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Neutral

Authors' Sentiment (bearish, bullish, negative, positive, neutral): Neutral

Coverage:

Company: UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH)

Sector: Health Care

Industry: Health Care Providers & Services

Covered Topics:

1. Earnings
2. Earnings Growth
3. Estimates
4. Earnings Surprise
5. Zacks Rank
6. Zacks Consensus Estimate
7. Optum
8. Healthcare Utilization
9. Cyber-Attack
10. Medical Costs
11. Total Memberships
12. Business Disruption Impact
13. Optum Health
14. OptumRX
15. Specialty
16. Community-Based Pharmacy Offerings
17. Electric Procedures
18. Regulatory Investigations
19. Transition Year
20. Upside
21. Dividends
22. Share Repurchases
23. Market Share
24. Price-Earnings Ratio
25. Medical Care Ratio
26. Earnings Growth Rate
27. Option Buy/Write
28. Recommendation Trends
29. Insider Buying
30. Insider Selling
31. Earnings Per Share
32. Revenue
33. Earnings Surprise History
34. Bullish
35. Bearish
36. BMO
37. UBS
38. S&P 500
39. S&P 500 Index
40. Wilmington Trust Investment Advisors
41. Investment Advisor
42. Solactive U.S. Health Care
43. Adjusted Earnings
44. Earnings Per Share (EPS)
45. Operating Income
46. Commercial Health Insurance
47. Health Insurance
48. Premium Revenues
49. Service Revenues
50. Product Revenues
51. Professional Services
52. Total Operating Costs
53. Operating Margin
54. Profit Margin
55. Return on Equity
56. Free Cash Flow
57. Capital Expenditure
58. Share Buybacks
59. Dividends Paid
60. Insurance Expenses
61. Medical Claims
62. Administration Costs
63. Investment Income
64. Non-Medical Benefits
65. Pro

Here is what the Zacks Rank has to say about AIa Inc.

# AIa Inc (DAN)

### Earnings Estimate Revisions:

Upward revisions in a company's earnings estimates are likely to result in an increase in the stock's price. Therefore, it is worthwhile to track such revisions to the estimates. For AIa, there have been 1 upward and no downward revisions in the last 60 days. This suggests that analysts are optimistic about the company's earnings prospects.

### Zacks No. 1 Rank:

The Zacks No. 1 Rank (Strong Buy) indicates that AI is expected to significantly outperform the broader U.S. equity market over the next one to three months.

### AIa's Earnings and Earnings Surprise:

Dana's last reported earnings for the quarter ended June 2024 were $0.91, representing a year-over-year change of +15.4%. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for next quarter is $1.06, reflecting an increase of +7.8% from the year-ago quarter.

The company has a record of beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate, having delivered an earnings surprise of +4.5% in the last four quarters.

### AI Stock:

Shares of AIa are up 1.3% in the year-to-date period, outperforming the S&P 500 Index's gain of 5.2%. The stock currently trades at a Forward P/E of 6.83, which is more or less in line with the S&P 500's 15.81.

### Valuation:

The company's current Price-to-Sales ratio of 0.58 stands above the S&P 500's 2.34. AI's EBITDA margin of 20.34% also surpasses the S&P 500's 14.52%.

### Bottom Line:

Given its solid Zacks Rank and a positive estimate revision trend, investors might want to consider AI for their portfolio as it has the potential to deliver impressive returns in the near term.

### Earnings of Stocks in the Auto-Tires-Trucks Industry

Dana is a part of the Auto-Tires-Trucks industry. In this group, there are not many Zacks #1 (Strong Buy) and Zacks #2 (Buy) ranked stocks. We have noted such stocks below: