Aspire Growth Partners LLC Acquires Shares of 1,046 UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH)

Aspire Growth Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 1,046 shares of the healthcare conglomerate's stock, valued at approximately $529,000.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in UNH. NewSquare Capital LLC acquired a new stake in UnitedHealth Group during the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. Marshall & Sterling Wealth Advisors Inc. bought a new position in shares of UnitedHealth Group in the fourth quarter valued at about $26,000. Hurley Capital LLC bought a new stake in UnitedHealth Group during the 4th quarter worth about $28,000. AlphaMark Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of UnitedHealth Group in the fourth quarter worth about $30,000. Finally, Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd bought a new stake in shares of UnitedHealth Group during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $30,000. 87.86% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have commented on UNH. Hsbc Global Res lowered UnitedHealth Group from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on UnitedHealth Group from $694.00 to $660.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, January 28th. Mizuho lifted their price target on shares of UnitedHealth Group from $600.00 to $650.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 9th. Oppenheimer reduced their price objective on shares of UnitedHealth Group from $640.00 to $600.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, April 21st. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reduced their price target on UnitedHealth Group from $655.00 to $525.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, April 23rd. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nineteen have assigned a buy rating and three have given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $596.86.

UnitedHealth Group Stock Down 0.5 %

NYSE:UNH opened at $398.72 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $362.92 billion, a PE ratio of 25.72, a PEG ratio of 1.37 and a beta of 0.61. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $495.85 and a 200 day simple moving average of $528.74. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74, a quick ratio of 0.91 and a current ratio of 0.83. UnitedHealth Group Incorporated has a 52-week low of $393.11 and a 52-week high of $630.73.

UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 17th. The healthcare conglomerate reported $7.20 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $7.29 by ($0.09). UnitedHealth Group had a return on equity of 26.69% and a net margin of 3.60%. The business had revenue of $109.58 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $111.56 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $6.91 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts expect that UnitedHealth Group Incorporated will post 29.54 EPS for the current fiscal year.

UnitedHealth Group Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 18th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 10th were paid a $2.10 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 10th. This represents a $8.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.11%. UnitedHealth Group's dividend payout ratio is 35.18%.

About UnitedHealth Group

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated operates as a diversified health care company in the United States. The company operates through four segments: UnitedHealthcare, Optum Health, Optum Insight, and Optum Rx. The UnitedHealthcare segment offers consumer-oriented health benefit plans and services for national employers, public sector employers, mid-sized employers, small businesses, and individuals; health care coverage, and health and well-being services to individuals age 50 and older addressing their needs; Medicaid plans, children's health insurance and health care programs; and health and dental benefits, and hospital and clinical services, as well as health care benefits products and services to state programs caring for the economically disadvantaged, medically underserved, and those without the benefit of employer-funded health care coverage.

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