Company Update: UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) – UnitedHealthcare of Ohio Ranks Highest in J.D. Power Member Health Plan Study

[Business Wire] – UnitedHealthcare of Ohio received the J.D. Power award for ranking highest in overall member satisfaction among commercial health plans in Ohio, according to the J.D. Power 2016 Member Satisfaction Study. Read more on this. UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH) , with a current market cap of $120.10B, started trading this morning at $125.83. Looking at the equity, the company’s one day range is $125.83 to $126.94 with a one year range of $95.00 to $131.10. UnitedHealthcare (UNH) shares are currently priced at 16.26x this year’s forecasted earnings, which makes them relatively expensive compared to the industry’s 12.65x earnings multiple for the same period. And for income investors, the company pays shareholders $2.00 per share annually in dividends, yielding 1.59%. Consensus earnings for the current quarter by the 24 sell-side analysts covering the stock is an estimate of $1.72 per share, which would be $0.17 better than the year-ago quarter and a $0.06 sequential decrease. The full-year EPS estimate is $7.73, which would be a $1.28 better than last year. The quarterly earnings estimate is based on a consensus revenue forecast of the current quarter of $43.96 Billion. If realized, that would be a 22.93% increase over the year-ago quarter. More recently, Citigroup Initiated UNH at Buy (Oct 2, 2015). Previously, JP Morgan Initiated UNH at to Overweight. The average price target for UNH shares by the analysts covering the stock is $142.68, which is 13.39% above where the stock opened this morning. See more in (NYSE:UNH) Similar Articles: Market Update: UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) – Child Medical Grants Are Available from the UnitedHealthcare Children’s Foundation Market Update: UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) – Technical Snapshot on Health Care Plans Stocks — Express Scripts Holding, CVS Health, UnitedHealth Group, and Aetna Market Update: UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) – UnitedHealthcare Vision and Dental Plans Rank Highest in Customer Satisfaction in J.D. Power Study