GC Wealth Management RIA LLC Lowers Stock Position in UnitedHealth Group Incorporated $UNH

GC Wealth Management RIA LLC decreased its position in UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) by 7.4% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 19,508 shares of the healthcare conglomerate’s stock after selling 1,550 shares during the quarter. GC Wealth Management RIA LLC’s holdings in UnitedHealth Group were worth $5,279,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of UNH. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio grew its holdings in shares of UnitedHealth Group by 0.7% in the first quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio now owns 368,058 shares of the healthcare conglomerate’s stock valued at $99,593,000 after purchasing an additional 2,668 shares in the last quarter. Klingman & Associates LLC boosted its position in UnitedHealth Group by 3.4% in the 1st quarter. Klingman & Associates LLC now owns 1,866 shares of the healthcare conglomerate’s stock valued at $505,000 after buying an additional 62 shares during the period. CLG LLC increased its position in shares of UnitedHealth Group by 2.7% during the first quarter. CLG LLC now owns 1,693 shares of the healthcare conglomerate’s stock worth $458,000 after acquiring an additional 45 shares during the period. Liberty One Investment Management LLC raised its stake in shares of UnitedHealth Group by 19.1% in the first quarter. Liberty One Investment Management LLC now owns 83,869 shares of the healthcare conglomerate’s stock valued at $22,694,000 after acquiring an additional 13,423 shares in the last quarter. Finally, PBCay One RSC Ltd acquired a new position in UnitedHealth Group during the 1st quarter worth $14,343,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.86% of the company’s stock.

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Analyst Ratings Changes

UNH has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. DA Davidson set a $512.00 price objective on UnitedHealth Group in a research report on Tuesday. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price objective on shares of UnitedHealth Group from $463.00 to $478.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, July 17th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of UnitedHealth Group from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Friday, July 10th. Truist Financial increased their target price on UnitedHealth Group from $440.00 to $480.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 14th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets set a $512.00 price objective on UnitedHealth Group in a research report on Tuesday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have issued a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, UnitedHealth Group presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $455.92.

UnitedHealth Group Trading Down 1.8%

UNH opened at $423.44 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $384.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.25, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 0.62. UnitedHealth Group Incorporated has a 52 week low of $234.60 and a 52 week high of $461.62. The business’s 50 day moving average is $407.46 and its two-hundred day moving average is $345.08. The company has a quick ratio of 0.80, a current ratio of 0.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66.

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

UnitedHealth Group Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th were issued a dividend of $2.32 per share. This is a boost from UnitedHealth Group’s previous quarterly dividend of $2.21. This represents a $9.28 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 15th. UnitedHealth Group’s dividend payout ratio is 59.72%.

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.