George Kaiser Family Foundation Buys Shares of 4,305 UnitedHealth Group Incorporated $UNH

George Kaiser Family Foundation purchased a new stake in shares of UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund purchased 4,305 shares of the healthcare conglomerate’s stock, valued at approximately $1,789,000. UnitedHealth Group accounts for approximately 0.2% of George Kaiser Family Foundation’s holdings, making the stock its 27th biggest holding.

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have weighed in on the company. HC Wainwright set a $492.00 target price on UnitedHealth Group in a research report on Wednesday, May 27th. HSBC raised their price objective on shares of UnitedHealth Group from $300.00 to $380.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, July 6th. Zacks Research raised shares of UnitedHealth Group from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, July 13th. Weiss Ratings cut shares of UnitedHealth Group from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 28th. Finally, Erste Group Bank raised UnitedHealth Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, April 27th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have given a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $455.92.

UnitedHealth Group Stock Up 2.3%

Shares of NYSE:UNH opened at $398.89 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.78, a current ratio of 0.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66. UnitedHealth Group Incorporated has a fifty-two week low of $255.96 and a fifty-two week high of $461.62. The stock has a market cap 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. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $413.74 and its 200 day moving average price is $357.26.

UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 16th. The healthcare conglomerate reported $6.38 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.94 by $1.44. The company had revenue of $112.03 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $110.81 billion. UnitedHealth Group had a net margin of 3.14% and a return on equity of 16.53%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up .4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $4.08 EPS. UnitedHealth Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at 19.500-20.000 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts predict that UnitedHealth Group Incorporated will post 19.81 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

UnitedHealth Group Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 22nd. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 14th will be issued a dividend of $2.32 per share. This represents a $9.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, September 14th. UnitedHealth Group’s payout ratio is 59.72%.

Insider Activity at UnitedHealth Group

In other news, CEO Patrick Hugh Conway sold 500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $410.00, for a total value of $205,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 16,497 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,763,770. This represents a 2.94% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Insiders own 0.19% of the company’s stock.

UnitedHealth Group Company 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.