UnitedHealth Group Stock Plummets as Firm Cuts Full-Year Profit Forecasts

The stocks of the United Health Group (UNH) increased the number of 20% in premarate trading on Thursday when the results of the healthcare giant’s first quarter results decreased by the estimates of analysts and cut off its profit for 2025.

United Health reported an adjusted income of $ 7.20 per share (EPS) on revenue, which increased by 10% year-old to $ 109.58 billion. Analysts voted by visible alpha expected $ 7.25 and $ 111.46 billion respectively.

Eden Pitya, Min. The based company reduced its 2025 EPS Outlook from $ 24.65 to $ 25.15 and its adjusted EPS launch from $ 26 to $ 26.50. In the last quarter, United Health said it expected to generate EPS of full-year EPS of $ 28.15 to $ 28.65 and adjusts EPS from $ 29.50 to $ 30.00.

UnitedHealth attributed the outlook cuts for “height care activity signal” in its Medicare Advantage Business, and affecting “unpredictable changes in the profile of optum health members 2025 reimbursement.”

CEO Andrew Viti said that the company “did not live up to our expectations, and we are aggressively addressing challenges that keep us in well for the years ahead.”

The United Health stocks entered about 16% of the day since the beginning of the year, after a report, the February 1 was overcome by a report that the US Justice Department was investigating the diagnosis practices of the company.