Previous close | 487.57 |
Open | 489.95 |
Bid | 481.00 x 1000 |
Ask | 482.76 x 900 |
Day's range | 481.60 - 490.39 |
52-week range | 449.70 - 558.10 |
Volume | |
Avg. volume | 3,039,268 |
Market cap | 448.878B |
Beta (5Y monthly) | 0.68 |
PE ratio (TTM) | 21.79 |
EPS (TTM) | 22.13 |
Earnings date | 13 Jul 2023 - 17 Jul 2023 |
Forward dividend & yield | 6.60 (1.34%) |
Ex-dividend date | 10 Mar 2023 |
1y target est | 595.52 |
MINNETONKA, Minn., June 07, 2023--Dividend Announcement and ASM Results
UnitedHealth (UNH) offers to combine its Optum business with Amedisys to expand its reach in the healthcare-at-home market.
UnitedHealth Group (UNH) closed the most recent trading day at $498.19, moving -0.28% from the previous trading session.
Shares of home healthcare solutions company Amedisys (NASDAQ: AMED) were up more than 14% Monday morning after the company reported that it had received an unsolicited buyout offer from Optum, a branch of UnitedHealth Group. Amedisys was already having buyout discussions with Option Care Health, but UnitedHealth Group's offer is a $3.26 billion all-cash deal that would buy Amedisys for $100 per share, compared to Option Care's agreement with Amedisys of roughly $97.38 per share.
UnitedHealth (UNH) has received quite a bit of attention from Zacks.com users lately. Therefore, it is wise to be aware of the facts that can impact the stock's prospects.
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., June 05, 2023--Optum offers to combine with Amedisys, a leading provider of home health, hospice and high-acuity care.
UnitedHealth Group on Monday made a surprise $3.26 billion all-cash offer to acquire Amedisys Inc, pitting itself against another healthcare company set to buy the home health and hospice care firm. UnitedHealth, through its Optum unit, offered to pay $100 per share in cash, just a month after Amedisys agreed to be bought by Option Care Health Inc for $97.38 per share in an all-stock deal. If Optum's offer is accepted by Amedisys, the deal will expand UnitedHealth's presence in home healthcare that it bolstered this year through a $5.4 billion deal to buy Amedisys' rival, LHC Group.
Two that come to mind are Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk (NYSE: NVO) and U.S.-based integrated healthcare benefits company UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH). The companies have their own tailwinds as well, with Novo Nordisk building revenue off its weight-loss franchise and UnitedHealth Group finding its foray into Medicare Advantage to be lucrative. Novo Nordisk's shares are up more than 19%.
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UnitedHealth (UNH) has been one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com users lately. So, it is worth exploring what lies ahead for the stock.
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RALEIGH, N.C., May 04, 2023--UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of North Carolina has announced $275,000 in grant funding to three local organizations supporting children in kinship and foster care across the state.
The bull market hasn't arrived yet, but when it does, growth stocks could be hot buys again. Three growing businesses stand out to me as good buys for investors to consider right now: UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH), Shopify (NYSE: SHOP), and Airbnb (NASDAQ: ABNB). UnitedHealth Group may not sound like your typical growth stock but this health insurer is a potential growth beast.
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