Copeland Capital Management LLC Buys 4,977 Shares of UnitedHealth Group Incorporated $UNH

Key Points

• Copeland Capital Management LLC increased its stake in UnitedHealth Group by 13.8%, acquiring an additional 4,977 shares, bringing its total holdings to over 41,000 shares valued at approximately $12.8 million.
• Multiple analysts have adjusted their price targets for UnitedHealth Group, with Oppenheimer reducing its target to $325 while Royal Bank of Canada also lowered theirs to $286, reflecting varying outlooks on the stock's performance.
• UnitedHealth Group recently declared a quarterly dividend of $2.21 per share, resulting in an annualized dividend of $8.84 and a dividend yield of 2.5%.

Copeland Capital Management LLC raised its stake in UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH - Free Report) by 13.8% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 41,095 shares of the healthcare conglomerate's stock after acquiring an additional 4,977 shares during the quarter. Copeland Capital Management LLC's holdings in UnitedHealth Group were worth $12,821,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Bayforest Capital Ltd grew its position in shares of UnitedHealth Group by 685.7% during the 1st quarter. Bayforest Capital Ltd now owns 55 shares of the healthcare conglomerate's stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 48 shares in the last quarter. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd grew its position in shares of UnitedHealth Group by 416.7% during the 1st quarter. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd now owns 62 shares of the healthcare conglomerate's stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. IAG Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of UnitedHealth Group during the 1st quarter worth approximately $42,000. O Brien Wealth Partners LLC grew its position in shares of UnitedHealth Group by 74.0% during the 1st quarter. O Brien Wealth Partners LLC now owns 87 shares of the healthcare conglomerate's stock worth $46,000 after purchasing an additional 37 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Kentucky Trust Co grew its position in shares of UnitedHealth Group by 138.5% during the 1st quarter. Kentucky Trust Co now owns 93 shares of the healthcare conglomerate's stock worth $49,000 after purchasing an additional 54 shares in the last quarter. 87.86% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

UNH has been the topic of several analyst reports. Oppenheimer reduced their price target on shares of UnitedHealth Group from $400.00 to $325.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. UBS Group reissued a "buy" rating on shares of UnitedHealth Group in a research note on Thursday, July 17th. Baird R W cut shares of UnitedHealth Group from a "hold" rating to a "strong sell" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their price objective on shares of UnitedHealth Group from $355.00 to $286.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. Finally, KeyCorp decreased their price objective on shares of UnitedHealth Group from $400.00 to $350.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. Sixteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $358.95.

UnitedHealth Group Stock Performance

NYSE UNH opened at $353.26 on Friday. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $306.25 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $356.57. The stock has a market cap of $319.94 billion, a PE ratio of 15.31, a PEG ratio of 2.27 and a beta of 0.47. UnitedHealth Group Incorporated has a fifty-two week low of $234.60 and a fifty-two week high of $630.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73, a quick ratio of 0.85 and a current ratio of 0.85.

UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH - Get Free Report) last posted 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 for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $111.75 billion. UnitedHealth Group had a return on equity of 23.32% and a net margin of 5.04%.The business's quarterly revenue was up 12.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $6.80 EPS. UnitedHealth Group has set its FY 2025 guidance at 16.000- EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that UnitedHealth Group Incorporated will post 29.54 EPS for the current fiscal year.

UnitedHealth Group Dividend Announcement

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

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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