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Unitedhealth Group Inc (NYSE: UNH) closed the day trading at $278.58 down -4.76% from the previous closing price of $292.51. In other words, the price has decreased by -$4.76 from its previous closing price. On the day, 22.46 million shares were traded. UNH stock price reached its highest trading level at $289.21 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $278.22.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of UNH, let’s 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 252711043072 and an Enterprise Value of 309822193664. As of this moment, Unitedhealth’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 11.65, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 11.60. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.62 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.67. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.756 whereas that against EBITDA is 8.55.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for UNH is 0.45, which has changed by -0.5110229 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16564083 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 -7.62%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -40.74%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, UNH traded about 18.09M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, UNH traded about 13654780 shares per day. A total of 910.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 904.82M. Insiders hold about 0.26% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 90.82% stake in the company. Shares short for UNH as of 1752537600 were 12707260 with a Short Ratio of 0.72, compared to 1749772800 on 11746598. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 12707260 and a Short% of Float of 1.39999995.
Dividends & Splits
UNH’s forward annual dividend rate is 8.51, up from 8.4 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.028716965The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.4. The current Payout Ratio is 52.75% for UNH, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-06-16 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-06-16. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2005-05-31 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
