HRTX
Heron Therapeutics, Inc.
There isn't enough reported data to score HRTX 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.
HRTX Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Strong |
HRTX's balance sheet is currently strong, and its revenue is stable, but its profitability and cash flow are under pressure.
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.
HRTX PE Valuation
HRTX has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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.
HRTX Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for HRTX to show an outlook.
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.
HRTX Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$0.11 | -$0.02 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.18 | -$0.16 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.17 | -$0.11 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.12 | -$0.03 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.09 | +$0.09 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.02 | +$0.30 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.06 | +$0.55 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.09 | +$0.77 |
HRTX is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.11 per share over the past year, against $2.52 at its worst in mid-2021.
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 HRTX on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
HRTX Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $35.3M | -7.8% |
| Q2 2026 | $37.7M | +1.3% |
| Q1 2026 | $34.7M | -11% |
| Q4 2025 | $40.6M | -0.5% |
| Q3 2025 | $38.2M | +16% |
| Q2 2025 | $37.2M | +3.3% |
| Q1 2025 | $38.9M | +12% |
| Q4 2024 | $40.8M | +19% |
HRTX's revenue is shrinking: $35M last quarter, down 7.8% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -4.7% | +6 points |
| Q2 2026 | -5.4% | -1 points |
| Q1 2026 | -14% | -22 points |
| Q4 2025 | 0.1% | -10 points |
| Q3 2025 | -11% | +2.9 points |
| Q2 2025 | -4.4% | +14 points |
| Q1 2025 | 8.1% | +22 points |
| Q4 2024 | 10% | +40 points |
HRTX's operating margin was −4.7% last quarter, up 6 points from the same quarter a year ago.
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 has the edge over HRTX on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| 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 has the edge over HRTX on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
HRTX Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$896K | -167% |
| Q2 2026 | -$2.4M | +$8.7M |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.9M | +$7M |
| Q4 2025 | -$9.2M | +$3.2M |
| Q3 2025 | $1.3M | -55% |
| Q4 2024 | -$12.4M | -663% |
| Q3 2024 | $2.9M | +$12.9M |
| Q4 2023 | $2.2M | +$40.2M |
HRTX has burned cash in almost every quarter: −$14M over the past year, against −$31M 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 HRTX on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
HRTX Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.3% | +584K shares |
| 1 year | +12% | +20.6M shares |
| 3 years | +32% | +45.9M shares |
| 5 years | +94% | +92.5M shares |
| Available history | +133% | +109M shares |
HRTX has 191M diluted shares, up 12% 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 HRTX 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.
HRTX Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | -2.8x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | 37.5x | High |
HRTX has more cash than debt.
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.
HRTX Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 37.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 18.9 | Oversold |
HRTX's weekly RSI is 38 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 19 (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).
HRTX PE vs Healthcare Sector
HRTX 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.
HRTX Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $0.33 | 0% above |
| 20 week MA | $0.37 | 11% below |
| 50 week MA | $0.76 | 57% below |
| 100 week MA | $1.24 | 73% below |
| 200 week MA | $1.64 | 80% below |
HRTX is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 80% 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 HRTX on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
HRTX Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $24.1 | $20.7 | -14% |
| 2021 | $20.7 | $10.2 | -51% |
| 2022 | $10.2 | $2.57 | -75% |
| 2023 | $2.57 | $1.70 | -34% |
| 2024 | $1.70 | $1.55 | -8.8% |
| 2025 | $1.55 | $1.28 | -17% |
| 2026 YTD | $1.28 | $0.33 | -74% |
HRTX has finished every year since 2020 lower, and it's down 74% 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 HRTX on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.