, it's the leading provider of telehealth medical visits in the United States. The company boasts being able to connect you with a licensed doctor in under 10 minutes… whether it's via the phone, internet, or mobile app.Shares got hit on news that Teladoc's contract ran out with the U.S. Defense Health Agency. I wasn't too worried, though, as I explained in Investment Opportunities - where we've owned TDOC stock for a year and a half.Teladoc is already the leader in the telehealth industry, with well over 50% of the market share in the United States. If it can keep growing at this pace, the number of visits could grow by 10-fold in the coming years - and revenue gains should keep pace.Already in the most recent quarter, revenue gained 38% quarter-over-quarter to $130.3 million. Visit volumes soared 70% to 908,000, while U.S. paid memberships grew by 100,000 to 26.8 million.Sure enough, the stock has begun to surge again after the United Healthcare deal was announced. 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After all, it does seem kind of strange for a company's stock to zoom on the first day of trading, right?Here's a quick explanation of IPOs: An IPO is when a company issues its shares to the public on an exchange, such as the Nasdaq Composite or New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). Often this process results in raising a large amount of money, say over $100 million.Getting to this point is not easy. Upcoming IPOs need to have audited books, a strong financial infrastructure and an experienced management team. There will also need to be advisors -- called investment bankers or underwriters -- who will provide guidance through the process. This involves putting together a disclosure document called an S-1, and having a roadshow, in which management makes presentations to investors.Advisors will generally undervalue the shares, allowing for the pop. It's a way to reward investors. Yet these investors are usually institutions, hedge funds, and wealthy people.Yes, it's kind of unfair, but the system has seen little change over the decades. Despite this, individual investors have still made lots of money from IPOs like Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL, NASDAQ:GOOG) and Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) -- regardless of if they got the shares at the offering price.Let's take a look at the seven upcoming IPOs for the month: SmileDirectClub (SDC)Source: Thamyris Salgueiro / Shutterstock.com Among the upcoming IPOs, SmileDirectClub might garner the most interest. This company is the pioneer of the direct-to-consumer market for teeth straightening systems. SmileDirectClub leverages innovative teledentistry technology and has a fully integrated platform.While a orthodontist may charge $5,000 to $8,000 for a procedure, SmileDirectClub charges generally below $2,000. 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More than half of the Fortune 100 use the software.Ping Identity IPO expects to issue 12.5 million shares at a range of $14 to $16 and the lead underwriters include GS, BAC, RBC, Citigroup (NYSE:C), BCS, CS, Deutsche Bank (NYSE:DB) and WFC. The company will list on the NYSE under the ticker of PING. Envista Holdings (NVST)Source: Shutterstock Envista is one of the largest dental product companies, with strong positions in categories like implants, digital imaging, and orthodontics. The company owns a variety of brands like Nobel Biocare Systems, Ormco and KaVo Kerr. They have over one million dentists across 150 countries. Last year, Envista posted revenues of $2.86 billion.A key to the success of the company is a strong focus on innovation. To this end, it spent about $172 million on R&D last year. * 10 Buy-and-Hold Stocks to Own Forever Regarding the upcoming IPO, Envista plans to issue 26.8 million shares at a range of $21 to $24 and the lead underwriters include JPM, GS, MS, Baird, Evercore ISI and Jefferies. The company will list on the NYSE under the symbol of NVST. 10x Genomics (TXG)Source: Shutterstock 10X Genomics develops instruments, consumables, and software to help analyze biological systems at scale, such as for oncology, immunology, and neuroscience.Last year, revenues spiked from $71.1 million to $146.3 million. The company also has an extensive intellectual property portfolio, with ownership or exclusive licenses on over 175 patents (about 470 are pending).As for this upcoming IPO, 10X Genomic expects to offer 9 million shares at a range of $31 to $35 and the underwriters include JPM, GS, and BAC. The company will list its shares on the Nasdaq under the ticker of TXG. SpringWorks Therapeutics (SWTX)Source: Shutterstock SpringWorks Therapeutics is a biotech company, which is focused on precision medicine to create oncology treatments. By leveraging partnerships - such as with Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) -- the company has been able to get two drugs into late-stage trials. For example, Nirogacestat is an oral GSI (gamma secretase inhibitor) that is for desmoid tumors (there are no FDA approved drugs for this).In terms of the IPO, the company expects to offer 7.4 million shares at a range of $16 to $18 and the lead underwriters include JPM, GS and Cowen. SpringWorks Therapeutics will list its shares on the Nasdaq under the ticker SWTX.Tom Taulli is the author of the book, Artificial Intelligence Basics: A Non-Technical Introduction. Follow him on Twitter at @ttaulli. As of this writing, he did not hold a position in any of the aforementioned securities. 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