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After finishing at $302.02 in the prior trading day, Unitedhealth Group Inc (NYSE: UNH) closed at $302.62, up 0.20%. In other words, the price has increased by $0.20 from its previous closing price. On the day, 6.48 million shares were traded. UNH stock price reached its highest trading level at $306.69 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $301.29.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of UNH by taking a closer look at its different ratios. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.86 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.75.
On May 21, 2025, HSBC Securities Downgraded its rating to Reduce which previously was Hold but kept the price unchanged to $270.
TD Cowen Downgraded its Buy to Hold on May 19, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $308.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jun 10 ’25 when Conway Patrick Hugh sold 589 shares for $305.00 per share. The transaction valued at 179,645 led to the insider holds 10,398 shares of the business.
Conway Patrick Hugh bought 589 shares of UNH for $179,645 on Jun 10 ’25. On May 16 ’25, another insider, REX JOHN F, who serves as the President & CFO of the company, bought 17,175 shares for $291.12 each. As a result, the insider paid 4,999,919 and bolstered with 203,796 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, UNH now has a Market Capitalization of 274518687744 and an Enterprise Value of 331629854720. As of this moment, Unitedhealth’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 12.65, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 11.89. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 6.66. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.67 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.90. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.809 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.151.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for UNH is 0.45, which has changed by -0.40576524 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12463009 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, UNH has reached a high of $630.73, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $248.88. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -13.66%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -39.14%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 16.60M shares per day over the past 3-months and 12021710 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 910.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 905.11M. Insiders hold about 0.22% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 91.26% stake in the company. Shares short for UNH as of 1749772800 were 11746598 with a Short Ratio of 0.71, compared to 1747267200 on 11113473. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 11746598 and a Short% of Float of 1.2999999.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, UNH’s forward annual dividend rate was 8.4, compared to 8.51 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.027812727The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.38. The current Payout Ratio is 52.75% for UNH, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-06-16 with an ex-dividend date of 1750032000. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2005-05-31 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
