Persistent Asset Partners Ltd Makes New $4.17 Million Investment in UnitedHealth Group Incorporated $UNH

Persistent Asset Partners Ltd purchased a new stake in UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund purchased 12,063 shares of the healthcare conglomerate’s stock, valued at approximately $4,165,000. UnitedHealth Group accounts for approximately 2.9% of Persistent Asset Partners Ltd’s portfolio, making the stock its 3rd biggest holding.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Norges Bank bought a new stake in UnitedHealth Group during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $3,837,207,000. Berkshire Hathaway Inc bought a new stake in shares of UnitedHealth Group in the 2nd quarter worth $1,572,193,000. Dodge & Cox boosted its holdings in UnitedHealth Group by 117.7% during the second quarter. Dodge & Cox now owns 8,750,560 shares of the healthcare conglomerate’s stock worth $2,729,912,000 after purchasing an additional 4,730,192 shares during the last quarter. Lone Pine Capital LLC purchased a new stake in UnitedHealth Group in the 2nd quarter valued at about $528,273,000. Finally, Amundi boosted its stake in shares of UnitedHealth Group by 33.8% in the 2nd quarter. Amundi now owns 6,191,871 shares of the healthcare conglomerate’s stock worth $1,904,372,000 after buying an additional 1,565,245 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 87.86% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on UNH. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their target price on UnitedHealth Group from $418.00 to $340.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of UnitedHealth Group in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price target on UnitedHealth Group from $400.00 to $370.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, January 30th. Mizuho reduced their price target on UnitedHealth Group from $430.00 to $350.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein restated an “outperform” rating on shares of UnitedHealth Group in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have given a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, UnitedHealth Group presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $372.13.

UnitedHealth Group Stock Performance

UnitedHealth Group stock opened at $289.39 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $317.88 and its 200-day moving average price is $323.89. UnitedHealth Group Incorporated has a fifty-two week low of $234.60 and a fifty-two week high of $606.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72, a quick ratio of 0.82 and a current ratio of 0.79. The stock has a market cap of $262.14 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.94, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.33 and a beta of 0.41.

UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 27th. The healthcare conglomerate reported $2.11 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.09 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $113.22 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $113.38 billion. UnitedHealth Group had a return on equity of 14.79% and a net margin of 2.69%.UnitedHealth Group’s revenue for the quarter was up 12.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $6.81 EPS. UnitedHealth Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at 17.750- EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that UnitedHealth Group Incorporated will post 29.54 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.