Mondrian Investment Partners LTD Makes New Investment in UnitedHealth Group Incorporated $UNH

Mondrian Investment Partners LTD acquired a new stake in shares of UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) during the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund acquired 306,712 shares of the healthcare conglomerate’s stock, valued at approximately $105,908,000. UnitedHealth Group accounts for 1.8% of Mondrian Investment Partners LTD’s holdings, making the stock its 28th largest holding.

Other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. LFA Lugano Financial Advisors SA acquired a new stake in shares of UnitedHealth Group during the second quarter valued at about $25,000. Sagard Holdings Management Inc. acquired a new stake in UnitedHealth Group during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Islay Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of UnitedHealth Group in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Cloud Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of UnitedHealth Group during the third quarter worth approximately $32,000. Finally, Grey Fox Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in UnitedHealth Group in the third quarter valued at $33,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.86% of the company’s stock.

UnitedHealth Group Stock Up 3.2%

UnitedHealth Group stock opened at $293.33 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $265.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.24, a P/E/G ratio of 1.35 and a beta of 0.41. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $320.31 and a 200-day simple moving average of $324.02. UnitedHealth Group Incorporated has a one year low of $234.60 and a one year high of $606.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72, a quick ratio of 0.82 and a current ratio of 0.79.

UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, January 27th. The healthcare conglomerate reported $2.11 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.09 by $0.02. UnitedHealth Group had a return on equity of 14.79% and a net margin of 2.69%.The firm had revenue of $113.22 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $113.38 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $6.81 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 12.3% on a year-over-year basis. UnitedHealth Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at 17.750- EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that UnitedHealth Group Incorporated will post 29.54 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Leerink Partners dropped their target price on shares of UnitedHealth Group from $410.00 to $345.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Piper Sandler reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of UnitedHealth Group in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. Oppenheimer decreased their target price on UnitedHealth Group from $415.00 to $385.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of UnitedHealth Group in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Finally, Truist Financial lowered their target price on shares of UnitedHealth Group from $410.00 to $370.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have issued a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $372.13.

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.