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There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities.
Stocks Info
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 $427.22B. A total of 5.53 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 5.59M shares.
Insider Activity
Aside from predicting where a stock will go, investors also consider insider trades as an indicator of the stock’s future direction. During the recent three months, UNH has seen 0 BUY and 0 SELL insider trades, representing the acquisition of 0 and the disposition of 0 shares. Over the last 12 months, there were 0 BUYs and 0 SELLs from insiders. Insiders purchased 0 shares during that period but sold 0.
In the most recent transaction, FLYNN TIMOTHY PATRICK bought 1,000 shares of UNH for 511.57 per share on Jan 17 ’25. After the transaction, the Director now owns 4,500 company shares. In a previous transaction on Nov 11 ’24, McSweeney Erin sold 701 shares at 626.23 per share. UNH shares that EVP & Chief People Officer owns now total 7,105.
Among the insiders who bought shares, McSweeney Erin acquired of 701 shares on Nov 11 ’24 at a per-share price of $626.23. In another insider transaction, ROOS THOMAS E sold 2,851 shares at $569.88 per share on Jul 17 ’24. Company shares held by the Chief Accounting Officer now total 29,501.
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 $8.18, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.75%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 30.06. UNH’s most recent ex-dividend date was 1.8% when it declared a $2.10 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 3/10/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 12/9/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 1.48%. 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. According to analysts who have offered 12-month price targets for UNH in the last 3 months, the mean price target is $635.20 with high estimates of $700.00 and low estimates of $590.00. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, UNH has a high of $630.73 and a low of $436.38.
As of this writing, UNH has an earnings estimate of $7.29 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 22.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $7.91 per share and a lower estimate of $5.89.
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 $101.27, 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.
