Stockchartoftheday: United HealthCare Tanks - April 17th 2025

Today we saw the Shares of United Healthcare tank on news of lower forward guidance saying costs are much higher than expected. 

The company now expects 2025 adjusted profit per share to be between $26 and $26.50 per share, compared with its prior forecast of $29.50 to $30 per share. Analysts were expecting a profit of $29.73 per share for 2025, according to data compiled by LSEG.

This has the stock falling massively over 100 dollars a share which is contributing to a more than 400 point drop in the Dow while rest of markets are higher.