UnitedHealth Forecast, price target & analysts
UnitedHealth Target price 2025 - Analyst rating & recommendation
UnitedHealth Classifications & Recommendation:
UnitedHealth Price Target
| Target Price | $365.77 |
| Price | $295.84 |
| Potential | 23.64% |
| Number of Estimates | 22 |
| 22 Analysts have issued a price target UnitedHealth 2026 . The average UnitedHealth target price is $365.77. This is 23.64% higher than the current stock price. The highest price target is $440.00 48.73% , the lowest is $270.00 8.73% . | |
| A rating was issued by 29 analysts: 21 Analysts recommend UnitedHealth to buy, 5 to hold and 3 to sell. | |
| Analysts don't have a crystal ball either, but they do represent the opinion of the market quite well. You should not take the price potential and the ratings as a recommendation to act. Rather, they serve as an additional building block for your own opinion or stock analysis. | |
| Analyst Estimates: Analysts believe that the UnitedHealth stock has an average upside potential 2026 of 23.64% . Most analysts recommend the UnitedHealth stock at Purchase. |
Sales and Margin forecast 2025, 2026 to 2029
21 Analysts have issued a sales forecast UnitedHealth 2025 . The average UnitedHealth sales estimate is $450b . This is 9.64% higher than the revenue of the last 12 months(TTM). The highest sales forecast is $458b 11.76% , the lowest is $439b 7.16% .
This results in the following potential growth metrics:
Revenue Estimates
| 2024 | $400b | 7.71% |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $450b | 12.31% |
| 2026 | $477b | 6.18% |
| 2027 | $508b | 6.46% |
| 2028 | $546b | 7.40% |
| 2029 | $601b | 10.12% |
11 Analysts have issued an UnitedHealth EBITDA forecast 2025. The average UnitedHealth EBITDA estimate is $32.1b . This is 14.81% lower than the EBITDA of the last 12 months(TTM). The highest EBITDA forecast is $33.6b 10.66% , the lowest is $29.0b 22.98% .
This results in the following potential growth metrics and future EBITDA Margins:
EBITDA Estimates
| 2024 | $36.4b | 0.15% |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $32.1b | 11.88% |
| 2026 | $39.7b | 23.86% |
| 2027 | $43.7b | 9.98% |
| 2028 | $48.1b | 10.15% |
| 2029 | $53.0b | 10.13% |
EBITDA Margin
| 2024 | 9.09% | 7.02% |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7.13% | 21.56% |
| 2026 | 8.32% | 16.69% |
| 2027 | 8.59% | 3.25% |
| 2028 | 8.81% | 2.56% |
| 2029 | 8.82% | 0.11% |
15 UnitedHealth Analysts have issued a net profit forecast 2025. The average UnitedHealth net profit estimate is $19.3b . This is 12.83% lower than the net profit for the last 12 months(TTM). The highest net profit forecast is $21.0b 4.83% , the lowest is $17.1b 22.87% .
This results in the following potential growth metrics and future Net Margins:
Net Profit Estimates
| 2024 | $14.4b | 35.64% |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $19.3b | 33.78% |
| 2026 | $22.3b | 15.54% |
| 2027 | $25.7b | 15.50% |
| 2028 | $31.7b | 23.10% |
| 2029 | $36.0b | 13.79% |
Net Margin
| 2024 | 3.60% | 40.25% |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.29% | 19.21% |
| 2026 | 4.66% | 8.62% |
| 2027 | 5.06% | 8.58% |
| 2028 | 5.80% | 14.62% |
| 2029 | 5.99% | 3.28% |
Earnings per share, P/E ratio and EV/sales Estimates 2025, 2026 to 2029
15 Analysts have issued a UnitedHealth forecast for earnings per share. The average UnitedHealth EPS is $21.07 . This is 12.50% lower than earnings per share in the financial year 2024. The highest EPS forecast is $23.00 4.49% , the lowest is $18.64 22.59% .
This results in the following potential growth metrics and future valuations:
Earnings Per Share
| 2024 | $15.51 | 35.00% |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $21.07 | 35.85% |
| 2026 | $24.34 | 15.52% |
| 2027 | $28.11 | 15.49% |
| 2028 | $34.61 | 23.12% |
| 2029 | $39.38 | 13.78% |
P/E ratio
| Current | 12.29 | 58.68% |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14.04 | 14.28% |
| 2026 | 12.15 | 13.46% |
| 2027 | 10.52 | 13.42% |
| 2028 | 8.55 | 18.73% |
| 2029 | 7.51 | 12.16% |
Based on analysts' sales estimates for 2025, the UnitedHealth stock is valued at an EV/Sales of 0.78 and an P/S ratio of 0.60 .
This results in the following potential growth metrics and future valuations:
EV/Sales
| Current | 0.85 | 39.29% |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.78 | 8.51% |
| 2026 | 0.73 | 5.81% |
| 2027 | 0.69 | 6.08% |
| 2028 | 0.64 | 6.89% |
| 2029 | 0.58 | 9.19% |
P/S ratio
| Current | 0.65 | 45.52% |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.60 | 8.80% |
| 2026 | 0.56 | 5.81% |
| 2027 | 0.53 | 6.07% |
| 2028 | 0.49 | 6.89% |
| 2029 | 0.45 | 9.19% |
Current UnitedHealth Upgrades & Downgrades
| Analyst | Rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piper Sandler |
Overweight
➜
Overweight
|
Unchanged | Jun 03 2025 |
| Keybanc |
Overweight
➜
Overweight
|
Unchanged | Jun 02 2025 |
| Barclays |
Overweight
➜
Overweight
|
Unchanged | Jun 02 2025 |
| HSBC |
Hold
➜
Reduce
|
Downgrade | May 21 2025 |
| Wolfe Research |
Outperform
➜
Outperform
|
Unchanged | May 20 2025 |
| Truist Securities |
Buy
➜
Buy
|
Unchanged | May 19 2025 |
| TD Securities |
Buy
➜
Hold
|
Downgrade | May 19 2025 |
| Analyst Rating | Date |
|---|---|
|
Unchanged
Piper Sandler:
Overweight
➜
Overweight
|
Jun 03 2025 |
|
Unchanged
Keybanc:
Overweight
➜
Overweight
|
Jun 02 2025 |
|
Unchanged
Barclays:
Overweight
➜
Overweight
|
Jun 02 2025 |
|
Downgrade
HSBC:
Hold
➜
Reduce
|
May 21 2025 |
|
Unchanged
Wolfe Research:
Outperform
➜
Outperform
|
May 20 2025 |
|
Unchanged
Truist Securities:
Buy
➜
Buy
|
May 19 2025 |
|
Downgrade
TD Securities:
Buy
➜
Hold
|
May 19 2025 |
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