SNWV
SANUWAVE Health Inc.
SNWV trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
UNH
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated
UNH has the edge over SNWV overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger valuation.
SNWV Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Under pressure | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
SNWV's cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its profitability is stable, but its revenue is 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.
SNWV PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 1.2x | $1.58 | — |
| Current | 4.3x | $1.58 | — |
| Cheap | 4.4x | $1.63 | +3.2% |
| Fair | 4.9x | $1.81 | +15% |
| Expensive | 5.7x | $2.10 | +33% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
SNWV 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.
SNWV Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Decline | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect SNWV's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, but its revenue to decline.
UNH Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
UNH has the edge over SNWV on the outlook, with more favorable revenue expectations.
SNWV Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.28 | +247% |
| Q3 2024 | $4.76 | +$31.01 |
| Q2 2024 | $0.00 | +$15.00 |
| Q1 2024 | -$3.75 | +$7.50 |
| Q4 2023 | -$11.25 | -$3.75 |
| Q3 2023 | -$26.25 | -$18.75 |
| Q2 2023 | -$15.00 | -$3.75 |
| Q1 2023 | -$11.25 | +$7.50 |
| Q4 2022 | -$7.50 | +$11.25 |
UNH has the stronger earnings trend. Trailing diluted EPS is down 90% for SNWV versus UNH down 8.5%.
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.
SNWV Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $8.6M | -25% |
| Q2 2026 | $9.7M | -4.2% |
| Q1 2026 | $9.6M | +3% |
| Q4 2025 | $13.4M | +30% |
| Q3 2025 | $11.5M | +22% |
| Q2 2025 | $10.2M | +42% |
| Q1 2025 | $9.3M | +61% |
| Q4 2024 | $10.3M | +48% |
SNWV's revenue has held roughly level: $9M last quarter, down 25% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -13% | -25 points |
| Q2 2026 | -2.9% | -21 points |
| Q1 2026 | -12% | -22 points |
| Q4 2025 | 15% | -9.5 points |
| Q3 2025 | 13% | -8.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 18% | -9.3 points |
| Q1 2025 | 11% | +29 points |
| Q4 2024 | 24% | +9.6 points |
SNWV's operating margin was −13% last quarter, down 25 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 SNWV on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
SNWV Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$1.1M | -296% |
| Q2 2026 | $91K | +$257K |
| Q1 2026 | $374K | +$2.1M |
| Q4 2025 | $3.2M | +538% |
| Q3 2025 | $556K | -55% |
| Q2 2025 | -$166K | +$594K |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.7M | -270% |
| Q4 2024 | $505K | +$1.8M |
SNWV's free cash flow has turned positive after six years mostly in the red: $3M 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 still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2022 peak: $22.8B over the past year.
SNWV Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | +1.1K shares |
| 1 year | -5.9% | -538K shares |
| 3 years | +487% | +7.1M shares |
| 5 years | +739% | +7.6M shares |
SNWV has the edge over UNH on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
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 902M diluted shares, down 0.7% from a year ago, with $5B in buybacks over the past year.
| 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.
SNWV Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -8.0x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -2.8x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | 1.9x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 1.4x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 1.7x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2024 | 0.9x | Very low |
SNWV 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.
SNWV Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 24.2 | Oversold |
| Stochastic | 16.7 | Oversold |
SNWV's weekly RSI is 24 (oversold) and its Stochastic is 17 (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).
SNWV PE vs Healthcare Sector
| Metric | SNWV | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 4.3x | 26x | 83% below |
| PE % | 12 | 29 | 17 pts below |
SNWV 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.
SNWV Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $4.32 | 63% below |
| 20 week MA | $5.42 | 71% below |
| 50 week MA | $15.2 | 90% below |
| 100 week MA | $23.5 | 93% below |
| 200 week MA | $16.3 | 90% below |
SNWV is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 90% 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 SNWV on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
SNWV Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $61.9 | $79.7 | +29% |
| 2021 | $79.7 | $56.3 | -29% |
| 2022 | $56.3 | $10.5 | -81% |
| 2023 | $10.5 | $4.87 | -54% |
| 2024 | $4.87 | $23.0 | +371% |
| 2025 | $23.0 | $30.5 | +33% |
| 2026 YTD | $30.5 | $1.58 | -95% |
SNWV's yearly returns have swung widely, from +371% in 2024 to −81% in 2022. It's down 95% 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 SNWV on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.