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As a NYSE listed company, UNH falls under the Healthcare sector while operating within the Healthcare Plans industry segment. The current market capitalization of Unitedhealth Group Inc is $585.25B. A total of 2.99 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 3.00M shares.
In the most recent transaction, ROOS THOMAS E sold 2,851 shares of UNH for 569.88 per share on Jul 17 ’24. After the transaction, the Chief Accounting Officer now owns 29,501 company shares. In a previous transaction on Jul 18 ’24, McSweeney Erin sold 1,500 shares at 579.03 per share. UNH shares that EVP & Chief People Officer owns now total 7,785.
Among the insiders who sold shares, McSweeney Erin disposed of 1,236 shares on Mar 08 ’24 at a per-share price of $483.48. This resulted in the EVP & Chief People Officer holding 9,364 shares of UNH after the transaction. In another insider transaction, ROOS THOMAS E sold 858 shares at $525.79 per share on Feb 23 ’24. Company shares held by the Chief Accounting Officer now total 32,289.
Dividend
Investors prefer companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook. Unitedhealth Group Inc pays an annual dividend of $7.96, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.27%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 40.62. UNH’s most recent ex-dividend date was 12/9/2024 when it declared a $2.10 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 12/17/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 9/24/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 9/16/2024. The UNH stock dividend was $2.10 per share in cash.
In spite of price targets being rarely accurate, it tends to exert some kind influence from time to time, and was often accepted by the market as having some value. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, UNH has a high of $619.80 and a low of $436.38.
As of this writing, UNH has an earnings estimate of $6.74 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 22.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $7.0 per share and a lower estimate of $6.45. The company reported an EPS of $5.68 in the last quarter
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
The balance sheet of a company shows what assets and liabilities a company has, as well as the amount, equity investors have invested. With the help of this information, a company’s financial ratios can be calculated to give investors an overview of the company’s prospects. UNH’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $23.91B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $46.00B in debt and $78.29B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $102.42, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $76.48B.
Analysts Opinion
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for UNH is Buy with a score of 4.92.
