UnitedHealth Group Incorporated $UNH Shares Bought by Seilern Investment Management Ltd

Key Points

• Seilern Investment Management Ltd increased its holdings in UnitedHealth Group by 49.3%, owning a total of 392,681 shares, making it the company's 3rd largest holding.
• UnitedHealth Group announced a quarterly dividend of $2.21 per share, with a 2.5% dividend yield, benefiting investors of record on September 15th.
• The company reported a net margin of 5.04% and earnings per share of $4.08, missing estimates but indicating a 12.9% year-over-year revenue growth.

Seilern Investment Management Ltd increased its holdings in UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH - Free Report) by 49.3% in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 392,681 shares of the healthcare conglomerate's stock after purchasing an additional 129,583 shares during the quarter. UnitedHealth Group accounts for about 8.1% of Seilern Investment Management Ltd's holdings, making the stock its 3rd largest holding. Seilern Investment Management Ltd's holdings in UnitedHealth Group were worth $122,505,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of UNH. Wilson & Boucher Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of UnitedHealth Group by 7.4% in the second quarter. Wilson & Boucher Capital Management LLC now owns 2,710 shares of the healthcare conglomerate's stock valued at $845,000 after purchasing an additional 186 shares in the last quarter. RDA Financial Network increased its holdings in UnitedHealth Group by 8.9% in the second quarter. RDA Financial Network now owns 10,108 shares of the healthcare conglomerate's stock valued at $3,153,000 after buying an additional 826 shares during the last quarter. TrueWealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of UnitedHealth Group during the second quarter worth about $426,000. Garde Capital Inc. grew its holdings in shares of UnitedHealth Group by 10.0% during the second quarter. Garde Capital Inc. now owns 485 shares of the healthcare conglomerate's stock worth $151,000 after purchasing an additional 44 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Trust Co of the South grew its holdings in shares of UnitedHealth Group by 3.1% during the second quarter. Trust Co of the South now owns 2,489 shares of the healthcare conglomerate's stock worth $776,000 after buying an additional 76 shares during the last quarter. 87.86% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

UnitedHealth Group Trading Down 0.3%

Shares of NYSE:UNH opened at $352.61 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $291.98 and a 200-day moving average of $369.01. The firm has a market cap of $319.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.28, a P/E/G ratio of 2.31 and a beta of 0.45. UnitedHealth Group Incorporated has a twelve month low of $234.60 and a twelve month high of $630.73. The company has a current ratio of 0.85, a quick ratio of 0.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73.

UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The healthcare conglomerate reported $4.08 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate 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 for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $111.75 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $6.80 earnings per share. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 12.9% on a year-over-year basis. UnitedHealth Group has set its FY 2025 guidance at 16.000- EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that UnitedHealth Group Incorporated will post 29.54 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

UnitedHealth Group Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 23rd. Investors of record on Monday, September 15th will be given a $2.21 dividend. This represents a $8.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.5%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, September 15th. UnitedHealth Group's dividend payout ratio is 38.30%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages recently commented on UNH. TD Securities restated a "hold" rating and issued a $308.00 price objective (down previously from $520.00) on shares of UnitedHealth Group in a research report on Monday, May 19th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of UnitedHealth Group from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Saturday, May 24th. Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of UnitedHealth Group from $337.00 to $352.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, September 4th. HSBC restated a "reduce" rating and set a $270.00 target price (down previously from $490.00) on shares of UnitedHealth Group in a report on Wednesday, May 21st. Finally, Wolfe Research cut their price objective on shares of UnitedHealth Group from $501.00 to $390.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, May 20th. Sixteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, UnitedHealth Group currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $358.95.

UnitedHealth Group Company 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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