UnitedHealth Group (UNH)

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.

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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

Median move vs. the price at the news timestamp, across 2,000+ labeled events.

By event type

How UNH reacts, by analyst action.

Event	Events	Median 30-min	% positive	Median to close
Analyst upgrades	48	+0.18%	52%	+0.57%
Analyst downgrades	51	+0.17%	58%	-0.07%
Coverage initiations	17	+0.10%	59%	-0.14%
Rating reiterations	276	+0.02%	54%	-0.11%
Price-target raises	70	+0.07%	56%	-0.23%
Price-target cuts	64	+0.00%	50%	-0.10%

Last 3 years, pulled 2026-07-14. Reaction = percent move vs. the price at the news timestamp. The same measurement runs across every name in the dataset.

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

Date	Headline	Event	Source	5-min	To close
Aug 12, 2026	Martlet AI Names Medicare Advantage Veteran Bryan Lee as Executive Advisor	Press release	GlobeNewswire	+0.14%	+0.40%
Aug 12, 2026	UnitedHealth Group Board Authorizes Payment of Quarterly Dividend	Press release	Business Wire	+0.48%	+1.15%
Aug 4, 2026	As Health Care Groups Expand, Magna5 Warns that Vendor Access is a Hidden Cyber Risk	Press release	PR Newswire	-0.60%	-2.03%
Jul 30, 2026	Judi Health™ Achieves FedRAMP® Ready Status, Enabling Multi-Market Growth Across Federal Healthcare Organizations	Press release	Business Wire	+0.07%	+0.86%
Jul 30, 2026	Resilience Claims Data Shows Human Error Drove Majority of Cyber Losses in First Half of 2026	Press release	PR Newswire	-0.35%	+1.51%
Jul 29, 2026	UnitedHealth Group Partners with UT Health Sciences to Expand Health Hubs to More Communities Across Tennessee	Press release	Business Wire	-0.85%	-2.23%
Jul 27, 2026	TriNetX Appoints August Calhoun Chief Executive Officer	Press release	Canada Newswire	+0.01%	-0.20%
Jul 22, 2026	BreachRx Research: Modern Cyberattacks Create Hundreds of Simultaneous Reporting Obligations Before the Facts are Known	Press release	GlobeNewswire	+0.26%	-0.66%
Jul 16, 2026	Form 8-K UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC For: Jul 16	SEC filing · Form 8-K	SEC EDGAR	-0.84%	-6.95%
Jul 9, 2026	UnitedHealthcare Launches New Spending Account Benefit, Putting More Choice in the Hands of Consumers	Press release	Business Wire	+0.42%	+1.51%
Jun 30, 2026	UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Nebraska Invests $385,000 to Expand Programs to Support Older Adults, Caregivers and People with Disabilities	Press release	Business Wire	-1.61%	-1.63%
Jun 16, 2026	AdvancedMD Gives Independent Medical Practices New AI Clinical Assistant Capabilities, Automated Secondary and Tertiary Insurance Verification, and More	Press release	Business Wire	-0.23%	-0.57%
Jun 15, 2026	NewCore Emerges from Stealth with $66M to Rebuild Workforce Identity for the Agentic Era	Press release	PR Newswire	-1.35%	+1.24%
Jun 11, 2026	Form 11-K UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC For: Dec 31	SEC filing · Form 11-K	SEC EDGAR	-0.17%	+0.01%
Jun 11, 2026	UnitedHealth Group Announces Earnings Release Date	Press release	Business Wire	-0.17%	+0.01%
Jun 5, 2026	Form 8-K UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC For: Jun 01	SEC filing · Form 8-K	SEC EDGAR	-0.11%	+2.14%
Jun 3, 2026	UnitedHealth Group Updates on Annual Shareholder Meeting, Board Actions	Press release	Business Wire	+0.85%	-0.79%
Jun 2, 2026	Subtle Medical Secures $33 Million in Growth Capital Led by Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital and Appoints Industry Veteran Ohad Arazi as CEO	Press release	PR Newswire	+0.15%	+0.02%
May 29, 2026	UnitedHealthcare Eliminates Nearly Two-Thirds of Prior Authorization Requirements for Pediatric Care	Press release	Business Wire	-0.35%	-1.03%
May 21, 2026	Foodsmart Completes Executive Leadership Team with Product and Commercial Leaders to Scale Foodcare Nationwide	Press release	PR Newswire	+0.29%	+0.36%
May 20, 2026	Matter Health Announces Addition of Three Executive Leaders to Support Continued Growth and National Expansion	Press release	Business Wire	-0.17%	-1.64%
May 19, 2026	Purple Announces Urgent Cybersecurity Webinar: Why AI-Driven Attacks Make Traditional Staff Wi-Fi Indefensible	Press release	GlobeNewswire	-0.15%	-0.96%
