UnitedHealth shares slipped 0.4% in after-hours trading Monday, closing at $285.59, weighed down by new price-target downgrades that sparked investor caution following a volatile period for the insurer.
UnitedHealth Group shares rose $2.82, roughly 1%, closing at $289.75 on Monday. The stock bounced back after slipping early in after-hours trading, fluctuating between $282.36 and $290.37 throughout the session.
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated’s shares dropped 1.8%, ending Friday at $286.93. Investors wrestled with the insurer’s forecast and the government’s new Medicare payment plan heading into the weekend.
The Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund, a popular collection of major U.S. healthcare stocks, ended Friday up roughly 0.6%, closing at $154.74. Nasdaq data indicated the fund carried a defensive bid into the weekend.
Wall Street’s Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Friday down 179.09 points, or 0.4%, at 48,892.47 as traders wrestled with the implications of Donald Trump’s latest pick to head the Federal Reserve. U.S. markets will be closed on Sunday.
UnitedHealth shares slipped 1.8% to $286.93 in after-hours Friday, following Barclays' cut to its price target on the insurer. The firm maintained a positive outlook despite the downgrade. During the session, the stock fluctuated between $284.75 and $292.84.
Shares of UnitedHealth Group Incorporated dropped 2.1% to $286.12 in late-morning trading on Friday, extending losses following a steep correction earlier this week. The Dow component closed Thursday at $292.29.
Shares of UnitedHealth Group Incorporated slipped 0.6% to $292.29 in after-hours trading Thursday. Earlier, the stock fluctuated between $289.31 and $295.94. Investors reacted to a fresh U.S. proposal aimed at tightening disclosure rules for pharmacy benefit managers, a segment where UnitedHealth’s OptumRx holds significant sway.
Elevance Health shares climbed roughly 1% to $345.44 Thursday afternoon, extending a bounce in U.S. managed-care stocks following a volatile two-day stretch driven by policy news and earnings reports. UnitedHealth edged up 0.1%, Humana jumped 1.8%, and CVS Health rose 0.4%.
Shares of UnitedHealth Group Incorporated dropped 1.2% to $290.50 by 10:07 a.m. EST Thursday, marking another volatile day for the U.S. health insurance giant this week.
Shares of UnitedHealth Group Incorporated bounced back on Wednesday, ending roughly 4% higher at $294.02. The rebound followed a sharp sell-off the previous day, triggered by concerns over its 2026 outlook and a Medicare Advantage payment proposal that shook the managed-care giant.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average stayed close to unchanged on Wednesday as the S&P 500 briefly climbed above 7,000 before slipping back. Investors were on edge ahead of the Federal Reserve’s rate announcement and a slew of megacap earnings reports. By 11:31 a.m. ET, the Dow had edged up 49.62 points, or 0.10%, to 49,053.03. Chip stocks drove early gains, with Intel soaring 11.3%.
Shares of UnitedHealth Group Incorporated climbed roughly 3% to $291.23 in Wednesday morning trading, recovering from an intraday low close to $282 following a steep drop on Tuesday.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average held steady on Wednesday morning, lingering near 49,000 as traders eyed the Federal Reserve and a flurry of late-day earnings reports from major companies. By 10:26 a.m. EST, the blue-chip index dipped 3.56 points, or 0.01%, to 48,999.85. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 inched up 0.16%, and the Nasdaq climbed 0.39%.
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated shares ticked up 1.2% to $286.15 in early trading Wednesday, a tentative rebound following a nearly 20% plunge the day before. Despite the gain, the stock remains down roughly 47% over the past year.
Dow Jones Industrial Average futures climbed roughly 30 points early Wednesday, while S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures showed modest gains. These contracts, traded outside normal sessions, often signal possible market openings.
Humana Inc shares tumbled 21.1% to $207.93 in after-hours trading Tuesday, following a steep sell-off earlier in the session. The stock swung between $231.79 and $206.25 during the day, with roughly 10.4 million shares changing hands.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 408.99 points, or 0.83%, ending Tuesday at 49,003.41, dragged down by a steep decline in UnitedHealth shares that offset gains across the rest of the 30-stock index. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 climbed 0.4% to close at a record high, with the Nasdaq rising 0.9%.
Shares of UnitedHealth Group Incorporated dropped 19.5%, closing at $282.90 in late New York trading on Tuesday, after fluctuating between $323.67 and $280.40.