Nationale Nederlanden Powszechne Towarzystwo Emerytalne S.A. Has $2.55 Million Holdings in UnitedHealth Group Incorporated $UNH

Nationale Nederlanden Powszechne Towarzystwo Emerytalne S.A. lifted its stake in UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) by 4.8% in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 8,168 shares of the healthcare conglomerate’s stock after purchasing an additional 375 shares during the quarter. Nationale Nederlanden Powszechne Towarzystwo Emerytalne S.A.’s holdings in UnitedHealth Group were worth $2,548,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Lakeridge Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in UnitedHealth Group by 5.8% during the first quarter. Lakeridge Wealth Management LLC now owns 420 shares of the healthcare conglomerate’s stock valued at $220,000 after purchasing an additional 23 shares during the last quarter. Nabity Jensen Investment Management Inc lifted its holdings in shares of UnitedHealth Group by 0.9% during the 1st quarter. Nabity Jensen Investment Management Inc now owns 2,760 shares of the healthcare conglomerate’s stock valued at $1,446,000 after buying an additional 24 shares during the last quarter. BigSur Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in shares of UnitedHealth Group by 0.5% in the 1st quarter. BigSur Wealth Management LLC now owns 4,743 shares of the healthcare conglomerate’s stock valued at $2,484,000 after buying an additional 25 shares in the last quarter. Atlantic Edge Private Wealth Management LLC raised its position in UnitedHealth Group by 8.9% during the first quarter. Atlantic Edge Private Wealth Management LLC now owns 305 shares of the healthcare conglomerate’s stock valued at $160,000 after acquiring an additional 25 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Stewardship Advisors LLC grew its position in UnitedHealth Group by 4.1% in the first quarter. Stewardship Advisors LLC now owns 663 shares of the healthcare conglomerate’s stock worth $347,000 after acquiring an additional 26 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.86% of the company’s stock.

UnitedHealth Group Trading Down 3.6%

Shares of UnitedHealth Group stock opened at $354.30 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $320.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.35, a PEG ratio of 2.29 and a beta of 0.47. UnitedHealth Group Incorporated has a 1 year low of $234.60 and a 1 year high of $630.73. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $318.21 and its 200-day simple moving average is $349.25. 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 posted its quarterly earnings results 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 company had revenue of $111.62 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $111.75 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $6.80 earnings per share. The business’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. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that UnitedHealth Group Incorporated will post 29.54 EPS for the current year.

UnitedHealth Group Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed 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. This represents a $8.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, September 15th. UnitedHealth Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 38.30%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on UNH shares. KeyCorp lifted their price objective on shares of UnitedHealth Group from $350.00 to $400.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $440.00 price target on shares of UnitedHealth Group in a research note on Tuesday, August 26th. Piper Sandler cut their price objective on UnitedHealth Group from $353.00 to $317.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. Bank of America increased their price target on UnitedHealth Group from $350.00 to $390.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein upped their price objective on shares of UnitedHealth Group from $379.00 to $433.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday. Sixteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, UnitedHealth Group has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $383.09.

About UnitedHealth Group

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.