15 Set-It-and-Forget-It Stocks to Buy According to Analysts

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7. UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH)

Analyst Upside: 17.08%

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 139

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) ranks among the best set-it-and-forget-it stocks to buy. While maintaining its Buy rating, UBS reduced its price target for UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) from $400 to $385 on June 25. The adjustment followed remarks made by UnitedHealth’s returning CEO at the company’s June 2 annual meeting, when he stated that management would restore its 2025 projection during the second-quarter earnings release on July 29.

UBS pointed out that the investment community has taken CEO Hemsley’s description of the forecast as “prudent” as a hint that guidance would be more conservative than the consensus of $22.50 earnings per share set on June 2. UBS recently revised its own predictions to reflect the recent movement in investor expectations toward a $20 EPS estimate for 2025.

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) is a renowned US multinational corporation that provides managed healthcare and insurance services. The company operates through four main segments: UnitedHealthcare, Optum Health, Optum Insight, and Optum Rx.

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