UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) Shares Will Pay Quarterly Dividend of $2.32

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, November 3rd. Investors of record on Monday, December 7th will be given a dividend of $2.32 per share by the healthcare conglomerate on Tuesday, December 15th. This represents a $9.28 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 7th.

UnitedHealth Group has raised its dividend payment by an average of 0.1% annually over the last three years and has raised its dividend every year for the last 15 years. UnitedHealth Group has a payout ratio of 35.4% meaning its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Equities research analysts expect UnitedHealth Group to earn $23.38 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $9.28 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 39.7%.

UnitedHealth Group Stock Performance

UNH opened at $409.63 on Thursday. UnitedHealth Group has a 1-year low of $255.96 and a 1-year high of $461.62. The company has a market cap of $367.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.39, a PEG ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 0.51. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $390.73 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $363.43. The company has a current ratio of 0.74, a quick ratio of 0.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66.

UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, October 13th. The healthcare conglomerate reported $4.69 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.14 by $0.55. UnitedHealth Group had a return on equity of 17.95% and a net margin of 3.53%. The company had revenue of $112.72 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $111.31 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $2.59 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down .4% on a year-over-year basis. UnitedHealth Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at 20.500- EPS. On average, analysts expect that UnitedHealth Group will post 20.61 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at UnitedHealth Group

In related news, CEO Patrick Conway sold 1,169 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $390.00, for a total transaction of $455,910.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 15,328 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,977,920. This trade represents a 7.09% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Company insiders own 0.19% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On UnitedHealth Group

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. BlackRock Inc. raised its holdings in UnitedHealth Group by 4.6% during the 2nd quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 76,863,061 shares of the healthcare conglomerate’s stock worth $31,946,594,000 after purchasing an additional 3,395,530 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its stake in shares of UnitedHealth Group by 0.7% in the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 45,633,267 shares of the healthcare conglomerate’s stock valued at $18,966,555,000 after purchasing an additional 301,081 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE grew its position in shares of UnitedHealth Group by 21.8% during the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 11,713,684 shares of the healthcare conglomerate’s stock worth $3,169,606,000 after buying an additional 2,097,859 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its stake in shares of UnitedHealth Group by 6.1% during the second quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 10,704,994 shares of the healthcare conglomerate’s stock worth $4,449,317,000 after buying an additional 616,723 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its holdings in UnitedHealth Group by 5.8% in the second quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 10,675,175 shares of the healthcare conglomerate’s stock valued at $4,436,923,000 after buying an additional 583,536 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.86% of the company’s stock.

UnitedHealth Group Company Profile

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE: UNH) is a diversified health care company that provides health insurance coverage, health care services, pharmacy services and health technology. Its businesses serve individuals, employers, government programs, health care providers and other organizations, primarily in the United States.

The company operates through two principal businesses. UnitedHealthcare offers health benefit plans and related services for employers, individuals, families and government-sponsored programs, including Medicare and Medicaid.