Sather Financial Group Inc Acquires 19,063 Shares of UnitedHealth Group Incorporated $UNH

Key Points

• Sather Financial Group Inc significantly increased its holdings in UnitedHealth Group by 1,252.5%, acquiring an additional 19,063 shares during the second quarter, bringing its total to 20,585 shares.
• UnitedHealth Group reported a quarterly earnings of $4.08 per share, missing the consensus estimate of $4.45, while revenue for the quarter was $111.62 billion.
• The company announced a quarterly dividend of $2.21 per share with a payout ratio of 38.30%, representing an annualized dividend of $8.84 and a yield of 2.5%.

Sather Financial Group Inc lifted its holdings in UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH - Free Report) by 1,252.5% during the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 20,585 shares of the healthcare conglomerate's stock after purchasing an additional 19,063 shares during the period. UnitedHealth Group accounts for approximately 0.4% of Sather Financial Group Inc's portfolio, making the stock its 28th biggest holding. Sather Financial Group Inc's holdings in UnitedHealth Group were worth $6,422,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in UNH. Bayforest Capital Ltd raised its holdings in UnitedHealth Group by 685.7% in the 1st 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 raised its holdings in UnitedHealth Group by 416.7% in the 1st quarter. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd now owns 62 shares of the healthcare conglomerate's stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. IAG Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new position in UnitedHealth Group in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $42,000. Kentucky Trust Co grew its stake in shares of UnitedHealth Group by 53.8% in the 2nd 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 stake in shares of UnitedHealth Group by 74.0% in the 1st 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. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.86% of the company's stock.

UnitedHealth Group Trading Down 3.6%

UNH stock opened at $354.30 on Friday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $318.21 and a 200-day moving average of $349.25. The company has a market cap of $320.88 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.35, a PEG ratio of 2.29 and a beta of 0.47. UnitedHealth Group Incorporated has a twelve month low of $234.60 and a twelve month high of $630.73. The company has a quick ratio of 0.85, a current ratio of 0.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73.

UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 29th. The healthcare conglomerate reported $4.08 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $4.45 by ($0.37). The firm 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 revenue for the quarter was up 12.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $6.80 earnings per share. UnitedHealth Group has set its FY 2025 guidance at 16.000- EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that UnitedHealth Group Incorporated will post 29.54 EPS for the current year.

UnitedHealth Group Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced 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 was Monday, September 15th. This represents a $8.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.5%. UnitedHealth Group's payout ratio is presently 38.30%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on UNH shares. Barclays upped their price objective on UnitedHealth Group from $352.00 to $386.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday. KeyCorp upped their price objective on UnitedHealth Group from $350.00 to $400.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Wednesday. Baird R W lowered UnitedHealth Group from a "hold" rating to a "strong sell" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on UnitedHealth Group from $325.00 to $395.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, September 12th. Finally, Zacks Research raised UnitedHealth Group from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, October 6th. Sixteen equities research 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's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $383.09.

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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