Boston Trust Walden Corp Sells 90,605 Shares of UnitedHealth Group Incorporated $UNH

Key Points

• Boston Trust Walden Corp reduced its holdings in UnitedHealth Group by 30.8%, selling 90,605 shares and bringing its total ownership to 203,957 shares valued at approximately $63.6 million.
• After recently reporting $4.08 earnings per share, missing estimates by ($0.37), UnitedHealth Group's revenue for the quarter was $111.62 billion, reflecting a 12.9% increase year-over-year.
• The company announced a quarterly dividend of $2.21 per share, resulting in an annualized dividend yield of 2.5%.

Boston Trust Walden Corp lowered its position in UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH - Free Report) by 30.8% in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 203,957 shares of the healthcare conglomerate's stock after selling 90,605 shares during the period. Boston Trust Walden Corp's holdings in UnitedHealth Group were worth $63,628,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of UNH. Nuveen LLC bought a new position in UnitedHealth Group in the 1st quarter worth approximately $3,846,764,000. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in UnitedHealth Group by 6.6% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 90,729,585 shares of the healthcare conglomerate's stock worth $47,519,620,000 after acquiring an additional 5,583,343 shares during the period. Wellington Management Group LLP grew its holdings in UnitedHealth Group by 10.6% during the 1st quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 25,847,940 shares of the healthcare conglomerate's stock worth $13,537,859,000 after acquiring an additional 2,486,839 shares during the period. National Bank of Canada FI grew its holdings in UnitedHealth Group by 137.8% during the 1st quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 1,641,177 shares of the healthcare conglomerate's stock worth $859,518,000 after acquiring an additional 950,928 shares during the period. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its holdings in UnitedHealth Group by 13.6% during the 1st quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 7,070,385 shares of the healthcare conglomerate's stock worth $3,702,736,000 after acquiring an additional 847,054 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 87.86% of the company's stock.

UnitedHealth Group Price Performance

Shares of NYSE UNH opened at $358.80 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $324.96 billion, a PE ratio of 15.55, a PEG ratio of 2.29 and a beta of 0.47. The company has a current ratio of 0.85, a quick ratio of 0.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73. UnitedHealth Group Incorporated has a 1-year low of $234.60 and a 1-year high of $630.73. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $320.57 and a 200 day moving average price of $346.99.

UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The healthcare conglomerate reported $4.08 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $4.45 by ($0.37). The company had revenue of $111.62 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $111.75 billion. UnitedHealth Group had a return on equity of 23.32% and a net margin of 5.04%.UnitedHealth Group's revenue for the quarter was up 12.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $6.80 earnings per share. UnitedHealth Group has set its FY 2025 guidance at 16.000- EPS. Research analysts predict that UnitedHealth Group Incorporated will post 29.54 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

UnitedHealth Group Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 23rd. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 15th were given a dividend of $2.21 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, September 15th. This represents a $8.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.5%. UnitedHealth Group's payout ratio is 38.30%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

UNH has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on shares of UnitedHealth Group from $267.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Tuesday, October 7th. Oppenheimer lowered their target price on shares of UnitedHealth Group from $400.00 to $325.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. Baird R W lowered shares of UnitedHealth Group from a "hold" rating to a "strong sell" rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Cantor Fitzgerald reissued an "overweight" rating and issued a $440.00 price target on shares of UnitedHealth Group in a report on Tuesday, August 26th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their price target on shares of UnitedHealth Group from $355.00 to $286.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. Sixteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $383.09.

UnitedHealth Group Company Profile

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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