Glassy Mountain Advisors Inc. Raises Stake in UnitedHealth Group Incorporated $UNH

Glassy Mountain Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) by 67.0% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 9,788 shares of the healthcare conglomerate’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,928 shares during the period. Glassy Mountain Advisors Inc.’s holdings in UnitedHealth Group were worth $3,380,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Krilogy Financial LLC purchased a new position in UnitedHealth Group during the 3rd quarter valued at about $2,728,000. Madison Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of UnitedHealth Group by 32.1% during the third quarter. Madison Asset Management LLC now owns 33,433 shares of the healthcare conglomerate’s stock valued at $11,544,000 after acquiring an additional 8,124 shares in the last quarter. Westbourne Investments Inc. bought a new stake in UnitedHealth Group in the third quarter valued at $3,983,000. Advisors Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings in UnitedHealth Group by 15.6% in the 3rd quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 43,368 shares of the healthcare conglomerate’s stock worth $14,975,000 after purchasing an additional 5,863 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Vision Financial Markets LLC boosted its stake in shares of UnitedHealth Group by 214.0% during the 3rd quarter. Vision Financial Markets LLC now owns 17,900 shares of the healthcare conglomerate’s stock valued at $6,181,000 after purchasing an additional 12,200 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 87.86% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have recently commented on UNH. Truist Financial lowered their target price on UnitedHealth Group from $410.00 to $370.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their price objective on UnitedHealth Group from $408.00 to $361.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Barclays decreased their price target on shares of UnitedHealth Group from $391.00 to $327.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, January 30th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price objective on shares of UnitedHealth Group from $400.00 to $370.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, January 30th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of UnitedHealth Group in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have issued a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $372.13.

UnitedHealth Group Trading Down 1.0%

Shares of UNH opened at $273.00 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $247.29 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.70, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.27 and a beta of 0.41. UnitedHealth Group Incorporated has a 1 year low of $234.60 and a 1 year high of $606.36. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $323.87 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $323.38. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72, a current ratio of 0.79 and a quick ratio of 0.82.

UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, January 27th. The healthcare conglomerate reported $2.11 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.09 by $0.02. UnitedHealth Group had a return on equity of 14.79% and a net margin of 2.69%.The firm had revenue of $113.22 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $113.38 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $6.81 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 12.3% compared to the same quarter last year. UnitedHealth Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at 17.750- EPS. On average, equities 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.