UnitedHealth Group (UNH) Competitors $288.03 -4.46 (-1.53%) Closing price 07/17/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$287.92 -0.11 (-0.04%) As of 07/17/2025 08:00 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock UNH vs. ALKS, MEDP, CI, CNC, CVS, ELV, HUM, JNJ, MOH, and SEMShould you be buying UnitedHealth Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of UnitedHealth Group include Alkermes (ALKS), Medpace (MEDP), Cigna Group (CI), Centene (CNC), CVS Health (CVS), Elevance Health (ELV), Humana (HUM), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Molina Healthcare (MOH), and Select Medical (SEM). These companies are all part of the "medical" sector. UnitedHealth Group vs. Its Competitors Alkermes Medpace Cigna Group Centene CVS Health Elevance Health Humana Johnson & Johnson Molina Healthcare Select Medical Alkermes (NASDAQ:ALKS) and UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) are both medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership and risk. Do analysts rate ALKS or UNH? Alkermes currently has a consensus price target of $40.92, suggesting a potential upside of 39.36%. UnitedHealth Group has a consensus price target of $394.43, suggesting a potential upside of 36.94%. Given Alkermes' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Alkermes is more favorable than UnitedHealth Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Alkermes 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.83UnitedHealth Group 1 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 15 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.58 Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of ALKS or UNH? 95.2% of Alkermes shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.9% of UnitedHealth Group shares are held by institutional investors. 4.4% of Alkermes shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of UnitedHealth Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, ALKS or UNH? UnitedHealth Group has higher revenue and earnings than Alkermes. UnitedHealth Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alkermes, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAlkermes$1.56B3.11$367.07M$2.0914.05UnitedHealth Group$400.28B0.65$14.41B$23.8812.06 Which has more volatility and risk, ALKS or UNH? Alkermes has a beta of 0.44, meaning that its stock price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, UnitedHealth Group has a beta of 0.45, meaning that its stock price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor ALKS or UNH? In the previous week, UnitedHealth Group had 85 more articles in the media than Alkermes. MarketBeat recorded 98 mentions for UnitedHealth Group and 13 mentions for Alkermes. UnitedHealth Group's average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Alkermes' score of 0.97 indicating that UnitedHealth Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Alkermes 5 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive UnitedHealth Group 70 Very Positive mention(s) 7 Positive mention(s) 12 Neutral mention(s) 5 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is ALKS or UNH more profitable? Alkermes has a net margin of 23.30% compared to UnitedHealth Group's net margin of 5.39%. Alkermes' return on equity of 27.52% beat UnitedHealth Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Alkermes23.30% 27.52% 17.98% UnitedHealth Group 5.39%26.29%8.67% SummaryAlkermes beats UnitedHealth Group on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get UnitedHealth Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for UNH and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding UNH and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart UNH vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricUnitedHealth GroupMED IndustryMedical SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$265.33B$40.33B$5.57B$20.75BDividend Yield3.02%57.99%3.80%3.67%P/E Ratio12.068.7028.1027.60Price / Sales0.651.38441.4159.14Price / Cash9.038.7635.8422.13Price / Book2.702.558.264.66Net Income$14.41B$2.64B$3.24B$994.58M7 Day Performance-5.20%-2.08%1.48%0.00%1 Month Performance-6.15%-13.61%8.07%5.25%1 Year Performance-48.97%-36.93%30.29%10.76% UnitedHealth Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)UNHUnitedHealth Group4.9963 of 5 stars$288.03-1.5%$394.43+36.9%-49.8%$265.33B$400.28B12.06400,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionALKSAlkermes4.8105 of 5 stars$30.48+1.7%$40.00+31.2%+19.3%$5.03B$1.56B14.581,800News CoverageAnalyst ForecastMEDPMedpace3.8839 of 5 stars$328.47+2.3%$344.82+5.0%-27.0%$9.44B$2.11B25.075,900Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsCICigna Group4.9985 of 5 stars$308.48-0.4%$380.39+23.3%-13.5%$82.41B$247.12B17.0873,500Positive NewsCNCCentene4.9708 of 5 stars$32.49-1.8%$66.40+104.4%-57.0%$16.16B$163.07B4.8460,500Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeCVSCVS Health4.9978 of 5 stars$65.58-1.6%$75.38+14.9%+2.8%$82.96B$372.81B15.65300,000Trending NewsELVElevance Health4.9618 of 5 stars$345.20-0.3%$495.80+43.6%-42.1%$77.99B$177.01B13.47104,200Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastGap DownHUMHumana4.8824 of 5 stars$231.95-2.0%$280.76+21.0%-44.3%$27.99B$117.76B16.4065,680Analyst ForecastJNJJohnson & Johnson4.7859 of 5 stars$157.72+0.9%$171.00+8.4%+4.1%$379.48B$88.82B17.54138,100Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeMOHMolina Healthcare4.991 of 5 stars$228.19-3.8%$357.21+56.5%-31.5%$12.37B$40.65B11.0218,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionGap DownSEMSelect Medical5 of 5 stars$14.62+0.6%$26.00+77.8%-62.3%$1.88B$5.19B10.9144,100 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Alkermes Alternatives Medpace Alternatives Cigna Group Alternatives Centene Alternatives CVS Health Alternatives Elevance Health Alternatives Humana Alternatives Johnson & Johnson Alternatives Molina Healthcare Alternatives Select Medical Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:UNH) was last updated on 7/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Just Fired the IRS Agents Targeting Your SavingsElon Musk just fired 6,700 IRS agents — and exposed a war on your retirement. 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