UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH) issued an update on its FY12 earnings guidance on Tuesday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $5.20-5.25 for the period.

UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH) opened at 57.49 on Tuesday. UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH) has a 52-week low of $42.86 and a 52-week high of $60.75. The company has a market cap of $59.370 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.64.

UnitedHealth Group last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 16th. The company reported $1.50 EPS for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $1.34 by $0.16. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 8.0% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts expect that UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH) will post $5.12 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Several analysts have also recently commented on the stock. Analysts at JPMorgan Chase reiterated a restricted rating on shares of UnitedHealth Group in a research note to investors on Friday. They now have a $72.00 price target on the stock. On a related note, analysts at Goldman Sachs reiterated a neutral rating on shares of UnitedHealth Group in a research note to investors on Wednesday, October 10th. Finally, analysts at Oppenheimer reiterated a market perform rating on shares of UnitedHealth Group in a research note to investors on Tuesday, October 9th. They now have a $61.00 price target on the stock.

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UnitedHealth Group) is a diversified health and well-being company. The Company operates in four segments: UnitedHealthcare, which includes UnitedHealthcare Employer & Individual, UnitedHealthcare Medicare & Retirement and UnitedHealthcare Community & State; OptumHealth; OptumInsight, and OptumRx.

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