UnitedHealth Group Incorporated $UNH Position Boosted by MEAG MUNICH ERGO Kapitalanlagegesellschaft mbH

Key Points

• MEAG MUNICH ERGO Kapitalanlagegesellschaft mbH increased its stake in UnitedHealth Group by 23.9%, holding 164,633 shares valued at approximately $51.36 million as of the end of the last reporting period.
• Several large investors, including GAMMA Investing LLC and Vanguard Group, have significantly raised their positions in UnitedHealth Group, indicating strong institutional interest in the company.
• UnitedHealth Group recently announced a quarterly dividend of $2.21 per share, reflecting a 2.5% yield and a dividend payout ratio of 38.30%.

MEAG MUNICH ERGO Kapitalanlagegesellschaft mbH lifted its stake in shares of UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH - Free Report) by 23.9% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 164,633 shares of the healthcare conglomerate's stock after purchasing an additional 31,707 shares during the period. UnitedHealth Group comprises about 1.4% of MEAG MUNICH ERGO Kapitalanlagegesellschaft mbH's investment portfolio, making the stock its 29th biggest holding. MEAG MUNICH ERGO Kapitalanlagegesellschaft mbH's holdings in UnitedHealth Group were worth $51,361,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its position in shares of UnitedHealth Group by 56,142.1% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 8,295,153 shares of the healthcare conglomerate's stock worth $4,344,586,000 after purchasing an additional 8,280,404 shares during the period. Nuveen LLC acquired a new stake in shares of UnitedHealth Group during the 1st quarter worth approximately $3,846,764,000. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in shares of UnitedHealth Group by 6.6% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 90,729,585 shares of the healthcare conglomerate's stock worth $47,519,620,000 after purchasing an additional 5,583,343 shares during the period. Wellington Management Group LLP increased its stake 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 purchasing an additional 2,486,839 shares during the period. Finally, National Bank of Canada FI increased its stake 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 purchasing an additional 950,928 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 87.86% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

UNH has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Oppenheimer lowered their price objective on shares of UnitedHealth Group from $400.00 to $325.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. Piper Sandler decreased their price objective on shares of UnitedHealth Group from $353.00 to $317.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. Cantor Fitzgerald reissued an "overweight" rating and set a $440.00 target price on shares of UnitedHealth Group in a research note on Tuesday, August 26th. Bank of America lifted their target price on shares of UnitedHealth Group from $290.00 to $325.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Monday, August 18th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein raised their price target on shares of UnitedHealth Group from $337.00 to $379.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, September 5th. Sixteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, UnitedHealth Group presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $358.95.

UnitedHealth Group Trading Up 1.2%

UNH opened at $351.87 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73, a current ratio of 0.85 and a quick ratio of 0.85. The company has a market cap of $318.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.25, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.27 and a beta of 0.45. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $298.81 and a 200 day simple moving average of $362.32. UnitedHealth Group Incorporated has a fifty-two week low of $234.60 and a fifty-two week high of $630.73.

UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly 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 business 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 company's quarterly revenue was up 12.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $6.80 earnings per share. UnitedHealth Group has set its FY 2025 guidance at 16.000- EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that UnitedHealth Group Incorporated will post 29.54 earnings per share for the current year.

UnitedHealth Group Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 23rd. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 15th were given 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 of this dividend was Monday, September 15th. UnitedHealth Group's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 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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