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UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) shares sold by Modus Advisors LLC

Modus Advisors LLC cut its stake in shares of UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH – Free Report) by 15.1% in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 2,006 shares of the medical conglomerate’s stock after selling 358 shares during the period. Modus Advisors LLC’s holdings in UnitedHealth Group were worth $1,173,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Macroview Investment Management LLC boosted its holdings in UnitedHealth Group by 671.4% in the second quarter. Macroview Investment Management LLC now owns 54 shares of the health care conglomerate’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 47 shares in the last quarter. Delos Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in UnitedHealth Group by 757.1% in the first quarter. Delos Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 60 shares of the health care conglomerate’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 53 shares during the last quarter. True Wealth Design LLC purchased a new stake in shares of UnitedHealth Group during the fourth quarter valued at about $31,000. Bbjs Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in UnitedHealth Group in the second quarter valued at about $31,000. Finally, Global Wealth Strategies & Associates grew its position in UnitedHealth Group by 152.4% in the third quarter. Global Wealth Strategies & Associates now owns 53 shares of the healthcare conglomerate’s stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 32 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.86% of the company’s shares.

Insider activity at UnitedHealth Group

In other news, CAO Thomas E. Roos sold 2,851 shares of UnitedHealth Group stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, July 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $569.88, for a total transaction of $1,624,727.88. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer now owns 29,501 shares in the company, valued at $16,812,029.88. This trade represents a decrease of 0.00 % in the stock holding. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. In other UnitedHealth Group news, CAO Thomas E. Roos sold 2,851 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, July 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $569.88, for a total value of $1,624,727.88. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 29,501 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $16,812,029.88. This represents a 0.00% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available on the SEC’s website. Also, EVP Erin Mcsweeney sold 1,500 shares of UnitedHealth Group stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $579.03, for a total transaction of $868,545.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 7,785 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,507,748.55. This trade represents a 0.00% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 0.33% of the company’s shares.

UnitedHealth Group price performance

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NYSE:UNH traded up $2.94 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $594.16. 670,614 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,923,891. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67, a current ratio of 0.88, and a quick ratio of 0.88. UnitedHealth Group Incorporated has a 1 year low of $436.38 and a 1 year high of $607.94. The company’s 50-day moving average is $582.98 and its 200-day moving average is $529.56. The stock has a market cap of $548.66 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.28, a P/E/G ratio of 1.65 and a beta of 0.58.

UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH – Get Free Report ) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 16th. The healthcare conglomerate reported $6.80 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $6.66 by $0.14. UnitedHealth Group had a return on equity of 26.55% and a net margin of 3.66%. The business had revenue of $98.86 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $98.73 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted EPS of $6.14. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.4% year over year. equities research analysts expect that UnitedHealth Group Incorporated will post 27.69 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

UnitedHealth Group Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 24th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 16th were given a $2.10 dividend. This represents an annualized dividend of $8.40 and a dividend yield of 1.41%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, September 16. UnitedHealth Group’s payout ratio is 51.34%.

Analyst upgrades and downgrades

UNH has been the subject of a number of research reports. Royal Bank of Canada upped their target price on shares of UnitedHealth Group from $555.00 to $615.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 17th. Truist Financial boosted their price target on UnitedHealth Group from $600.00 to $640.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 17th. Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of UnitedHealth Group from $560.00 to $604.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 17th. TD Cowen upped their target price on shares of UnitedHealth Group from $546.00 to $601.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 17th. Finally, Robert W. Baird boosted their price target on UnitedHealth Group from $597.00 to $640.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 17th . Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eighteen have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, UnitedHealth Group has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $614.17.

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About UnitedHealth Group

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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 provides 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 wellness services for people age 50 and older that address their needs; Medicaid plans, children’s health insurance and health care programs; and health and dental benefits and hospital and clinic services, and health care products and services for state care programs for the economically disadvantaged, medically underserved, and those without funded health care coverage by employer.

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