UnitedHealth Group stock: Mizuho lifts target to USD 500

Published on 10/23/2026 at 16:05 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Adjusted earnings per share hit USD 4.69 on October 13, 2026. UnitedHealth Group stock costs EUR 375.90 October 23, 2026, 0.97 percent below Xetra close.

Mizuho sets USD 500 target

Mizuho raised its UnitedHealth Group target from USD 493.00 to USD 500.00 on October 22, 2026.
Third-quarter revenue reached USD 112.70 billion and adjusted earnings per share hit USD 4.69 on October 13, 2026.
UnitedHealth Group stock costs EUR 375.90 at Lang & Schwarz on October 23, 2026, 0.97 percent below the Xetra close of EUR 379.60.
The earnings-call replay remains available through October 27, 2026.

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UnitedHealth Group (ISIN US91324P1021) received a higher price target from Mizuho, which lifted its objective from USD 493.00 to USD 500.00 on October 22, 2026, according to MarketBeat. The target is 18.65 percent above the NYSE quote of USD 421.35 at 10:04 a.m. EDT on October 23, 2026. At Lang & Schwarz, the stock was trading at EUR 375.90 on October 23, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. CEST, down EUR 3.70, or 0.97 percent, versus the Xetra close of October 22, 2026 at EUR 379.60.

Third-quarter results set the backdrop

UnitedHealth Group reported third-quarter 2026 revenue of USD 112.70 billion and earnings from operations of USD 6.60 billion on October 13, 2026. Adjusted earnings per share reached USD 4.69, compared with USD 2.92 in the third quarter of 2025, while the medical care ratio improved to 88.40 percent from 89.90 percent, according to the company's UnitedHealth Group release.

Stock stays below its yearly high

The NYSE quote of USD 421.35 stood below the 52-week high of USD 461.62 and above the 52-week low of USD 255.97 on October 23, 2026. The same quote carried a trailing price-to-earnings ratio of 24.05 and UnitedHealth Group's market capitalization was USD 378.20 billion.

What does the USD 500 target imply?

Mizuho's USD 500.00 target is 18.65 percent above the NYSE price of USD 421.35. The latest company release also set adjusted full-year 2026 earnings guidance at least at USD 20.50 per share, up from the previous range of USD 19.50 to USD 20.00, while the third-quarter operating margin was 5.80 percent. The guidance and quarterly figures were published by UnitedHealth Group on October 13, 2026.

The earnings-call replay was scheduled to remain available through October 27, 2026, according to the same October 13 release. That date is the next disclosed investor-calendar reference in the reviewed company materials.

Euro quote and investor reference

At Lang & Schwarz, UnitedHealth Group stock was trading at EUR 375.90 on October 23, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. CEST, down 0.97 percent and EUR 3.70 versus the Xetra close of October 22, 2026 at EUR 379.60. On the NYSE, the stock was trading at USD 421.35 on October 23, 2026 at 10:04 a.m. EDT. The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of UnitedHealth Group stock.