Choreo LLC Grows Stake in UnitedHealth Group Incorporated $UNH

Choreo LLC lifted its stake in UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) by 6.4% in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 36,492 shares of the healthcare conglomerate’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,207 shares during the quarter. Choreo LLC’s holdings in UnitedHealth Group were worth $15,167,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Vaughan David Investments LLC IL raised its position in shares of UnitedHealth Group by 2.7% in the 4th quarter. Vaughan David Investments LLC IL now owns 150,773 shares of the healthcare conglomerate’s stock valued at $49,772,000 after purchasing an additional 3,934 shares in the last quarter. PBCay One RSC Ltd bought a new stake in shares of UnitedHealth Group in the first quarter worth $14,343,000. Fideuram Intesa Sanpaolo Private Banking S.P.A. raised its holdings in UnitedHealth Group by 1,287.2% in the first quarter. Fideuram Intesa Sanpaolo Private Banking S.P.A. now owns 60,022 shares of the healthcare conglomerate’s stock valued at $16,241,000 after acquiring an additional 55,695 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in UnitedHealth Group by 1.1% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 91,600,260 shares of the healthcare conglomerate’s stock worth $30,238,162,000 after acquiring an additional 995,210 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Generali Investments Management Co LLC raised its stake in shares of UnitedHealth Group by 80.7% in the 2nd quarter. Generali Investments Management Co LLC now owns 9,024 shares of the healthcare conglomerate’s stock valued at $3,751,000 after purchasing an additional 4,030 shares in the last quarter. 87.86% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

UnitedHealth Group Trading Up 0.6%

NYSE:UNH opened at $401.52 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $360.41 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.84, a P/E/G ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 0.62. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $415.74 and a 200 day simple moving average of $352.85. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66, a current ratio of 0.78 and a quick ratio of 0.80. UnitedHealth Group Incorporated has a 12-month low of $255.96 and a 12-month high of $461.62.

UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, July 16th. The healthcare conglomerate reported $6.38 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.94 by $1.44. UnitedHealth Group had a return on equity of 16.53% and a net margin of 3.14%.The firm had revenue of $112.03 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $110.81 billion. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up .4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $4.08 earnings per share. UnitedHealth Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at 19.500-20.000 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that UnitedHealth Group Incorporated will post 19.69 EPS for the current year.

UnitedHealth Group Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 22nd. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 14th will be paid a dividend of $2.32 per share. This represents a $9.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, September 14th. UnitedHealth Group’s payout ratio is presently 59.72%.

Insider Activity at UnitedHealth Group

In other news, CEO Patrick Hugh Conway sold 500 shares of UnitedHealth Group stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $410.00, for a total transaction of $205,000.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 16,497 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,763,770. The trade was a 2.94% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Insiders own 0.19% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms recently commented on UNH. Robert W. Baird upgraded UnitedHealth Group from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and lifted their price target for the stock from $287.00 to $453.00 in a research note on Thursday, July 16th. Piper Sandler set a $477.00 target price on UnitedHealth Group in a research report on Thursday, July 16th. Truist Financial upped their price target on UnitedHealth Group from $440.00 to $480.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 14th. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of UnitedHealth Group from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 28th. Finally, Argus raised shares of UnitedHealth Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $400.00 target price on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have given a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $455.92.

UnitedHealth Group Company Profile

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.