PREVIEW: UnitedHealth shares slide ahead of Q4 earnings

UnitedHealth Group UNH.N shares tumbling 1.9% on Monday ahead of Q4 earnings due before the opening bell on Tues

The health insurer is expected to post EPS of $2.10, a y/y decrease of 69.2% on revenue of $113.82 bln vs. $100.81 bln in Q4 2024, according to LSEG data

UNH has met or beaten EPS estimate in six of past eight quarters, per LSEG

Of the 30 analysts that cover UnitedHealth Group Inc, 20 have "strong buy" or "buy" ratings, 8 recommend "hold" and remaining 2 rate stock "sell" and "strong sell," (LSEG)

Median price target of $410.00 is up 3.1% from beginning of Q4

Including Mon's move, UNH shares up nearly 6% YTD vs ~3% rise in Dow Industrials .DJI over same time frame

UNH options imply an 5.8% swing for the shares, in either direction by Friday, per Trade Alert data; that is lower than the stock's avg move of 7.4%, on the day of results over the last eight qtrs, per Trade Alert