$UNH (-1,48 %)

$UNH (-1,48 %) is a full-stack company in the healthcare sector.

It has two main business units: UnitedHealthcare and Optum.

UnitedHealthcare provides health insurance, while Optum provides care services and pharmacy benefits management.

Customers pay premiums to UnitedHealthcare.

When they need care, they primarily use Optum and $UNH (-1,48 %) pay Optum for their care.

Optum not only provides the company with operational benefits, but also generates significant external revenue.

Many other insurers and employers also use Optum's care network and benefits administration for pharmacies.

This generates considerable external revenue.

This model has worked incredibly well for $UNH (-1,48 %) worked incredibly well so far.

Although the company is the largest health insurer in the world, it has been able to increase its turnover by 11% annually over the last five years.

In the last quarter, the company gained a record 700,000 customers, an amazing achievement.

UnitedHealth Group (UNH) Annual % Change

2025 - 39.62%

2024 - 2.41%

2023 0.79%

2022 6.94%

2021 45.2%

2020 21.25%

2019 20%

2018 14.52%

2017 39.83%

2016 38.41%

2015 18.27%

2014 36.46%

2013 41.04%

2012 8.6%

2011 42.18%

2010 19.91%

2009 14.75%

2008 -54.26%

2007 8.38%

2006 -13.49%

2005 41.22%

2004 51.38%

2003 39.4%

2002 18.04%

2001 15.37%

2000 131.18%

1999 23.44%

1998 13.29%

1997 10.49%

1996 31.13%

1995 44.97%

1994 19.02%

1993 33.49%

1992 52.75%

1991 220.6%

1990 92.15%

1989 169.46%

1988 24.1%

1987 56.71%

1986 18.29%

1985 164.44%

Also a positive sign:

United Healthcare $UNH (-1,48 %) has recently seen considerable insider buying.

On May 16, CEO Hemsley bought 86,700 shares for 25 million dollars.

He was previously CEO of United Healthcare from 2006 to 2017 $UNH (-1,48 %) and took office again in May. He now owns 1,112,339 shares worth around 340 million dollars

John Rex, President and CFO of the company, also bought 5 million dollars worth of shares on May 16 to increase his stake, which is now worth around 60 million dollars.

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