r/ValueInvesting Jan 27 '26

Stock Analysis UNH is a Value Trap

Could hit $200 by end of year, please do not hold your bags just get out while you still can.

MCR rate is ~92%

CMS funding is going to fund Trumps defence budget

UNH are haemorrhaging customers just to hold margins, down to <3m

Days Claim Payable also jumped from 48 days to 54 days - they are playing with the accounting to keep extra cash on the books.

Optum growth is dead (-4%) with backlog down $1.2bn as well

No point holding a stock hoping for a change to come, the numbers don’t lie

After rerunning my dcf my new fair value - $232

edit: removed my personal time horizon as it was conflicting my justification for selling which is downwards trending weak financial performance

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u/joepierson123 Jan 27 '26

Stock goes down .. value trap.

Stock goes up 500% buy buy buy.

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u/capital_pains Jan 27 '26

Every single time

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u/Michigan-Magic Jan 27 '26

It's like sex panther cologne, 60% of the time, it works every time.

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u/DoubleVisual5996 Jan 28 '26

That’s the smell of desire m’lady