Schroder Investment Management Group Has $419.72 Million Position in UnitedHealth Group Incorporated $UNH

Key Points

• Schroder Investment Management Group raised its stake in UnitedHealth by 35.3% to 1,215,507 shares worth about $419.72 million, equal to roughly 0.13% of the company.
• Analysts have a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” with an average price target of $372.13; the coverage mix is 1 Strong Buy, 17 Buy, 8 Hold and 2 Sell, and several firms recently trimmed targets (e.g., Mizuho to $350, RBC to $361, UBS to $410).
• UnitedHealth announced a quarterly dividend of $2.21 (annualized $8.84) yielding about 3.1%, with an ex-dividend date of March 9 and payment on March 17.

Schroder Investment Management Group lifted its holdings in UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH - Free Report) by 35.3% in the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,215,507 shares of the healthcare conglomerate's stock after buying an additional 317,284 shares during the quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group owned about 0.13% of UnitedHealth Group worth $419,715,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. LFA Lugano Financial Advisors SA bought a new position in UnitedHealth Group in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $25,000. Sagard Holdings Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of UnitedHealth Group during the second quarter worth $29,000. Foster Dykema Cabot & Partners LLC boosted its holdings in UnitedHealth Group by 69.4% in the third quarter. Foster Dykema Cabot & Partners LLC now owns 83 shares of the healthcare conglomerate's stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 34 shares during the last quarter. Islay Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in UnitedHealth Group in the second quarter worth about $31,000. Finally, Hurley Capital LLC lifted its position in UnitedHealth Group by 81.6% during the 3rd quarter. Hurley Capital LLC now owns 89 shares of the healthcare conglomerate's stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 40 shares during the period. 87.86% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

UNH has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. UBS Group lowered their price target on UnitedHealth Group from $430.00 to $410.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Weiss Ratings cut shares of UnitedHealth Group from a "hold (c-)" rating to a "sell (d+)" rating in a research report on Monday, March 2nd. Mizuho dropped their price target on UnitedHealth Group from $430.00 to $350.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Evercore raised UnitedHealth Group to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 6th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their price objective on shares of UnitedHealth Group from $408.00 to $361.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have issued a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, UnitedHealth Group presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $372.13.

UnitedHealth Group Trading Down 0.7%

UnitedHealth Group stock opened at $286.86 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $260.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.75, a P/E/G ratio of 1.32 and a beta of 0.41. UnitedHealth Group Incorporated has a one year low of $234.60 and a one year high of $606.36. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $308.28 and a 200-day moving average of $326.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72, a current ratio of 0.79 and a quick ratio of 0.79.

UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 27th. The healthcare conglomerate reported $2.11 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.09 by $0.02. UnitedHealth Group had a return on equity of 14.79% and a net margin of 2.69%.The firm had revenue of $113.73 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $113.38 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $6.81 earnings per share. The business's revenue was up 12.3% compared to the same quarter last year. UnitedHealth Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at 17.750- EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that UnitedHealth Group Incorporated will post 29.54 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

UnitedHealth Group Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 17th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 9th will be given a $2.21 dividend. This represents a $8.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 9th. UnitedHealth Group's payout ratio is presently 67.02%.

About UnitedHealth Group

UnitedHealth Group Inc is a diversified health care company headquartered in Minnetonka, Minnesota, that operates two primary business platforms: UnitedHealthcare and Optum. Founded in 1977, the company provides a broad range of health benefits and health care services to individuals, employers, governmental entities and other organizations. Its operations span commercial employer-sponsored plans, individual and Medicare and Medicaid programs, and services for customers and health systems in the United States and selected international markets.

UnitedHealthcare is the company's benefits business, administering health plans and networks, managing provider relationships, and offering coverage products for employers, individuals, and government-sponsored programs.

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