UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) Shares Sold by Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC

Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC decreased its stake in UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH - Free Report) by 94.7% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,852 shares of the healthcare conglomerate's stock after selling 33,275 shares during the quarter. Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC's holdings in UnitedHealth Group were worth $944,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. NewSquare Capital LLC acquired a new stake in UnitedHealth Group during the fourth quarter valued at $25,000. Hurley Capital LLC purchased a new position in UnitedHealth Group during the fourth quarter worth approximately $28,000. Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of UnitedHealth Group in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $30,000. AlphaMark Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of UnitedHealth Group during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Finally, Promus Capital LLC acquired a new position in UnitedHealth Group during the fourth quarter worth $32,000. 87.86% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

UNH has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Mizuho upped their price target on shares of UnitedHealth Group from $600.00 to $650.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 9th. Raymond James reaffirmed a "strong-buy" rating and issued a $540.00 price target (down from $635.00) on shares of UnitedHealth Group in a research note on Monday. KeyCorp decreased their price objective on UnitedHealth Group from $650.00 to $575.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Monday. Argus cut shares of UnitedHealth Group from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed an "overweight" rating and set a $700.00 price objective on shares of UnitedHealth Group in a research note on Friday, January 17th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nineteen have issued a buy rating and three have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $604.67.

UnitedHealth Group Stock Up 0.3 %

Shares of NYSE UNH opened at $428.25 on Thursday. UnitedHealth Group Incorporated has a 52-week low of $417.12 and a 52-week high of $630.73. The company has a quick ratio of 0.91, a current ratio of 0.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74. The business's 50 day moving average is $506.92 and its two-hundred day moving average is $537.23. The firm has a market cap of $391.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.63, a PEG ratio of 1.37 and a beta of 0.61.

UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, April 17th. The healthcare conglomerate reported $7.20 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $7.29 by ($0.09). UnitedHealth Group had a net margin of 3.60% and a return on equity of 26.69%. The firm had revenue of $109.58 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $111.56 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $6.91 earnings per share. Research analysts predict that UnitedHealth Group Incorporated will post 29.54 EPS for the current year.

UnitedHealth Group Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 18th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 10th were given a dividend of $2.10 per share. This represents a $8.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.96%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 10th. UnitedHealth Group's dividend payout ratio is currently 35.18%.

UnitedHealth Group 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.

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