Even though the share price of UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (symbol ‘UNH’) kicked off the second quarter with a rally, we witnessed a rather strong correction in mid-April that’s still in effect today. The company is expected to report quarterly earnings to 30 June 2023 on Friday, 14 July, before markets open. The consensus EPS for the quarter is $6.04 against $5.57 from the same quarter last year.
Antreas Themistokleous at Exness: “Even though the company managed to recover some of its losses at the beginning of the second quarter, those losses were significant, hitting the low levels seen at the end of the first quarter. Its current ratio was at 81% as of the end of March 2023, meaning UnitedHealth is not able to cover its short term liabilities with the current assets it holds. The total assets outweigh total liabilities at a ratio of around 1.43:1 which is not ideal.”
Technical analysis shows the price found sufficient support on the lower of the Bollinger bands last week, since correcting to the upside and entering a range in the last 4 or 5 sessions. The Stochastic oscillator is near the extreme overbought level, indicating a possible drop in the near short term. This is reinforced by the recent crossing of the 50-day moving average below the 100-day moving average.
The price of $464.60 is a strong technical support since it corresponds to the 38.2% weekly Fibonacci retracement level, while $490 marks technical resistance since it consists of the area just below the moving averages and is also slightly below the 23.6% weekly Fibonacci retracement level.
Antreas Themistokleous at Exness: “Even though the company managed to recover some of its losses at the beginning of the second quarter, those losses were significant, hitting the low levels seen at the end of the first quarter. Its current ratio was at 81% as of the end of March 2023, meaning UnitedHealth is not able to cover its short term liabilities with the current assets it holds. The total assets outweigh total liabilities at a ratio of around 1.43:1 which is not ideal.”
Technical analysis shows the price found sufficient support on the lower of the Bollinger bands last week, since correcting to the upside and entering a range in the last 4 or 5 sessions. The Stochastic oscillator is near the extreme overbought level, indicating a possible drop in the near short term. This is reinforced by the recent crossing of the 50-day moving average below the 100-day moving average.
The price of $464.60 is a strong technical support since it corresponds to the 38.2% weekly Fibonacci retracement level, while $490 marks technical resistance since it consists of the area just below the moving averages and is also slightly below the 23.6% weekly Fibonacci retracement level.