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Stocks Info
Unitedhealth Group Inc is listed on the NYSE in the Healthcare sector while operating in the Healthcare Plans industry. The current market capitalization of Unitedhealth Group Inc is $284.42B. A total of 13.53 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 15.46M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Conway Patrick Hugh sold 589 shares of UNH for 305.00 per share on Jun 10 ’25. After the transaction, the Chief Executive Officer, Optum now owns 10,398 company shares. In a previous transaction on Jun 10 ’25, Conway Patrick Hugh bought 589 shares at 305.00 per share.
Among the insiders who bought shares, REX JOHN F acquired of 17,175 shares on May 16 ’25 at a per-share price of $291.12. This resulted in the President & CFO holding 203,796 shares of UNH after the transaction. In another insider transaction, HEMSLEY STEPHEN J bought 86,700 shares at $288.57 per share on May 16 ’25. Company shares held by the CEO, UHG now total 679,493.
Dividend
The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. Unitedhealth Group Inc pays an annual dividend of $8.40, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.68%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 13.11. UNH’s most recent ex-dividend date was 3% when it declared a $2.21 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 6/16/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 3/10/2025 with an ex-dividend date of 1.8%. The UNH stock dividend was $2.10 per share in cash.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, UNH has a high of $630.73 and a low of $248.88.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. 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 $104.44, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $76.48B.
Analysts Opinion
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. 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 4.33.
