UnitedHealth Group Incorporated $UNH Shares Sold by WINTON GROUP Ltd

WINTON GROUP Ltd lowered its position in shares of UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) by 95.4% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 1,701 shares of the healthcare conglomerate’s stock after selling 35,454 shares during the quarter. WINTON GROUP Ltd’s holdings in UnitedHealth Group were worth $707,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of UNH. California State Teachers Retirement System boosted its position in UnitedHealth Group by 41,749.2% in the second quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 567,446,754 shares of the healthcare conglomerate’s stock valued at $235,847,894,000 after buying an additional 566,090,823 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in UnitedHealth Group during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $4,376,167,000. Corient Private Wealth LP purchased a new stake in shares of UnitedHealth Group in the 2nd quarter valued at $245,516,000. Legal & General Group Plc purchased a new position in shares of UnitedHealth Group during the second quarter worth $2,444,928,000. Finally, Jupiter Topco LLC acquired a new position in UnitedHealth Group during the second quarter valued at $2,019,844,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.86% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at UnitedHealth Group

In other news, CEO Patrick Conway sold 1,169 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $390.00, for a total value of $455,910.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly 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 document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. 0.19% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

UnitedHealth Group Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:UNH opened at $383.23 on Tuesday. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $407.88 and its 200-day moving average price is $369.08. UnitedHealth Group Incorporated has a 1 year low of $255.96 and a 1 year 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 $343.99 billion, a PE ratio of 24.66, a P/E/G ratio of 1.43 and a beta of 0.61.

UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, July 16th. The healthcare conglomerate reported $6.38 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.94 by $1.44. The company had revenue of $112.03 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $110.81 billion. UnitedHealth Group had a net margin of 3.14% and a return on equity of 16.53%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up .4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $4.08 EPS. UnitedHealth Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at 19.500-20.000 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that UnitedHealth Group Incorporated will post 19.82 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

UnitedHealth Group Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 22nd. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 14th will be issued a $2.32 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, September 14th. This represents a $9.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.4%. UnitedHealth Group’s dividend payout ratio is presently 59.72%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have weighed in on UNH. Wall Street Zen upgraded UnitedHealth Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 8th. Truist Financial lifted 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 lowered UnitedHealth Group from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 28th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on shares of UnitedHealth Group from $397.00 to $485.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, July 13th. Finally, KeyCorp increased their price target on shares of UnitedHealth Group from $400.00 to $475.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 14th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have given a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $456.56.

About UnitedHealth Group

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated is a diversified health care and well-being company headquartered in Minnetonka, Minnesota. Its operations are organized primarily through two businesses: UnitedHealthcare, which provides health benefit plans and services, and Optum, which delivers health care services, technology, pharmacy care and data-driven solutions.

UnitedHealthcare serves individuals, employers, government programs and other organizations through products that include employer-sponsored health plans, individual and family coverage, Medicare and Medicaid plans, dental and vision benefits, and related administrative services.