Ticker reaction data · Health Care

UnitedHealth Group (UNH)

UNH moved a median of -0.03% 30 minutes after news, and -0.11% by the close. How UNH actually reacts to news — the realized, point-in-time move the market made, measured across 2,000+ labeled events over the last three years with zero look-ahead.

The quantified answer

UNH’s median reaction, across the day.

-0.03%
Median 30-min
Typical reaction 30 minutes after any UNH news
48%
Moved up
Share of UNH news events that rose at 30 minutes
-0.11%
Median to close
Where UNH typically settles by the closing bell
UNH median reaction to newsUNH median reaction to news across 2 horizons: 30-min -0.03%, to close -0.11%.30-minto close30-min: -0.03%to close: -0.11%-0.03%-0.11%-0.11%0
Median move vs. the price at the news timestamp, across 2,000+ labeled events.
Where UNH reactions landvs 2,000+ measured UNH reactions
UNHMiddle 50% · -0.57% to +0.53%Zero: 0.00%Median: -0.03%Median -0.03%-1.00%0+1.00%
Middle 50% of UNH reactions-0.57% to +0.53%
Median reaction (30-min)-0.03%
Measured reactions2,000+
Point-in-time · zero look-ahead

Half of all UnitedHealth Group news events land between -0.57% and +0.53% at 30 minutes.

Reaction stats as of 2026-07-14. Newest measured event . Reaction = percent move vs. the price at the news timestamp.

By event type

How UNH reacts, by analyst action.

EventEventsMedian 30-min% positiveMedian to close
Analyst upgrades48+0.18%52%+0.57%
Analyst downgrades51+0.17%58%-0.07%
Coverage initiations17+0.10%59%-0.14%
Rating reiterations276+0.02%54%-0.11%
Price-target raises70+0.07%56%-0.23%
Price-target cuts64+0.00%50%-0.10%

Last 3 years, pulled 2026-07-14. Reaction = percent move vs. the price at the news timestamp. Counts and medians only. The same measurement runs across every name in the dataset. See how UNH ranks against every other measured name →

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Recent UNH events, each with its measured reaction. (Page 1 of 4.)

