UnitedHealth Group Incorporated $UNH Shares Sold by Blair William & Co. IL

Blair William & Co. IL decreased its stake in UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH - Free Report) by 28.1% in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 242,940 shares of the healthcare conglomerate's stock after selling 95,137 shares during the quarter. Blair William & Co. IL's holdings in UnitedHealth Group were worth $75,790,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in UNH. Bayforest Capital Ltd raised its position in UnitedHealth Group by 685.7% during the first quarter. Bayforest Capital Ltd now owns 55 shares of the healthcare conglomerate's stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 48 shares during the period. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd increased its holdings in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 50 shares during the period. IAG Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new position in UnitedHealth Group during the first quarter valued at approximately $42,000. Kentucky Trust Co lifted its position in UnitedHealth Group by 53.8% in the 2nd quarter. Kentucky Trust Co now owns 143 shares of the healthcare conglomerate's stock worth $45,000 after buying an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Finally, O Brien Wealth Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of UnitedHealth Group by 74.0% during the 1st quarter. O Brien Wealth Partners LLC now owns 87 shares of the healthcare conglomerate's stock valued at $46,000 after acquiring an additional 37 shares in the last quarter. 87.86% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts recently issued reports on the company. Weiss Ratings reissued a "sell (d+)" rating on shares of UnitedHealth Group in a research report on Wednesday. UBS Group reissued a "buy" rating on shares of UnitedHealth Group in a research note on Thursday, July 17th. Bank of America lifted their target price on shares of UnitedHealth Group from $350.00 to $390.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday. Oppenheimer cut their price target on shares of UnitedHealth Group from $400.00 to $325.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald reissued an "overweight" rating and set a $440.00 target price on shares of UnitedHealth Group in a research report on Tuesday, August 26th. Sixteen 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 MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $372.68.

UnitedHealth Group Stock Up 1.7%

UnitedHealth Group stock opened at $369.88 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 firm has a fifty day moving average price of $313.51 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $352.54. The firm has a market cap of $334.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.03, a P/E/G ratio of 2.35 and a beta of 0.47. 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 announced its earnings results 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 business had revenue of $111.62 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $111.75 billion. UnitedHealth Group had a net margin of 5.04% and a return on equity of 23.32%. UnitedHealth Group's revenue for the quarter was up 12.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $6.80 EPS. UnitedHealth Group has set its FY 2025 guidance at 16.000- EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that UnitedHealth Group Incorporated will post 29.54 earnings per share for the current year.

UnitedHealth Group Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 23rd. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 15th were issued a $2.21 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, September 15th. This represents a $8.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.4%. UnitedHealth Group's dividend payout ratio is 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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