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UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH) Stock Profile & Financial OverviewUnitedHealth Group Incorporated

Listed on New York Stock Exchange • Healthcare / Medical - Healthcare Plans
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UNH Company Overview & Business Description

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated operates as a diversified health care company in the United States. It operates through four segments: UnitedHealthcare, Optum Health, Optum Insight, and Optum Rx. The UnitedHealthcare segment offers consumer-oriented health benefit plans and services for national employers, public sector employers, mid-sized employers, small businesses, and individuals; health care coverage and well-being services to individuals age 50 and older addressing their needs for preventive and acute health care services, as well as services dealing with chronic disease and other specialized issues for older individuals; Medicaid plans, children's health insurance and health care programs; health and dental benefits; and hospital and clinical services. The OptumHealth segment provides access to networks of care provider specialists, health management services, care delivery, consumer engagement, and financial services. This segment serves individuals directly through care delivery systems, employers, payers, and government entities. The OptumInsight segment offers software and information products, advisory consulting arrangements, and managed services outsourcing contracts to hospital systems, physicians, health plans, governments, life sciences companies, and other organizations. The OptumRx segment provides pharmacy care services and programs, including retail network contracting, home delivery, specialty and compounding pharmacy, and purchasing and clinical capabilities, as well as develops programs in the areas of step therapy, formulary management, drug adherence, and disease/drug therapy management. UnitedHealth Group Incorporated was incorporated in 1977 and is based in Minnetonka, Minnesota.

Key Information

Symbol: UNH
CEO: Stephen J. Hemsley
Exchange: New York Stock Exchange
CIK: 0000731766
SEC Filings: View SEC →

Current Trend for UNH

An assessment of the current trend environment for UNH, based on the latest closing price data and intended to describe the market context heading into the next trading session.

As of 2025-12-24, the current trend for UNH is a Sideways Consolidation (Range-Bound Environment).

The weekly trend is in a consolidation regime, which automatically downgrades the daily signal to sideways conditions. This environment favors short-term mean-reversion rather than trend-following.

  • The weekly context is non-trending (sideways), which typically caps the duration and magnitude of daily trend moves.
  • Price is currently compressing tightly (optimal low-risk zone), sitting -0.02 ATR away from the adaptive KAMA baseline.
  • The current market structure is holding within recent defined ranges.

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Adaptive Trend Model · Daily & Weekly (2025-12-24 ET)

This model uses an adaptive trend algorithm based on daily and weekly price data to identify whether a stock is in an uptrend, downtrend, or consolidation over a multi-week to multi-month horizon. Compared with traditional moving-average systems, it filters short-term noise more effectively, captures trend continuation more reliably, and provides a stronger basis for position sizing and risk-management decisions such as stop-loss and take-profit levels.

As of 2025-12-24, UNH in a non-directional consolidation; Long-term trend is bullish.

Trend Strength: UNH last closed at 327.58, trading 0.4 ATR below the adaptive KAMA baseline (330.41). Technical Classification: Non-Directional / Range-Bound.

Trend Score: Technical Score: 35/100. Classification: Sideways. Alignment: Indeterminate. Logic: Price action is range-bound or lacking sufficient slope for trend confirmation.

SuperTrend Risk: Risk indicators: No active structural constraints identified.

Risk Skew: Multi-timeframe risk skew is currently assessed as Non-Directional. Price is oscillating within a low-momentum range. Risk is two-sided, favoring mean-reversion strategies over trend-following.

Key Levels: Key technical references: Spot 327.58, KAMA 330.41.

UNH Real-Time Stock Price & Market Data (Updated: Dec 23 12:54 PM EST)

Price
325.75
Change
0.59
Change %
0.18%
Open
324
Previous Close
325.16
High
327.8
Low
323.77
Volume
1,686,096
Market Cap
295,076,921,344
EV/EBITDA
0

UNH Shares Outstanding, Float, Short Interest & Ownership (Updated: Dec 23 12:54 PM EST)

Shares Outstanding
905,838,620
FloatShares
897,984,999
Float Ratio
99.13%
Shares Short
12,939,301
Short Percent Of Float
The percent of float shares currently sold short. Reflects market sentiment and risk of a short squeeze.
1.43%
Short Ratio
Days needed to cover all short positions. Indicates short-selling pressure.
1.44 trading days
Held Percent Insiders
0.83%
Held Percent Institutions
83.84%