SkyView Investment Advisors LLC Has $416,000 Position in UnitedHealth Group Incorporated $UNH

SkyView Investment Advisors LLC cut its holdings in shares of UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) by 73.1% during the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 1,000 shares of the healthcare conglomerate’s stock after selling 2,719 shares during the quarter. SkyView Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in UnitedHealth Group were worth $416,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the business. California State Teachers Retirement System increased its holdings 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 purchasing an additional 566,090,823 shares during the period. BlackRock Inc. grew its position in shares of UnitedHealth Group by 4.6% in the 2nd quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 76,863,061 shares of the healthcare conglomerate’s stock valued at $31,946,594,000 after buying an additional 3,395,530 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its position in shares of UnitedHealth Group by 2.5% during the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 45,232,170 shares of the healthcare conglomerate’s stock worth $14,931,592,000 after acquiring an additional 1,119,834 shares during the last quarter. Capital World Investors boosted its holdings in UnitedHealth Group by 3.8% in the fourth quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 22,591,042 shares of the healthcare conglomerate’s stock valued at $7,457,723,000 after acquiring an additional 824,120 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Capital International Investors increased its position in UnitedHealth Group by 6.6% during the 4th quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 18,655,111 shares of the healthcare conglomerate’s stock valued at $6,158,734,000 after purchasing an additional 1,155,162 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.86% of the company’s stock.

UnitedHealth Group Trading Up 1.1%

UNH opened at $383.23 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $343.99 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.66, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.43 and a beta of 0.61. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $407.88 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $369.08. The company has a current ratio of 0.78, a quick ratio of 0.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66. UnitedHealth Group Incorporated has a 1-year low of $255.96 and a 1-year high of $461.62.

UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, July 16th. The healthcare conglomerate reported $6.38 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.94 by $1.44. The business had revenue of $112.03 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $110.81 billion. UnitedHealth Group had a return on equity of 16.53% and a net margin of 3.14%.The firm’s revenue was up .4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $4.08 EPS. UnitedHealth Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at 19.500-20.000 EPS. Analysts predict that UnitedHealth Group Incorporated will post 19.82 EPS for the current fiscal year.

UnitedHealth Group Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Transactions at UnitedHealth Group

In other UnitedHealth Group news, CEO Patrick Conway sold 1,169 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $390.00, for a total transaction of $455,910.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 15,328 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,977,920. The trade was a 7.09% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders own 0.19% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

UNH has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of UnitedHealth Group in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their target price on shares of UnitedHealth Group from $463.00 to $478.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, July 17th. Bank of America reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of UnitedHealth Group in a report on Monday, July 20th. Truist Financial boosted their price objective on UnitedHealth Group from $440.00 to $480.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 14th. Finally, HC Wainwright set a $492.00 target price on UnitedHealth Group in a report on Wednesday, May 27th. Two investment 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. Based on data from MarketBeat, UnitedHealth Group has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $456.56.

UnitedHealth Group Profile

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.