UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) Stock Unloaded Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-Rhode Island) recently sold shares of UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH). In a filing disclosed on October 03rd, the Senator disclosed that they had sold between $15,001 and $50,000 in UnitedHealth Group stock on September 4th.

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) on 9/4/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) on 9/4/2025.
• Sold $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of Honeywell International (NASDAQ:HON) on 9/4/2025.
• Sold $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) on 9/4/2025.
• Sold $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) on 9/4/2025.
• Sold $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) on 9/4/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Kenvue (NYSE:KVUE) on 8/28/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Danaher (NYSE:DHR) on 8/28/2025.
• Sold $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) on 8/28/2025.
• Sold $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of Lam Research (NASDAQ:LRCX) on 8/28/2025.

UnitedHealth Group Price Performance

UnitedHealth Group stock opened at $360.17 on Friday. UnitedHealth Group Incorporated has a 12-month low of $234.60 and a 12-month high of $630.73. The stock has a market cap of $326.20 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.61, a PEG ratio of 2.30 and a beta of 0.47. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $307.84 and a 200 day moving average price of $355.58. The company has a current ratio of 0.85, a quick ratio of 0.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73.

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

UnitedHealth Group Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 23rd. Investors of record on Monday, September 15th were given a dividend of $2.21 per share. This represents a $8.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.5%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, September 15th. UnitedHealth Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 38.30%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. KFA Private Wealth Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of UnitedHealth Group by 22.5% in the third quarter. KFA Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 958 shares of the healthcare conglomerate’s stock valued at $331,000 after purchasing an additional 176 shares during the period. Summit Financial Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in UnitedHealth Group by 8.4% in the third quarter. Summit Financial Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,141 shares of the healthcare conglomerate’s stock worth $1,442,000 after acquiring an additional 321 shares during the last quarter. Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in UnitedHealth Group by 218.2% in the third quarter. Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 9,908 shares of the healthcare conglomerate’s stock worth $3,421,000 after acquiring an additional 6,794 shares during the last quarter. Dentgroup LLC purchased a new position in UnitedHealth Group in the third quarter worth approximately $200,000. Finally, Central Pacific Bank Trust Division lifted its stake in UnitedHealth Group by 227.7% in the third quarter. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division now owns 12,525 shares of the healthcare conglomerate’s stock worth $4,325,000 after acquiring an additional 8,703 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.86% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on UNH shares. Bank of America raised their price objective on shares of UnitedHealth Group from $290.00 to $325.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, August 18th. Baird R W lowered shares of UnitedHealth Group from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of UnitedHealth Group in a research note on Saturday, September 27th. KeyCorp lowered their target price on shares of UnitedHealth Group from $400.00 to $350.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $440.00 target price on shares of UnitedHealth Group in a research note on Tuesday, August 26th. Sixteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $358.95.

About Senator Whitehouse

Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. Senate from Rhode Island. He assumed office on January 3, 2007. His current term ends on January 3, 2031.

Whitehouse (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the U.S. Senate to represent Rhode Island. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

UnitedHealth Group Company 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.