This valuation method assumes that the stock valuation will revert to its historical (10-Year) mean in terms of PS Ratio. The reason we use PS Ratio instead of PE Ratio or PB Ratio is because PS Ratio is independent of profit margin, and can be applied to a broader range of situations.
The historical rank and industry rank for UnitedHealth Group's Median PS Value or its related term are showing as below:
UNH'
s Price-to-Median-PS-Value Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.03 Med: 1.47 Max: 1.89
Current: 1.03
During the past 13 years, the highest Price to Median PS Value of UnitedHealth Group was 1.89. The lowest was 1.03. And the median was 1.47.
UNH's Price-to-Median-PS-Value is ranked worse than 100% of 12
companies
in the Healthcare Plans industry
Industry Median: 0.59
vs UNH: 1.03
UnitedHealth Group Median PS Value Historical Data
The historical data trend for UnitedHealth Group's Median PS Value can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Competitive Comparison of UnitedHealth Group's Median PS Value
For the Healthcare Plans subindustry, UnitedHealth Group's Price-to-Median-PS-Value, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Median-PS-Value data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
UnitedHealth Group's Price-to-Median-PS-Value Distribution in the Healthcare Plans Industry
For the Healthcare Plans industry and Healthcare sector, UnitedHealth Group's Price-to-Median-PS-Value distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where UnitedHealth Group's Price-to-Median-PS-Value falls into.
10-Year Median PS Ratio is 1.1923.
UnitedHealth Group's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $419.286.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) Median PS Value Explanation
This valuation method assumes that the stock valuation will revert to its historical (10-Year) mean in terms of PS Ratio. The reason we use PS Ratio instead of PE Ratio or PB Ratio
is because PS Ratio is independent of profit margin, and can be applied to a broader range of situations.
It also assumes that over time the profit margin is constant. If a company increases its profit margin to a sustainable level, this value might under-estimate its value. If it has permanent declined profit margins, this may over-estimate the company's value.
UnitedHealth Group's Price to Median PS Value for today is calculated as
Price to Median PS Value
=
Share Price
/
Median PS Value
=
515.76
/
499.91
=
1.03
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
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UnitedHealth Group is one of the largest private health insurers, providing medical benefits to about 50 million members globally, including 1 million outside the US as June 2024. As a leader in employer-sponsored, self-directed, and government-backed insurance plans, UnitedHealth has obtained massive scale in managed care. Along with its insurance assets, UnitedHealth's continued investments in its Optum franchises have created a healthcare services colossus that spans everything from medical and pharmaceutical benefits to providing outpatient care and analytics to both affiliated and third-party customers.
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