What Makes UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) An Attractive Investment?

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) is a stock with outstanding fundamental characteristics. When we build an investment case, we need to look at the stock with a holistic perspective. In the case of UNH, it is a dependable dividend-paying company with a a great history of delivering benchmark-beating performance. In the following section, I expand a bit more on these key aspects. If you’re interested in understanding beyond my high-level commentary, read the full report on UnitedHealth Group here.

Solid track record average dividend payer

In the previous year, UNH has ramped up its bottom line by 46.28%, with its latest earnings level surpassing its average level over the last five years. This illustrates a strong track record, leading to a satisfying return on equity of 23.22%. which is what investors like to see!

NYSE:UNH Income Statement Export August 21st 18

UNH is also a dividend company, with ample net income to cover its dividend payout, which has been consistently growing over the past decade, keeping income investors happy.

NYSE:UNH Historical Dividend Yield August 21st 18

Next Steps:

For UnitedHealth Group, I’ve compiled three key factors you should look at:

1. Future Outlook: What are well-informed industry analysts predicting for UNH’s future growth? Take a look at our free research report of analyst consensus for UNH’s outlook.

2. Financial Health: Are UNH’s operations financially sustainable? Balance sheets can be hard to analyze, which is why we’ve done it for you. Check out our financial health checks here.

3. Other Attractive Alternatives : Are there other well-rounded stocks you could be holding instead of UNH? Explore our interactive list of stocks with large potential to get an idea of what else is out there you may be missing!

To help readers see past the short term volatility of the financial market, we aim to bring you a long-term focused research analysis purely driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis does not factor in the latest price-sensitive company announcements.

The author is an independent contributor and at the time of publication had no position in the stocks mentioned. For errors that warrant correction please contact the editor at editorial-team@simplywallst.com.