ALNY
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
ALNY has a slight edge over UNH overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
UNH
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated
UNH has slightly lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
ALNY Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Healthy |
ALNY's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
UNH Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy |
UNH's cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue and profitability are stable.
ALNY PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | 8x | $157 | — |
| Forward | 22x | $157 | — |
| Cheap | 41x | $800 | +411% |
| Fair | 76x | $1,489 | +851% |
| Expensive | 1,731x | $33,895 | +21538% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
ALNY has the edge over UNH in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
UNH PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 18x | $405 | — |
| Cheap | 19x | $325 | -20% |
| Fair | 23x | $410 | +1.2% |
| Current | 23x | $405 | — |
| Expensive | 30x | $526 | +30% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
UNH's PE is in its fair range at 23x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 18x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
ALNY Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly deteriorating | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Weakening | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for ALNY, but weaker profitability. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
UNH Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
Analysts expect UNH's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
ALNY Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $7.04 | -64% |
| Q3 2026 | $19.58 | +8413% |
| Q2 2026 | $5.70 | +$8.18 |
| Q1 2026 | $3.98 | +$6.08 |
| Q4 2025 | $2.03 | +$4.21 |
| Q3 2025 | $0.23 | +$2.81 |
| Q2 2025 | -$2.48 | -$1.92 |
| Q1 2025 | -$2.10 | +$0.54 |
| Q4 2024 | -$2.18 | +$1.34 |
ALNY has the edge over UNH on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
UNH Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $22.65 | +29% |
| Q3 2026 | $17.55 | -8.5% |
| Q2 2026 | $15.58 | -33% |
| Q1 2026 | $13.28 | -44% |
| Q4 2025 | $13.23 | -15% |
| Q3 2025 | $19.17 | +25% |
| Q2 2025 | $23.09 | +53% |
| Q1 2025 | $23.89 | +46% |
| Q4 2024 | $15.51 | -35% |
UNH's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $17.55 over the past year, against $23.89 in early 2025.
ALNY Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.5B | +17% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.3B | +67% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.2B | +96% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.1B | +85% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.2B | +149% |
| Q2 2025 | $773.7M | +17% |
| Q1 2025 | $594.2M | +20% |
| Q4 2024 | $593.2M | +35% |
ALNY has the edge over UNH on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 24% | -5.7 points |
| Q2 2026 | 18% | +20 points |
| Q1 2026 | 23% | +20 points |
| Q4 2025 | 12% | +30 points |
| Q3 2025 | 29% | +45 points |
| Q2 2025 | -2.1% | -9.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | 3% | +12 points |
| Q4 2024 | -18% | +8.7 points |
ALNY has the edge over UNH on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
UNH Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $112.7B | -0.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $112B | +0.4% |
| Q1 2026 | $111.7B | +2% |
| Q4 2025 | $113.2B | +12% |
| Q3 2025 | $113.2B | +12% |
| Q2 2025 | $111.6B | +13% |
| Q1 2025 | $109.6B | +9.8% |
| Q4 2024 | $100.8B | +6.8% |
UNH's revenue has held roughly level: $113B last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 5.8% | +2 points |
| Q2 2026 | 7.1% | +2.5 points |
| Q1 2026 | 8.1% | -0.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 0.3% | -7.4 points |
| Q3 2025 | 3.8% | -4.8 points |
| Q2 2025 | 4.6% | -3.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 8.3% | +0.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | 7.7% | -0.4 points |
UNH's operating margin was 5.8% last quarter, up 2 points from the same quarter a year ago.
ALNY Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $271.2M | -13% |
| Q2 2026 | $292M | +109% |
| Q1 2026 | $48.7M | +$176M |
| Q4 2025 | $140.3M | +$244M |
| Q3 2025 | $313M | +692% |
| Q2 2025 | $139.4M | +20% |
| Q1 2025 | -$127.3M | -$32.8M |
| Q4 2024 | -$103.8M | -$58.7M |
ALNY has burned cash in most quarters: $752M over the past year, about three times what it generated the year before.
