Earnings Outlook For UnitedHealth Group - UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH)

UnitedHealth Group UNH is set to give its latest quarterly earnings report on Friday, 2022-10-14. Here's what investors need to know before the announcement.

Analysts estimate that UnitedHealth Group will report an earnings per share (EPS) of $5.42.

UnitedHealth Group bulls will hope to hear the company to announce they've not only beaten that estimate, but also to provide positive guidance, or forecasted growth, for the next quarter.

New investors should note that it is sometimes not an earnings beat or miss that most affects the price of a stock, but the guidance (or forecast).

Historical Earnings Performance

Last quarter the company beat EPS by $0.37, which was followed by a 0.0% drop in the share price the next day.

Here's a look at UnitedHealth Group's past performance and the resulting price change:

Stock Performance

Shares of UnitedHealth Group were trading at $499.96 as of October 12. Over the last 52-week period, shares are up 15.13%. Given that these returns are generally positive, long-term shareholders are likely bullish going into this earnings release.