GERN
Geron Corporation
There isn't enough reported data to score GERN yet.
UNH
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated
UNH's fundamentals are mixed: free cash flow grew 31%, but earnings per share fell 8.5%. At 23x earnings, it's trading right at its usual valuation. Analysts expect strong earnings growth, though they disagree widely on how much.
GERN Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Unavailable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Unavailable | |
| Unavailable |
GERN's profitability is currently under pressure. There isn't enough data to rate its revenue, cash flow and balance sheet.
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.
GERN PE Valuation
GERN has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year. If it returns to profit as analysts expect, today's price would be 19x next year's earnings.
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.
GERN Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Returning to profit | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
GERN has the edge over UNH on the outlook, with more favorable revenue expectations.
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.
GERN Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.05 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.08 | +$0.04 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.11 | +$0.02 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.11 | +$0.10 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.13 | +$0.14 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.12 | +$0.19 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.13 | +$0.22 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.21 | +$0.13 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.27 | +$0.05 |
GERN is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.08 per share over the past year, against $0.39 at its worst in early 2020.
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 has the edge over GERN on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
GERN Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $60.2M | +27% |
| Q2 2026 | $57.5M | +17% |
| Q1 2026 | $51.8M | +31% |
| Q3 2025 | $47.2M | +67% |
| Q2 2025 | $49M | +5460% |
| Q1 2025 | $39.6M | +12927% |
| Q3 2024 | $28.3M | +17138% |
| Q2 2024 | $882K | +2941% |
GERN has the stronger quarterly revenue trend. Revenue is up 23% for GERN versus down 0.4% for UNH.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 9.6% | +39 points |
| Q2 2026 | -22% | +3.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | 0.3% | +43 points |
| Q3 2025 | -29% | +70 points |
| Q2 2025 | -25% | +7836 points |
| Q1 2025 | -42% | +18423 points |
| Q3 2024 | -100% | +28932 points |
| Q2 2024 | -7861% | +171281 points |
GERN 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.
GERN Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $10.3M | +$23.8M |
| Q2 2026 | -$15.8M | +$11.6M |
| Q1 2026 | -$62.9M | -$14.9M |
| Q4 2025 | -$22.1M | +$21.7M |
| Q3 2025 | -$13.6M | +$45.4M |
| Q2 2025 | -$27.4M | +$26.3M |
| Q1 2025 | -$48M | +$14.9M |
| Q4 2024 | -$43.8M | -$2.8M |
GERN has burned cash in almost every quarter: −$91M over the past year, against −$133M 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 has the edge over GERN on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
GERN Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +1.1% | +7.4M shares |
| 1 year | +1.2% | +8.1M shares |
| 3 years | +24% | +130M shares |
| 5 years | +148% | +403M shares |
| Available history | +254% | +484M shares |
GERN has 674M diluted shares, up 1.2% 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 GERN 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.
GERN Net Leverage
GERN's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
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.
GERN Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 36.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 14.7 | Oversold |
GERN's weekly RSI is 36 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 15 (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).
GERN PE vs Healthcare Sector
GERN has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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.
GERN Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $1.11 | 11% below |
| 20 week MA | $1.30 | 24% below |
| 50 week MA | $1.38 | 28% below |
| 100 week MA | $1.55 | 36% below |
| 200 week MA | $2.35 | 58% below |
GERN is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 58% 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 GERN on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
GERN Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $1.38 | $1.62 | +17% |
| 2021 | $1.62 | $1.37 | -15% |
| 2022 | $1.37 | $2.09 | +53% |
| 2023 | $2.09 | $2.11 | +1% |
| 2024 | $2.11 | $3.35 | +59% |
| 2025 | $3.35 | $1.37 | -59% |
| 2026 YTD | $1.37 | $0.99 | -28% |
GERN has finished higher in four of the last six years, two of them by more than 50%. It's down 28% so far in 2026.
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 GERN on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.