PREVIEW: UnitedHealth revenue seen rising more than 12%

UnitedHealth Group UNH.N up 0.7% to $365.10 ahead of Q3 earnings due before the opening bell on Tues

The health insurer is expected to post EPS of $2.79 on revenue of $113.06 bln, per LSEG data, vs yr-ago results of $7.15 per share and $100.82 bln

UNH has met or beaten EPS estimate in six of past eight quarters, but has missed expectations in last two periods

Of the 30 analysts that cover UnitedHealth Group Inc, the breakdown of recommendations is 21 "strong buy" or "buy," 6 "hold" and 3 "sell" or "strong sell" ratings

Median price target of $397.50 is up from $331 a month ago

UNH shares down ~28% YTD, including move on Mon, vs 11.5% rise in Dow Industrials .DJI

UNH options imply a 6.1% swing for the shares, in either direction by Fri, per Trade Alert data; that is lower than the stock's avg move of 7.7%, on the day of results over the last eight qtrs, per Trade Alert