One Degree Advisors Inc Purchases Shares of 1,715 UnitedHealth Group Incorporated $UNH

One Degree Advisors Inc bought a new position in shares of UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund bought 1,715 shares of the healthcare conglomerate’s stock, valued at approximately $731,000.

Other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vaughan David Investments LLC IL grew its stake in shares of UnitedHealth Group by 2.7% during the fourth quarter. Vaughan David Investments LLC IL now owns 150,773 shares of the healthcare conglomerate’s stock worth $49,772,000 after purchasing an additional 3,934 shares in the last quarter. PBCay One RSC Ltd purchased a new stake in UnitedHealth Group during the 1st quarter worth about $14,343,000. Fideuram Intesa Sanpaolo Private Banking S.P.A. increased its holdings in shares of UnitedHealth Group by 1,287.2% in the 1st quarter. Fideuram Intesa Sanpaolo Private Banking S.P.A. now owns 60,022 shares of the healthcare conglomerate’s stock valued at $16,241,000 after acquiring an additional 55,695 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in UnitedHealth Group by 1.1% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 91,600,260 shares of the healthcare conglomerate’s stock worth $30,238,162,000 after purchasing an additional 995,210 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Generali Investments Management Co LLC raised its holdings in UnitedHealth Group by 80.7% during the second quarter. Generali Investments Management Co LLC now owns 9,024 shares of the healthcare conglomerate’s stock worth $3,751,000 after purchasing an additional 4,030 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.86% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts recently commented on UNH shares. Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of UnitedHealth Group in a research note on Tuesday, July 21st. Robert W. Baird upgraded UnitedHealth Group from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $287.00 to $453.00 in a research report on Thursday, July 16th. UBS Group raised their price target on UnitedHealth Group from $460.00 to $490.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, July 17th. KeyCorp boosted their price objective on UnitedHealth Group from $400.00 to $475.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 14th. Finally, Mizuho lifted their target price on shares of UnitedHealth Group from $470.00 to $493.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, July 20th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have given a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $455.92.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other UnitedHealth Group news, CEO Patrick Hugh Conway sold 500 shares of UnitedHealth Group stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $410.00, for a total value of $205,000.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 16,497 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,763,770. The trade was a 2.94% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.19% of the company’s stock.

UnitedHealth Group Stock Performance

Shares of UNH stock opened at $401.52 on Friday. UnitedHealth Group Incorporated has a 52-week low of $255.96 and a 52-week high of $461.62. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $415.74 and its 200 day moving average price is $352.85. The company has a quick ratio of 0.80, a current ratio of 0.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66. The stock has a market capitalization of $360.40 billion, a PE ratio of 25.84, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.39 and a beta of 0.62.

UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, July 16th. The healthcare conglomerate reported $6.38 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.94 by $1.44. UnitedHealth Group had a return on equity of 16.53% and a net margin of 3.14%.The company had revenue of $112.03 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $110.81 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $4.08 EPS. The company’s revenue was up .4% on a year-over-year basis. UnitedHealth Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at 19.500-20.000 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that UnitedHealth Group Incorporated will post 19.69 EPS for the current year.

UnitedHealth Group Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 22nd. Stockholders 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 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.3%. UnitedHealth Group’s payout ratio is presently 59.72%.

About UnitedHealth Group

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.