New Mexico Educational Retirement Board Has $18.71 Million Stake in UnitedHealth Group Incorporated $UNH

New Mexico Educational Retirement Board raised its stake in shares of UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) by 6.1% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 45,020 shares of the healthcare conglomerate’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,600 shares during the quarter. New Mexico Educational Retirement Board’s holdings in UnitedHealth Group were worth $18,712,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in UNH. Sarver Vrooman Wealth Advisors bought a new stake in UnitedHealth Group during the fourth quarter worth about $25,000. Aberdeen Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of UnitedHealth Group in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $31,000. Anfield Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in UnitedHealth Group by 220.0% during the 4th quarter. Anfield Capital Management LLC now owns 80 shares of the healthcare conglomerate’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 55 shares in the last quarter. Nalls Sherbakoff Group LLC acquired a new position in UnitedHealth Group in the fourth quarter worth $27,000. Finally, Lifetime Wealth Management P.C. bought a new stake in shares of UnitedHealth Group during the fourth quarter worth $29,000. 87.86% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Patrick Hugh Conway sold 1,169 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $390.00, for a total value of $455,910.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 15,328 shares in the company, valued at $5,977,920. This represents a 7.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Insiders own 0.19% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts recently issued reports on UNH shares. Zacks Research upgraded shares of UnitedHealth Group from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, July 13th. Truist Financial upped their target price on shares of UnitedHealth Group from $440.00 to $480.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 14th. Sanford C. Bernstein reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of UnitedHealth Group in a report on Tuesday, July 21st. Robert W. Baird raised UnitedHealth Group from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $287.00 to $453.00 in a report on Thursday, July 16th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald restated an “overweight” rating on shares of UnitedHealth Group in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have given a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $456.56.

UnitedHealth Group Stock Down 0.3%

UnitedHealth Group stock opened at $393.99 on Friday. UnitedHealth Group Incorporated has a fifty-two week low of $255.96 and a fifty-two week high of $461.62. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66, a current ratio of 0.78 and a quick ratio of 0.78. The firm has a market capitalization of $353.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.35, a PEG ratio of 1.36 and a beta of 0.62. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $413.28 and its 200 day simple moving average is $360.11.

UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) last posted 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 net margin of 3.14% and a return on equity of 16.53%. The company had revenue of $112.03 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $110.81 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $4.08 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up .4% compared to the same quarter last year. UnitedHealth Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at 19.500-20.000 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that UnitedHealth Group Incorporated will post 19.82 EPS for the current year.

UnitedHealth Group Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 22nd. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 14th will be issued a dividend of $2.32 per share. This represents a $9.28 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.4%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, September 14th. UnitedHealth Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 59.72%.

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.