842,562 Shares in UnitedHealth Group Incorporated $UNH Acquired by W1M Asset Management Ltd

W1M Asset Management Ltd acquired a new stake in UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) during the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund acquired 842,562 shares of the healthcare conglomerate’s stock, valued at approximately $349,962,000. UnitedHealth Group comprises about 3.2% of W1M Asset Management Ltd’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 14th largest position.

Other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Sarver Vrooman Wealth Advisors acquired a new stake in UnitedHealth Group during the 4th quarter worth about $25,000. Anfield Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of UnitedHealth Group by 220.0% in the fourth quarter. Anfield Capital Management LLC now owns 80 shares of the healthcare conglomerate’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 55 shares during the last quarter. Joseph Group Capital Management purchased a new position in UnitedHealth Group during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Nalls Sherbakoff Group LLC purchased a new stake in UnitedHealth Group in the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,000. Finally, Lifetime Wealth Management P.C. acquired a new stake in shares of UnitedHealth Group during the 4th quarter worth approximately $29,000. 87.86% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

UNH has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on shares of UnitedHealth Group from $397.00 to $485.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, July 13th. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of UnitedHealth Group from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 28th. HSBC lifted their price target on UnitedHealth Group from $300.00 to $380.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, July 6th. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of UnitedHealth Group in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded UnitedHealth Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 8th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have assigned a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $455.92.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other UnitedHealth Group news, CEO Patrick Hugh Conway sold 500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $410.00, for a total value of $205,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 16,497 shares in the company, valued at $6,763,770. The trade was a 2.94% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. 0.19% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

UnitedHealth Group Trading Up 2.3%

UNH opened at $398.89 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66, a current ratio of 0.78 and a quick ratio of 0.78. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $413.74 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $357.26. The firm has a market capitalization of $358.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.67, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.35 and a beta of 0.62. UnitedHealth Group Incorporated has a 1-year low of $255.96 and a 1-year high of $461.62.

UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 16th. The healthcare conglomerate reported $6.38 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.94 by $1.44. The firm had revenue of $112.03 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $110.81 billion. UnitedHealth Group had a return on equity of 16.53% and a net margin of 3.14%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up .4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $4.08 earnings per share. UnitedHealth Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at 19.500-20.000 EPS. Analysts expect that UnitedHealth Group Incorporated will post 19.81 EPS for the current fiscal year.

UnitedHealth Group Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed 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. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, September 14th. This represents a $9.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.3%. UnitedHealth Group’s dividend payout ratio is currently 59.72%.

UnitedHealth Group Profile

UnitedHealth Group Inc is a diversified health care company headquartered in Minnetonka, Minnesota, that operates two primary business platforms: UnitedHealthcare and Optum. Founded in 1977, the company provides a broad range of health benefits and health care services to individuals, employers, governmental entities and other organizations. Its operations span commercial employer-sponsored plans, individual and Medicare and Medicaid programs, and services for customers and health systems in the United States and selected international markets.

UnitedHealthcare is the company’s benefits business, administering health plans and networks, managing provider relationships, and offering coverage products for employers, individuals, and government-sponsored programs.