PARK
Park Dental Partners, Inc. Common Stock
PARK offers stronger fundamentals, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
UNH
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated
UNH has the edge over PARK overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger modeled upside.
PARK Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Strong |
PARK'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.
PARK PE Valuation
PARK 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.
PARK Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
PARK 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.
PARK Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.42 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.95 | -177% |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.91 | -194% |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.52 | -133% |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.06 | -102% |
PARK has swung to a loss: it lost $0.95 per share over the past year, after a profit the year before.
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 PARK on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
PARK Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $64.9M | +6% |
| Q2 2026 | $66.2M | +8.5% |
| Q1 2026 | $62.7M | +2.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $61.2M | +7.5% |
| Q3 2025 | $61.3M | +11% |
| Q2 2025 | $61M | +3.8% |
| Q1 2025 | $61M | +3.8% |
PARK's revenue has grown year over year every quarter since early 2025: $65M last quarter, up 6% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.2% | -3.1 points |
| Q2 2026 | 1.9% | -3.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | -3% | -8.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | -13% | +15 points |
| Q3 2025 | 2.9% | +0.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | 5.5% | +0.3 points |
| Q1 2025 | 5.5% | +0.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | -28% | N/A |
PARK's operating margin was −0.2% last quarter, down 3.1 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'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 has the edge over PARK on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
PARK Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$569K | -110% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.2M | +26% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.7M | -21% |
| Q4 2025 | -$491K | -123% |
| Q3 2025 | $5.6M | -5.6% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.8M | +53% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.4M | +196% |
PARK usually generates cash, though not every quarter: the latest was −$569,000, but it generated $4M over the past year.
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 PARK on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
PARK Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +2% | +126K shares |
| 1 year | +55% | +2.3M shares |
PARK has 6M diluted shares, up 55% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | $308,000 |
| Q2 2025 | $242,000 |
| Q1 2025 | $154,000 |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | $154,000 |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | — |
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 PARK 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.
PARK Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -27.0x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -2.8x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -2,580.6x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | 2.6x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | 3.1x | Elevated |
| Q1 2025 | 3.2x | Elevated |
PARK 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.
PARK Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 57.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 32.0 | Neutral |
PARK's weekly RSI is 58 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 32 (neutral).
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).
PARK PE vs Healthcare Sector
PARK 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.
PARK Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $20.1 | 5.3% above |
| 20 week MA | $20.3 | 4.4% above |
| 50 week MA | $18.5 | 15% above |
PARK has stronger trend alignment. PARK is above 3 of 3 weekly averages versus UNH above 4 of 5.
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 bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-, 20-, 50- and 100-week averages, but 9.3% below its 200-week average.
PARK Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $13.3 | $14.7 | +10% |
| 2026 YTD | $14.7 | $21.2 | +44% |
PARK has the edge over UNH on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
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 finished three years in a row lower, and it's up 22% so far in 2026.