May 18, 2026	UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of D.C. Earns NCQA LTSS Distinction	Press release	Business Wire	-1.63%	-0.22%
May 15, 2026	Form DEFA14A UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC	SEC filing · Form DEFA14A	SEC EDGAR	-0.16%	-0.22%
May 14, 2026	UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Idaho Provides More Than $425,000 to Help Build Healthier Communities Statewide	Press release	Business Wire	-1.14%	-0.48%
May 11, 2026	Form 8-K UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC For: May 11	SEC filing · Form 8-K	SEC EDGAR	-0.08%	+3.31%
May 11, 2026	Optum Rx Introduces Industry’s First Transparent Pharmacy Care Model	Press release	Business Wire	-0.08%	+3.31%
May 5, 2026	Form 10-Q UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC For: Mar 31	SEC filing · Form 10-Q	SEC EDGAR	-1.00%	+1.38%
May 5, 2026	UnitedHealthcare Cuts Prior Authorization Requirements by 30%	Press release	Business Wire	-0.13%	-1.79%
Apr 28, 2026	New Survey Finds Widespread Mental and Behavioral Health Challenges Among Young Adults and College Students	Press release	Business Wire	-0.19%	+2.78%
Apr 24, 2026	UnitedHealthcare Champions Industry Effort to Standardize Prior Authorization Requirements	Press release	Business Wire	-0.70%	-0.58%
Apr 21, 2026	Form 8-K UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC For: Apr 21	SEC filing · Form 8-K	SEC EDGAR	-1.35%	-2.40%
Apr 21, 2026	Form DEF 14A UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC For: Jun 01	SEC filing · Form DEF	SEC EDGAR	+0.47%	+0.32%
Apr 21, 2026	Form DEFA14A UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC	SEC filing · Form DEFA14A	SEC EDGAR	+0.47%	+0.32%
Apr 20, 2026	UnitedHealthcare Eliminates Most Medical Prior Authorizations, Accelerates Payments for Key Rural Care Hospitals and Providers Nationwide	Press release	Business Wire	+0.09%	+0.39%
Apr 16, 2026	Seabury Resources for Aging® Launches Groundbreaking Fund with Support from UnitedHealthcare to Keep Vulnerable Seniors Housed as Demand for Aging-in-Place Aid Surges	Press release	Business Wire	-0.38%	+0.43%
Apr 14, 2026	Accuity Names Cindy Klain Chief Product and Strategy Officer to Advance Innovation and Growth	Press release	PR Newswire	+0.72%	+0.46%
Apr 14, 2026	UnitedHealthcare and Missouri Bootheel Regional Consortium Announce Collaboration to Strengthen Maternal Health and Patient-Provider Relationships	Press release	Business Wire	+0.72%	+0.46%
Apr 9, 2026	National Menopause Foundation Expands Board Leadership	Press release	PR Newswire	-0.07%	+0.30%
Apr 8, 2026	LIMELIGHT Announces 2026 Advisory Board of Industry Titans to Fuel Multi-Sector Expansion	Press release	PR Web	-0.42%	-1.93%
Mar 26, 2026	Madaket Health Appoints Elizabeth Weier as Senior Vice President of Strategy and Innovation	Press release	PR Newswire	-0.03%	-0.63%
Mar 26, 2026	UnitedHealthcare Introduces AI Companion Empowering People with Simpler Navigation, Personal Experience	Press release	Business Wire	-0.03%	-0.63%
Mar 17, 2026	UnitedHealth Group Announces Earnings Release Date	Press release	Business Wire	+0.76%	-0.40%
Mar 16, 2026	UnitedHealthcare Expands Doula Offering to Employer-Sponsored Plans Nationwide	Press release	Business Wire	-0.41%	+0.53%
Mar 9, 2026	Form 8-K UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC For: Mar 09	SEC filing · Form 8-K	SEC EDGAR	-0.85%	-1.75%
Mar 2, 2026	Form 10-K UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC For: Dec 31	SEC filing · Form 10-K	SEC EDGAR	+1.97%	+2.38%
Mar 2, 2026	Form 8-K UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC For: Feb 24	SEC filing · Form 8-K	SEC EDGAR	+1.97%	+2.38%
Mar 2, 2026	Form S-3ASR UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC	SEC filing · Form S-3ASR	SEC EDGAR	-0.38%	-0.41%
Feb 26, 2026	Third Way Health Raises $15M to Expand AI-Powered Healthcare Front-Office Operations	Press release	Business Wire	+0.65%	-0.11%
Feb 25, 2026	Form 8-K UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC For: Feb 23	SEC filing · Form 8-K	SEC EDGAR	+0.30%	+2.08%

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