UNHUnitedHealth Group

$417.99+20% 1Y

What is the market doing?

Mixed

No clear lean: nothing decisive, though in an uptrend.

1 good, 2 neutral
TrendUptrendderived · Oct 23, 2026

In an uptrend, above its rising 50- and 200-day averages. Overbought (RSI 72). Price is +17% vs its 200-day average.

Insider conviction−$661K (90 days to Oct 22, 2026)SEC EDGAR · Oct 22, 2026

Insiders were net sellers over the 90 days ending Oct 22, 2026; selling is often routine (taxes, diversification).

Short interest1.8% of sharesFINRA · Sep 30, 2026

Lightly shorted, settled Sep 30, 2026, about a week of normal trading to cover. Up 21% since the previous count, down from 2.1% of shares outstanding three months ago.

Against the whole market›

Percentile against every name Ryufin tracks. Higher is better; the tick marks the middle of the market. Context, not one of the checks above.

1-year returnmiddle of the market
vs 200-day avgbetter than 82% of the market

Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.

How UNH is trading

UnitedHealth Group is +20% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +16%: 3.6 points ahead of the market.

+20%

1-year return · S&P 500 +16%

vs 200-day average
+17%

vs 200-day average · a clear uptrend

RSI (14)
72

RSI (14) · overbought, bought harder than it has been sold

Below its 52-week high
4.3%

Below its 52-week high

Oct 15, 2024$231.57 – $599.78 · dashed line: 200-day averageOct 23, 2026
Details›
Last close2026-10-23
$417.99
1 monthS&P 500 −0.94%
+11%
1 yearS&P 500 +16%
+20%
5 yearsS&P 500 +86%
+12%
vs 50-day average$388.48
+7.6%
52-week high
$436.94
52-week low
$257.55
Annualised volatility
43%
Insider selling, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-10-22
$945K
Calendar-year price return
YearReturn
2026 (year to date)+28%
2025−33%
2024−2.4%
2023+0.80%
2022+6.9%
2021+45%
2020+21%
2019+20%
2018+15%
2017+40%
Average return by calendar month, 2016–2026
MonthYearsPositiveAverage
Jan104 of 10−1.5%
Feb103 of 10−3.7%
Mar105 of 10+1.9%
Apr106 of 10+5.3%
May107 of 10−1.1%
Jun107 of 10+2.4%
Jul1110 of 11+2.0%
Aug116 of 11+0.99%
Sep114 of 11−0.09%
Oct117 of 11+5.8%
Nov107 of 10+5.3%
Dec105 of 10−1.4%

End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.

Where the price stands

Its trend against the 50-day and 200-day averages, and the levels it keeps coming back to.

What it has returned

With dividends, year by year, month by month, and by calendar month on average.