GAMMA Investing LLC Acquires 8,315 Shares of UnitedHealth Group Incorporated $UNH

GAMMA Investing LLC grew its holdings in UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) by 38.3% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 30,011 shares of the healthcare conglomerate’s stock after purchasing an additional 8,315 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC’s holdings in UnitedHealth Group were worth $12,473,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Sarver Vrooman Wealth Advisors bought a new position in UnitedHealth Group during the 4th quarter valued at about $25,000. Anfield Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of UnitedHealth Group by 220.0% during the fourth 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 purchased a new stake in UnitedHealth Group in the fourth quarter worth approximately $27,000. Nalls Sherbakoff Group LLC bought a new stake in UnitedHealth Group in the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,000. Finally, Lifetime Wealth Management P.C. bought a new position in shares of UnitedHealth Group during the 4th quarter valued at $29,000. 87.86% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms recently commented on UNH. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of UnitedHealth Group in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. Truist Financial boosted their price target on UnitedHealth Group from $440.00 to $480.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 14th. HC Wainwright set a $492.00 price objective on shares of UnitedHealth Group in a research note on Wednesday, May 27th. Leerink Partners boosted their target price on shares of UnitedHealth Group from $400.00 to $462.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 17th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price target on shares of UnitedHealth Group from $463.00 to $478.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, July 17th. Two research 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 stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, UnitedHealth Group has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $455.92.

UnitedHealth Group Price Performance

Shares of UnitedHealth Group stock opened at $408.15 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $370.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.26, a PEG ratio of 1.44 and a beta of 0.62. 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’s 50-day simple moving average is $412.54 and its 200-day simple moving average is $349.40. UnitedHealth Group Incorporated has a 52 week low of $239.50 and a 52 week high of $461.62.

UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, July 16th. The healthcare conglomerate reported $6.38 earnings per share (EPS) 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 quarter last year, the company earned $4.08 EPS. The firm’s quarterly 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, analysts expect that UnitedHealth Group Incorporated will post 19.69 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

UnitedHealth Group Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th were given a dividend of $2.32 per share. This is a positive change from UnitedHealth Group’s previous quarterly dividend of $2.21. This represents a $9.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.3%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 15th. UnitedHealth Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 59.72%.

UnitedHealth Group 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.