Avoid the stress of overpaying for a stock or missing an opportunity by using the right tools and insights to evaluate UnitedHealth Group Incorporated before investing.

In this article, we go over a few key elements for understanding UnitedHealth Group Incorporated’s stock price such as:

• UnitedHealth Group Incorporated’s current stock price and volume
• Why UnitedHealth Group Incorporated’s stock price changed recently
• Upgrades and downgrades for UNH from analysts
• UNH’s stock price momentum as measured by its relative strength

About UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH)

Before we jump into UnitedHealth Group Incorporated’s stock price, history, target price and what caused it to recently rise, let’s take a look at some background.

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated operates as a health care company in the United States and internationally. It operates through four segments: Optum Health, Optum Insight, Optum Rx; and UnitedHealthcare. The Optum Health segment provides care delivery, care management, wellness and consumer engagement, and health financial services with patients, consumers, care delivery systems, providers, employers, payers, and public-sector entities. The Optum Insight segment offers software and information products, advisory consulting arrangements, and managed services outsourcing contracts to hospital systems, physicians, health plans, public entities, life sciences companies and other organizations. The Optum Rx segment provides pharmacy care services and programs, including retail network contracting, home delivery, specialty and community health pharmacy services, infusion, and purchasing and clinical capabilities, as well as develops programs in the areas of step therapy, formulary management, drug adherence, and disease and drug therapy management. The UnitedHealthcare segment offers consumer-oriented health benefit plans and services for national employers, public sector employers, mid-sized employers, small businesses, and individuals; Medicaid plans, including Temporary Assistance to Needy Families; Children’s Health Insurance Programs; Dual SNPs; Long-Term Services and Supports; Aged, Blind and Disabled; and other federal, state, and community health care programs. and health care benefits products and services to state programs caring for the economically disadvantaged, medically underserved, and those without the benefit of employer-funded health care coverage. UnitedHealth Group Incorporated was founded in 1974 and is based in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.

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UnitedHealth Group Incorporated’s Stock Price as of Market Close

As of September 17, 2026, 12:31 PM, CST, UnitedHealth Group Incorporated’s stock price was $377.960.

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated is up 0.72% from its previous closing price of $375.260.

During the last market session, UnitedHealth Group Incorporated’s stock traded between $375.260 and $380.500. Currently, there are approximately 902.00 million shares outstanding for UnitedHealth Group Incorporated.

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated’s price-earnings (P/E) ratio is currently at 24.2, which is low compared to the Health Care Providers & Services industry median of 25.3. The price-earnings ratio gauges market expectation of future performance by relating a stock’s current share price to its earnings per share.

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated Stock Price History

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated’s (UNH) price is currently down 2.94% so far this month.

During the month of September, UnitedHealth Group Incorporated’s stock price has reached a high of $406.530 and a low of $373.630.

Over the last year, UnitedHealth Group Incorporated has hit prices as high as $461.620 and as low as $255.965. Year to date, UnitedHealth Group Incorporated’s stock is up 14.5%.

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What Caused UnitedHealth Group Incorporated Stock’s Price to Rise?

Stock prices are primarily based on seller supply and buyer demand. But have you ever wondered about what other factors affect a stock's price?

When an analyst changes their opinion of a stock by upgrading or downgrading their rating, it often leads to a sudden stock price adjustment. As of September 16, 2026, there was 1 analyst who downgraded UnitedHealth Group Incorporated’s stock and 0 analysts who upgraded over the last month.

Additionally, you'll want to evaluate UnitedHealth Group Incorporated’s financial health and valuation. Investors can use AAII's Value Grade, which combines six key valuation metrics like P/E and P/S ratios for a comprehensive analysis to conduct analysis on UnitedHealth Group Incorporated’s valuation and financial health. This approach mitigates the limitations of single-metric evaluations.

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated’s current valuation based on AAII’s Value Grade is a C, which means it is considered to be Average.

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Lastly, news and media coverage as well as recent press reports about the company or its industry may cause stock prices to fluctuate. You can check out the most recent news articles about UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH) by visiting AAII Stock Evaluator.

Relative Price Strength of UnitedHealth Group Incorporated

Relative price strength measures a stock's performance against the market, helping investors identify stocks that are outperforming benchmarks.

For AAII’s Momentum Grade, a weighted relative price strength is calculated. Follow this link to learn more about the Momentum Grade.

As of September 16, 2026, UnitedHealth Group Incorporated has a weighted four-quarter relative price strength of -1.38%, which translates to a Momentum Score of 49 and is considered to be Average.

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UnitedHealth Group Incorporated Stock Price: Bottom Line

As of September 17, 2026, UnitedHealth Group Incorporated’s stock price is $377.960, which is up 0.72% from its previous closing price.

AAII advises against making stock decisions based solely on price or past returns. Instead, consider a variety of metrics, fundamentals, and analytics to evaluate a stock like UnitedHealth Group Incorporated stock prices are influenced by market supply and demand and offer just a snapshot of a company's overall health.

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