UNH Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $4.3B | -16% |
| Q2 2026 | $10.3B | +63% |
| Q1 2026 | $8.1B | +79% |
| Q4 2025 | $160M | -89% |
| Q3 2025 | $5.1B | -61% |
| Q2 2025 | $6.3B | +6.9% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.6B | +1037% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.5B | +$7.6B |
UNH still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2022 peak: $22.8B over the past year.
ALNY Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.2% | -241K shares |
| 1 year | +0.5% | +692K shares |
| 3 years | +5.1% | +6.7M shares |
| 5 years | +16% | +18.9M shares |
| Available history | +24% | +26.3M shares |
ALNY has 138M diluted shares, up 0.5% from a year ago.
UNH Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.4% | -4M shares |
| 1 year | -0.7% | -6M shares |
| 3 years | -3.6% | -34M shares |
| 5 years | -5.5% | -53M shares |
| Available history | -6.6% | -64M shares |
UNH has the edge over ALNY on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3.4B |
| Q2 2026 | $1.6B |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | $2.5B |
| Q1 2025 | $3B |
| Q4 2024 | $5B |
UNH spent $5B buying back its own shares over the past year, down 52% from the year before.
ALNY Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -1.7x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -1.6x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -2.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -3.0x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -4.6x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2024 | -6.1x | Net Cash |
ALNY has the edge over UNH on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
UNH Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.7x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 1.7x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 2.2x | Moderate |
| Q4 2025 | 2.3x | Moderate |
| Q3 2025 | 1.7x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 1.5x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 1.3x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 1.4x | Healthy |
UNH's net debt is about 1.7 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), about the same as a year ago.
ALNY Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 28.6 | Oversold |
| Stochastic | 2.9 | Oversold |
ALNY's weekly RSI is 29 (oversold) and its Stochastic is 3 (oversold).
UNH Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 56.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 60.0 | Neutral |
UNH's weekly RSI is 56 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 60 (neutral).
ALNY PE vs Healthcare Sector
| Metric | ALNY | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 8x | 26x | 69% below |
| PE % | 2 | 29 | 27 pts below |
ALNY has the edge over UNH on valuation relative to its sector.
UNH PE vs Healthcare Sector
| Metric | UNH | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 23x | 26x | 11% below |
| PE % | 47 | 29 | 18 pts above |
UNH is trading at 23x earnings, a 11% discount to the Healthcare sector's median of 26x.
ALNY Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $205.2 | 24% below |
| 20 week MA | $233.7 | 33% below |
| 50 week MA | $293.0 | 47% below |
| 100 week MA | $314.6 | 50% below |
| 200 week MA | $257.7 | 39% below |
ALNY is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 39% below its 200-week average.
UNH Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $394.2 | 2.8% above |
| 20 week MA | $400.5 | 1.2% above |
| 50 week MA | $361.2 | 12% above |
| 100 week MA | $376.0 | 7.8% above |
| 200 week MA | $446.6 | 9.3% below |
UNH has the edge over ALNY on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
ALNY Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $117.5 | $137.6 | +17% |
| 2021 | $137.6 | $194.4 | +41% |
| 2022 | $194.4 | $237.9 | +22% |
| 2023 | $237.9 | $191.4 | -20% |
| 2024 | $191.4 | $238.0 | +24% |
| 2025 | $238.0 | $400.6 | +68% |
| 2026 YTD | $400.6 | $156.7 | -61% |
ALNY is down 61% so far in 2026, after finishing higher in five of the previous six years.
UNH Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $296.0 | $340.8 | +15% |
| 2021 | $340.8 | $495.4 | +45% |
| 2022 | $495.4 | $531.3 | +7.3% |
| 2023 | $531.3 | $526.5 | -0.9% |
| 2024 | $526.5 | $510.0 | -3.1% |
| 2025 | $510.0 | $331.8 | -35% |
| 2026 YTD | $331.8 | $405.1 | +22% |
UNH has the edge over ALNY on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.