NYSE: UNH · Healthcare Plans
Over the past week, Unitedhealth Group (UNH) drew about 279 mentions across Reddit, X and news, and the read is an Adanos Sell. The crowd averages 19% bullish but is at odds: X runs 38% bullish while News sits at just 0%. Wall Street is more constructive, with 22 of 27 analysts rating UNH a buy.
There is steady buzz around UNH this week and little agreement on direction, which is why it reads as a Sell.
Wall Street’s 81% buy share sits next to a crowd that ranges from News at 0% to X at 38%. No other tracker puts the two side by side.
27 analysts have weighed in: a Strong Buy consensus: 22 buy calls against 0 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $475.23.
The Adanos signal blends each source’s bullish ratio, source breadth, buzz intensity and 3-day momentum. This week bullish sits just below the neutral line, momentum is cooling and the 3 sources disagree sharply, so the read is a Sell.
Analysts sit 62 points above the crowd average of 19%, the professionals are more constructive than retail. The split is inside the crowd: X reads 38% bullish while News sits at 0%, a 38-point spread that single-source trackers miss.
Weekly price context: this Alpha Vantage chart keeps its own dated range; the sentiment metrics elsewhere on this page may be newer. Over the 30-day window, Unitedhealth Group (UNH) buzz held moderate around 43.5 while the price drifted down 5.7% across the period. The chart tracks how social and news attention moved against end-of-day price. Average daily trading volume across the displayed trading days is 4.7M shares. Updated Aug 15, 2026. Over the last 7 trading days, UNH lost 0.6%. Buzz activity in the recent week averaged 47.2 and was variable, swinging between 34.0 and 60.8. Recent volume is running below the 30-day average, pointing to quieter participation. Daily crowd sentiment leaned bullish on 19 of the 21 days with directional mentions, shown as the green, grey and red breakdown bars below the chart.
Signal metrics use the latest 7 days; contributor and breadth context uses the 30-day chart window.
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| Adanos signal | Sell |
|---|---|
| Analyst consensus | Strong Buy (22 / 5 / 0) |
| Crowd bullish (7d) | 19% |
| Avg price target | $475.23 |
| Most bullish source | X, 38% |
| Most bearish source | News, 0% |
| Sentiment spread | 38 pts |
| Mentions (7d) | 279 |
| Market cap | $360.59B |
| P/E · Forward P/E | 25.6 · 20.7 |
| EPS · Beta | $15.67 · 0.6 |
| Revenue (TTM) | $450.53B · 3% margin |
| Industry | Healthcare Plans |
Based on aggregated sentiment from Reddit, X and News sources, Unitedhealth Group (UNH) currently carries an Adanos sell signal with 93/100 conviction. The current cross-source average reads 19% bullish across 3 active sources. Those sources contribute 279 tracked mentions over the last 7 days. This is a sentiment-based reading, not financial advice.
Reddit discussion around Unitedhealth Group (UNH) is moderately active with 78 mentions over the last 7 days; the 30-day context spans 27 tracked subreddits. The 7-day tone is 19% bullish; 3-day activity momentum is falling, suggesting cooling attention.
The crowd reads bearish on Unitedhealth Group (UNH), averaging 19% bullish across 3 tracked sources over the last 7 days. The two ends of the range are X at 38% bullish and News at 0%, a 38-point spread. On the professional side, 22 of 27 analysts rate UNH a buy.
Of the 27 analysts covering Unitedhealth Group (UNH), 22 rate it a buy, 5 a hold and 0 a sell, for a strong buy consensus. The average price target is $475.23. That puts the street ahead of the crowd, which averages 19% bullish.
Unitedhealth Group (UNH)'s cross-source average is bearish at 19% bullish. All 3 tracked sources lean bearish. Reddit reads 19% bullish, X reads 38% bullish and news coverage is the most negative at 0% bullish. The combined signal points to broad sell-side pressure with 93/100 conviction.
The cross-source average is bearish for Unitedhealth Group (UNH) at 19% bullish. All 3 tracked sources lean bearish. The most bearish reading is news at 0% bullish. 3-day activity momentum is falling on Reddit and X, while news activity is rising. The sell signal carries 93/100 conviction.
X is the dominant discussion channel with 172 mentions (62% of total volume). Reddit contributes 78 mentions and News contributes 29 mentions. The cross-source average is bearish at 19% bullish, while news is the only source with rising 3-day activity. All 3 tracked sources lean bearish.
The Adanos signal blends bullish ratio, buzz score, source breadth and 3-day activity momentum into a single buy/sell reading. UNH's sell signal at 93/100 conviction reflects a bearish cross-source average at 19% bullish. All 3 tracked sources lean bearish. It is a research shortcut, not financial advice.
The UNH sentiment page is regenerated from the latest 7-day tracking window at each build. Data reflects the most recent Reddit posts, tweets and news articles available in the current publishing cycle.
Peers are ranked first by matching the Sell signal, then by the closest bullish ratio. Discussion activity breaks any remaining ties.
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