Market Update: UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) – Integra and UnitedHealthcare to Improve Medicaid Patients’ Health and Health Care in Rhode Island

[Business Wire] – Integra Community Care Network, LLC, and UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Rhode Island have launched a Medicaid accountable care entity to improve health outcomes, increase patient satisfaction and reduce the overall cost of care for people enrolled in UnitedHealthcare Medicaid plan. Read more on this. UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH) , valued at $121.81B, started trading this morning at $127.72. Today’s price range has been between $127.56 and $128.57 per share with a trailing 52-week range being $95.00 to $131.10. UNH shares are currently priced at 16.53x this year’s forecasted earnings, which makes them relatively expensive compared to the industry’s 12.57x earnings multiple. And for passive income investors, the company pays shareholders $2.00 per share annually in dividends, yielding 1.58%. 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. Furthermore, our analysis shows the full-year EPS estimate to be $7.73, which would be a $1.28 better when compared to the last year’s annual results. The quarterly earnings estimate is predicated on a consensus revenue forecast of $43.96 Billion. If reported, 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. Investors should keep in mind is that the average price target is $142.17, which is 11.31% above where the stock opened this morning. See more in (NYSE:UNH) Similar Articles: Company Update: UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) – UnitedHealthcare of Ohio Ranks Highest in J.D. Power Member Health Plan Study 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) – Two Groundbreaking Cancer Care Programs from UnitedHealthcare Help Improve Patients’ Access to Quality Treatment
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