Householder Group Estate & Retirement Specialist LLC Sells 2,042 Shares of UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH)

Householder Group Estate & Retirement Specialist LLC cut its position in UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH - Free Report) by 92.8% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 159 shares of the healthcare conglomerate's stock after selling 2,042 shares during the quarter. Householder Group Estate & Retirement Specialist LLC's holdings in UnitedHealth Group were worth $80,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in UNH. State Street Corp raised its position in shares of UnitedHealth Group by 1.3% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 45,540,102 shares of the healthcare conglomerate's stock valued at $26,626,387,000 after purchasing an additional 563,554 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of UnitedHealth Group by 1.6% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 19,636,704 shares of the healthcare conglomerate's stock valued at $11,440,133,000 after purchasing an additional 318,039 shares during the period. Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its stake in UnitedHealth Group by 2.5% in the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 8,061,916 shares of the healthcare conglomerate's stock worth $4,884,019,000 after purchasing an additional 193,800 shares during the period. International Assets Investment Management LLC increased its position in shares of UnitedHealth Group by 78,814.4% during the third quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 5,296,737 shares of the healthcare conglomerate's stock valued at $3,096,896,000 after buying an additional 5,290,025 shares during the period. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its stake in UnitedHealth Group by 0.6% during the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 3,772,487 shares of the healthcare conglomerate's stock valued at $1,920,039,000 after acquiring an additional 21,149 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.86% of the company's stock.

UnitedHealth Group Stock Down 0.1 %

NYSE:UNH traded down $0.56 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $510.03. 7,462,712 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 5,104,531. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $549.37 and a 200 day moving average price of $563.18. UnitedHealth Group Incorporated has a one year low of $436.38 and a one year high of $630.73. The company has a market cap of $469.38 billion, a PE ratio of 33.23, a P/E/G ratio of 1.42 and a beta of 0.62. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74, a current ratio of 0.91 and a quick ratio of 0.91.

UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 16th. The healthcare conglomerate reported $6.81 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $6.74 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $100.81 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $101.60 billion. UnitedHealth Group had a return on equity of 26.37% and a net margin of 3.63%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 6.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $5.83 earnings per share. Equities analysts predict that UnitedHealth Group Incorporated will post 27.6 EPS for the current year.

UnitedHealth Group Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 17th. Investors of record on Monday, December 9th were given a dividend of $2.10 per share. This represents a $8.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.65%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 9th. UnitedHealth Group's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 54.19%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have commented on the stock. Stephens raised their price target on shares of UnitedHealth Group from $605.00 to $675.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, December 5th. Truist Financial dropped their price target on UnitedHealth Group from $625.00 to $610.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, January 6th. Bank of America dropped their target price on shares of UnitedHealth Group from $675.00 to $650.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, October 16th. TD Cowen raised their price objective on shares of UnitedHealth Group from $601.00 to $609.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, October 18th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reduced their target price on UnitedHealth Group from $615.00 to $595.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, October 16th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nineteen have given a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, UnitedHealth Group has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $627.74.

UnitedHealth Group Company Profile

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated operates as a diversified health care company in the United States. The company operates through four segments: UnitedHealthcare, Optum Health, Optum Insight, and Optum Rx. The UnitedHealthcare segment offers consumer-oriented health benefit plans and services for national employers, public sector employers, mid-sized employers, small businesses, and individuals; health care coverage, and health and well-being services to individuals age 50 and older addressing their needs; Medicaid plans, children's health insurance and health care programs; and health and dental benefits, and hospital and clinical services, as well as health care benefits products and services to state programs caring for the economically disadvantaged, medically underserved, and those without the benefit of employer-funded health care coverage.