Argus analyst David Toung raised his price target on UnitedHealth to $340 and kept his Buy rating, saying the company's earnings growth in 2021 could reach 20% thanks to the expected permanent repeal of the Health Insurer Fee tax. With strong top-line growth coming from the company's UnitedHealthcare and Optum operating segments in Q3, the analyst also remains positive on the "solid execution" by UnitedHealth management driving its future growth.
Notable gainers among liquid option names this morning include Genuine Parts (GPC) $159.09 +15.03, Globe Life (GL) $66.97 +3.74, Anthem (ELV) $532.10 +23.13, United Continental (UAL) $50.59 +1.84, and UnitedHealth (UNH) $494.80 +15.81.
Unusual total active option classes on open include: Wrap Technologies (WRAP), AstraZeneca (AZN), JetBlue (JBLU), United Continental (UAL), Taiwan Semi (TSM), Nokia (NOK), EBay (EBAY), Maplebear Inc (CART), Airbnb (ABNB), and UnitedHealth (UNH).
RBC Capital analyst Ben Hendrix lowered the firm's price target on UnitedHealth to $555 from $596 but keeps an Outperform rating on the shares. The company reported a "better than feared" Q1, but the debate over utilization trends is expected to persist through the first half as excess reserves skew the medical care ratio picture, the analyst tells investors in a research note. RBC also notes that its added caution reflects UnitedHealth's "reduced claims visibility".
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Notable gainers among liquid option names this morning include UnitedHealth (UNH) $475.73 +30.10, Super Micro (SMCI) $914.90 +32.15, Humana (HUM) $324.54 +9.90, Morgan Stanley (MS) $89.42 +2.43, and Cencora Inc (COR) $238.39 +4.18.
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