The Best Healthcare Stocks: UnitedHealth Stock vs. CVS Stock

By Parkev Tatevosian, CFA – May 21, 2025 at 5:30AM

NYSE: CVS

CVS Health

Market Cap

$81B

Today's Change

(-2.06%) -$1.31

Current Price

$62.43

Price as of May 21, 2025, 1:54 p.m. ET

UnitedHealth (UNH -4.91%) and CVS (CVS -2.06%) are facing headwinds in the healthcare industry that are unique and shared.

*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of May 18, 2025. The video was published on May 20, 2025.

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