DateHeadlineEventSource5-minTo close
UnitedHealthcare 2027 Medicare Plans Focus on Affordability, Simplicity and a More Connected Healthcare ExperiencePress releaseBusiness Wire+0.72%—
UnitedHealth Group Announces Addition to Leadership TeamPress releaseBusiness Wire-0.59%+0.83%
UnitedHealth Group Announces Earnings Release DatePress releaseBusiness Wire+0.20%-0.17%
Knowtion Health Appoints Three Executives as It Scales Revenue Cycle Solutions for Healthcare ProvidersPress releasePR Newswire+0.18%-1.95%
Axuall Appoints Healthcare Technology Executive Kris Joshi to Board of DirectorsPress releasePR Web-1.56%-2.79%
Form 8-K UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC For: Sep 08SEC filing · Form 8-KSEC EDGAR-0.95%-2.95%
AM Best Affirms Credit Ratings of UnitedHealth Group Incorporated and Its SubsidiariesPress releaseBusiness Wire+0.01%-0.28%
Industry Veteran Jeff Mellios Joins The SSI Group to Lead Next Chapter of Payer Solutions Business GrowthPress releasePR Newswire-0.10%-1.11%
UnitedHealthcare Expands Access to Child and Family Behavioral Coaching to 13 Million Commercial MembersPress releaseBusiness Wire-0.39%-0.88%
Martlet AI Names Medicare Advantage Veteran Bryan Lee as Executive AdvisorPress releaseGlobeNewswire+0.14%+0.40%
UnitedHealth Group Board Authorizes Payment of Quarterly DividendPress releaseBusiness Wire+0.48%+1.15%
As Health Care Groups Expand, Magna5 Warns that Vendor Access is a Hidden Cyber RiskPress releasePR Newswire-0.60%-2.03%
Judi Health™ Achieves FedRAMP® Ready Status, Enabling Multi-Market Growth Across Federal Healthcare OrganizationsPress releaseBusiness Wire+0.07%+0.86%
Resilience Claims Data Shows Human Error Drove Majority of Cyber Losses in First Half of 2026Press releasePR Newswire-0.35%+1.51%
UnitedHealth Group Partners with UT Health Sciences to Expand Health Hubs to More Communities Across TennesseePress releaseBusiness Wire-0.85%-2.23%
TriNetX Appoints August Calhoun Chief Executive OfficerPress releaseCanada Newswire+0.01%-0.20%
BreachRx Research: Modern Cyberattacks Create Hundreds of Simultaneous Reporting Obligations Before the Facts are KnownPress releaseGlobeNewswire+0.26%-0.66%
Form 8-K UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC For: Jul 16SEC filing · Form 8-KSEC EDGAR-0.84%-6.95%
UnitedHealthcare Launches New Spending Account Benefit, Putting More Choice in the Hands of ConsumersPress releaseBusiness Wire+0.42%+1.51%
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Nebraska Invests $385,000 to Expand Programs to Support Older Adults, Caregivers and People with DisabilitiesPress releaseBusiness Wire-1.61%-1.63%
AdvancedMD Gives Independent Medical Practices New AI Clinical Assistant Capabilities, Automated Secondary and Tertiary Insurance Verification, and MorePress releaseBusiness Wire-0.23%-0.57%
NewCore Emerges from Stealth with $66M to Rebuild Workforce Identity for the Agentic EraPress releasePR Newswire-1.35%+1.24%
Form 11-K UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC For: Dec 31SEC filing · Form 11-KSEC EDGAR-0.17%+0.01%
UnitedHealth Group Announces Earnings Release DatePress releaseBusiness Wire-0.17%+0.01%
Form 8-K UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC For: Jun 01SEC filing · Form 8-KSEC EDGAR-0.11%+2.14%
UnitedHealth Group Updates on Annual Shareholder Meeting, Board ActionsPress releaseBusiness Wire+0.85%-0.79%
Subtle Medical Secures $33 Million in Growth Capital Led by Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital and Appoints Industry Veteran Ohad Arazi as CEOPress releasePR Newswire+0.15%+0.02%
UnitedHealthcare Eliminates Nearly Two-Thirds of Prior Authorization Requirements for Pediatric CarePress releaseBusiness Wire-0.35%-1.03%
Foodsmart Completes Executive Leadership Team with Product and Commercial Leaders to Scale Foodcare NationwidePress releasePR Newswire+0.29%+0.36%
Matter Health Announces Addition of Three Executive Leaders to Support Continued Growth and National ExpansionPress releaseBusiness Wire-0.17%-1.64%
Purple Announces Urgent Cybersecurity Webinar: Why AI-Driven Attacks Make Traditional Staff Wi-Fi IndefensiblePress releaseGlobeNewswire-0.15%-0.96%
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of D.C. Earns NCQA LTSS DistinctionPress releaseBusiness Wire-1.63%-0.22%
Form DEFA14A UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCSEC filing · Form DEFA14ASEC EDGAR-0.16%-0.22%
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Idaho Provides More Than $425,000 to Help Build Healthier Communities StatewidePress releaseBusiness Wire-1.14%-0.48%
Form 8-K UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC For: May 11SEC filing · Form 8-KSEC EDGAR-0.08%+3.31%
Optum Rx Introduces Industry’s First Transparent Pharmacy Care ModelPress releaseBusiness Wire-0.08%+3.31%
Form 10-Q UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC For: Mar 31SEC filing · Form 10-QSEC EDGAR-1.00%+1.38%
UnitedHealthcare Cuts Prior Authorization Requirements by 30%Press releaseBusiness Wire-0.13%-1.79%
New Survey Finds Widespread Mental and Behavioral Health Challenges Among Young Adults and College StudentsPress releaseBusiness Wire-0.19%+2.78%
UnitedHealthcare Champions Industry Effort to Standardize Prior Authorization RequirementsPress releaseBusiness Wire-0.70%-0.58%
Form 8-K UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC For: Apr 21SEC filing · Form 8-KSEC EDGAR-1.35%-2.40%
Form DEF 14A UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC For: Jun 01SEC filing · Form DEFSEC EDGAR+0.47%+0.32%
Form DEFA14A UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCSEC filing · Form DEFA14ASEC EDGAR+0.47%+0.32%
UnitedHealthcare Eliminates Most Medical Prior Authorizations, Accelerates Payments for Key Rural Care Hospitals and Providers NationwidePress releaseBusiness Wire+0.09%+0.39%
Seabury Resources for Aging® Launches Groundbreaking Fund with Support from UnitedHealthcare to Keep Vulnerable Seniors Housed as Demand for Aging-in-Place Aid SurgesPress releaseBusiness Wire-0.38%+0.43%
Accuity Names Cindy Klain Chief Product and Strategy Officer to Advance Innovation and GrowthPress releasePR Newswire+0.72%+0.46%
UnitedHealthcare and Missouri Bootheel Regional Consortium Announce Collaboration to Strengthen Maternal Health and Patient-Provider RelationshipsPress releaseBusiness Wire+0.72%+0.46%
National Menopause Foundation Expands Board LeadershipPress releasePR Newswire-0.07%+0.30%
LIMELIGHT Announces 2026 Advisory Board of Industry Titans to Fuel Multi-Sector ExpansionPress releasePR Web-0.42%-1.93%
Madaket Health Appoints Elizabeth Weier as Senior Vice President of Strategy and InnovationPress releasePR Newswire-0.03%-0.63%

Each headline opens its own page with the full realized reaction — the move the market actually made, measured from the news timestamp.

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Other Health Care names, measured the same way

TickerEventsMedian 30-min% positive
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)2,000++0.06%56%
Eli Lilly (LLY)2,000++0.03%52%

Same sector, same measurement: percent move vs. the price at the news timestamp, read at 30 minutes. Sample sizes differ, so the medians are comparable but the confidence behind them is not.

All Healthcare names, measured the same way →

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Method

How the numbers are made.

How is UnitedHealth Group's median reaction calculated?

Every labeled UNH news event is measured from its own timestamp: the last trade before the news is the base price, and the move is read at fixed horizons — 30 minutes of trading, then the close. The median across 2,000+ events is what this page reports. Point-in-time, zero look-ahead: no event borrows information from a later one.

What counts as a positive reaction?

Any event whose price move is above zero at the horizon, relative to the last trade before the news timestamp. 48% of UNH's measured events are up at 30 minutes; the rest close the window flat or negative.

How often is this page updated?

The news table refreshes automatically as new events are labeled and priced. The reaction medians are re-pulled in batches from the dataset — the figures here are as of 2026-07-14.

Does UNH's past reaction predict its next one?

No. These are realized facts about past events, not forecasts. They describe a distribution — they say nothing certain about any future move.

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