Drucker Wealth 3.0 LLC Increases Holdings in UnitedHealth Group Incorporated $UNH

Key Points

• Drucker Wealth 3.0 LLC significantly increased its holdings in UnitedHealth Group by 93.1% in the second quarter, bringing its total to 2,906 shares valued at approximately $880,000.
• Several institutional investors also raised their stakes in UnitedHealth, with notable increases such as Bayforest Capital raising their position by 685.7%.
• Analysts have set new price targets for UnitedHealth, with Barclays and Wells Fargo raising theirs to $386 and $400, respectively, and the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold".

Drucker Wealth 3.0 LLC increased its holdings in UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH - Free Report) by 93.1% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 2,906 shares of the healthcare conglomerate's stock after buying an additional 1,401 shares during the period. Drucker Wealth 3.0 LLC's holdings in UnitedHealth Group were worth $880,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the business. Bayforest Capital Ltd lifted its position in shares of UnitedHealth Group by 685.7% in the first quarter. Bayforest Capital Ltd now owns 55 shares of the healthcare conglomerate's stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 48 shares in the last quarter. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd lifted its stake in shares of UnitedHealth Group by 416.7% during the first quarter. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd now owns 62 shares of the healthcare conglomerate's stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 50 shares during the period. IAG Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new stake in UnitedHealth Group during the first quarter worth approximately $42,000. Kentucky Trust Co grew its position in shares of UnitedHealth Group by 53.8% in the second quarter. Kentucky Trust Co now owns 143 shares of the healthcare conglomerate's stock valued at $45,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the period. Finally, O Brien Wealth Partners LLC grew its holdings in UnitedHealth Group by 74.0% in the first quarter. O Brien Wealth Partners LLC now owns 87 shares of the healthcare conglomerate's stock valued at $46,000 after purchasing an additional 37 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.86% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

UNH has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Barclays lifted their target price on UnitedHealth Group from $352.00 to $386.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on shares of UnitedHealth Group from $267.00 to $400.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday. Zacks Research upgraded shares of UnitedHealth Group from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, October 6th. Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their price objective on 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, Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on UnitedHealth Group from $325.00 to $395.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, September 12th. Sixteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $383.09.

UnitedHealth Group Trading Down 3.6%

NYSE:UNH opened at $354.30 on Friday. The business's 50-day simple moving average is $318.21 and its 200 day simple moving average is $350.41. UnitedHealth Group Incorporated has a one year low of $234.60 and a one year high of $630.73. The stock has a market cap of $320.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.35, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.38 and a beta of 0.47. 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 announced its earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The healthcare conglomerate reported $4.08 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $4.45 by ($0.37). The business had revenue of $111.62 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $111.75 billion. UnitedHealth Group had a net margin of 5.04% and a return on equity of 23.32%. The business'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 earned $6.80 earnings per share. UnitedHealth Group has set its FY 2025 guidance at 16.000- EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that UnitedHealth Group Incorporated will post 29.54 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

UnitedHealth Group Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 23rd. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 15th were paid a $2.21 dividend. 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 dividend payout ratio is 38.30%.

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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