Huntleigh Advisors Inc. Has $2.71 Million Stock Holdings in UnitedHealth Group Incorporated $UNH

Key Points

• Huntleigh Advisors Inc. increased its stock holdings in UnitedHealth Group by 331.5%, now owning 8,700 shares valued at approximately $2.71 million.
• UnitedHealth Group reported earnings of $4.08 per share for the last quarter, missing estimates of $4.45, while revenues reached $111.62 billion.
• The company announced a quarterly dividend of $2.21 per share, reflecting an annual yield of 2.5% with a payout ratio of 38.30%.

Huntleigh Advisors Inc. raised its stake in shares of UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH - Free Report) by 331.5% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 8,700 shares of the healthcare conglomerate's stock after purchasing an additional 6,684 shares during the period. Huntleigh Advisors Inc.'s holdings in UnitedHealth Group were worth $2,714,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

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

UnitedHealth Group Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:UNH opened at $356.53 on Friday. UnitedHealth Group Incorporated has a twelve month low of $234.60 and a twelve month high of $630.73. The firm has a market cap of $322.90 billion, a PE ratio of 15.45, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.31 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. The business has a fifty day moving average of $329.38 and a 200-day moving average of $344.86.

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). UnitedHealth Group had a net margin of 5.04% and a return on equity of 23.32%. The business had revenue of $111.62 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $111.75 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $6.80 earnings per share. The business's quarterly revenue was up 12.9% compared to the same quarter last year. UnitedHealth Group has set its FY 2025 guidance at 16.000- EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict that UnitedHealth Group Incorporated will post 29.54 EPS for the current fiscal year.

UnitedHealth Group Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 23rd. Investors of record on Monday, September 15th were given a $2.21 dividend. This represents a $8.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.5%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, September 15th. UnitedHealth Group's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 38.30%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts recently commented on UNH shares. Bank of America raised their target price on UnitedHealth Group from $350.00 to $390.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. UBS Group reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of UnitedHealth Group in a research report on Thursday, July 17th. Zacks Research raised UnitedHealth Group from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, October 6th. Jefferies Financial Group raised their target price on UnitedHealth Group from $317.00 to $409.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein raised their target price on UnitedHealth Group from $379.00 to $433.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Eighteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, UnitedHealth Group currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $385.13.

UnitedHealth Group 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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