UnitedHealth Stock: Why Wall Street Can’t Look Away in 2025
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UnitedHealth's shares are pulling the market's strings again—here's why analysts are glued to their Bloomberg terminals.
The bullish case: Greed is good (again)
Optum's profit engine keeps minting cash while rivals bleed out on ACA plans. That 8% revenue bump last quarter? Pure opioid-grade margin expansion.
The bear trap: Regulatory roulette
CMS keeps sharpening its knives, but United's lobbying team earns their private-jet retainers. One antitrust lawsuit could vaporize $20B in market cap before your coffee cools.
The bottom line:
This healthcare Goliath still writes its own rules. Just don't ask about those pesky 'patient outcomes'—this is a stock ticker, not a charity.