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As of close of business last night, Unitedhealth Group Inc’s stock clocked out at $304.24, down -1.38% from its previous closing price of $308.49. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.38 from its previous closing price. On the day, 22.14 million shares were traded. UNH stock price reached its highest trading level at $310.5 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $299.2614.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of UNH’s stock, we examine its different ratios. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.84 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.78.
On July 30, 2025, Oppenheimer reiterated its Outperform rating and also upped its target price recommendation from $400 to $325.
Robert W. Baird Downgraded its Outperform to Neutral on June 11, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $312.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. 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 275542245376 and an Enterprise Value of 336624254976. As of this moment, Unitedhealth’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 13.18, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 16.74. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.65 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.91. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.796 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.025.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for UNH is 0.45, which has changed by -0.47369695 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.14064062 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 $234.60. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 5.30%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -31.19%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that UNH traded 18.34M shares on average per day over the past three months and 23298940 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 905.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 903.33M. Insiders hold about 0.26% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 86.80% stake in the company. Shares short for UNH as of 1753920000 were 15232784 with a Short Ratio of 0.83, compared to 1751241600 on 13075586. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 15232784 and a Short% of Float of 1.6900001000000002.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 8.51, UNH has a forward annual dividend rate of 8.51. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.027585985The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.43. The current Payout Ratio is 52.75% for UNH, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-06-16 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-09-15. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2005-05-31 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
