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UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE:UNH) is one of the 10 Resilient Stocks in a Sea of Uncertainties.
UnitedHealth climbed by 6.96 percent on Tuesday to close at $346.01 apiece as investors cheered its plans to invest in artificial intelligence, while welcoming a higher growth outlook for full-year 2026.
In an updated report, UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE:UNH) said that it is underway with a series of corporate strategies to modernize and simplify its operations, including making significant investments in AI and cybersecurity.
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It would also continue to exit non-US businesses and put focus back at home, as well as buy back $2 billion worth of its common shares in a bid to boost company and shareholder value. The latter is targeted for completion by the end of the second quarter.
In other news, UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE:UNH) raised its growth outlook for full-year 2026, with earnings per share (EPS) targeted to grow by 1.5 percent to more than $17.35 per share from $17.10 previously. Adjusted EPS is also raised by 2.8 percent to $18.25 from $17.75 prior.
Last quarter, UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE:UNH) saw its net income attributable to shareholders end flat at $6.3 billion, as the company navigated rising medical costs.
Revenues, however, grew by 2 percent to $111.7 billion from $109.57 billion in the same period last year.
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