UnitedHealth Group Incorporated $UNH Shares Sold by Nisa Investment Advisors LLC

Nisa Investment Advisors LLC lowered its holdings in 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 251,778 shares of the healthcare conglomerate’s stock after selling 16,233 shares during the quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in UnitedHealth Group were worth $78,547,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in UNH. Brighton Jones LLC increased its position in shares of UnitedHealth Group by 176.2% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 44,249 shares of the healthcare conglomerate’s stock worth $22,384,000 after acquiring an additional 28,231 shares in the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC raised its position in UnitedHealth Group by 137.1% in the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 4,019 shares of the healthcare conglomerate’s stock valued at $2,033,000 after purchasing an additional 2,324 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its position in shares of UnitedHealth Group by 7.4% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 15,838 shares of the healthcare conglomerate’s stock worth $8,295,000 after buying an additional 1,089 shares during the period. Beacon Financial Advisory LLC purchased a new stake in shares of UnitedHealth Group during the 1st quarter valued at about $204,000. Finally, Lafayette Investments Inc. boosted its holdings in UnitedHealth Group by 13.9% in the 1st quarter. Lafayette Investments Inc. now owns 723 shares of the healthcare conglomerate’s stock worth $379,000 after acquiring an additional 88 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.86% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. KeyCorp raised their price target on shares of UnitedHealth Group from $350.00 to $400.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. The Goldman Sachs Group began coverage on UnitedHealth Group in a research note on Tuesday, October 14th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $406.00 price target on the stock. Weiss Ratings upgraded UnitedHealth Group from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a report on Friday. Morgan Stanley increased their target price on UnitedHealth Group from $325.00 to $395.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, September 12th. Finally, Truist Financial raised their price objective on shares of UnitedHealth Group from $310.00 to $365.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 9th. Eighteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, UnitedHealth Group currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $385.13.

UnitedHealth Group Trading Up 0.6%

NYSE UNH opened at $362.78 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $328.56 billion, a PE ratio of 15.72, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.35 and a beta of 0.47. UnitedHealth Group Incorporated has a one year low of $234.60 and a one year high of $630.73. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $338.43 and a 200-day simple moving average of $337.48. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73, a quick ratio of 0.85 and a current ratio of 0.85.

UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The healthcare conglomerate reported $4.08 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.45 by ($0.37). The company had revenue of $111.62 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $111.75 billion. UnitedHealth Group had a net margin of 5.04% and a return on equity of 23.32%. The business’s revenue was up 12.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $6.80 earnings per share. UnitedHealth Group has set its FY 2025 guidance at 16.000- EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that UnitedHealth Group Incorporated will post 29.54 earnings per share for the current year.

UnitedHealth Group Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 23rd. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 15th were issued a dividend of $2.21 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, September 15th. This represents a $8.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.4%. UnitedHealth Group’s payout ratio is 38.30%.

UnitedHealth Group Profile

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated operates as a diversified health care company in the United States. The company operates through four segments: UnitedHealthcare, Optum Health, Optum Insight, and Optum Rx. The UnitedHealthcare segment offers consumer-oriented health benefit plans and services for national employers, public sector employers, mid-sized employers, small businesses, and individuals; health care coverage, and health and well-being services to individuals age 50 and older addressing their needs; Medicaid plans, children's health insurance and health care programs; and health and dental benefits, and hospital and clinical services, as well as health care benefits products and services to state programs caring for the economically disadvantaged, medically underserved, and those without the benefit of employer-funded health care coverage.