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After finishing at $274.35 in the prior trading day, Unitedhealth Group Inc (NYSE: UNH) closed at $291.91, up 6.40%. In other words, the price has increased by $6.40 from its previous closing price. On the day, 70.2 million shares were traded.
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 14, 2025, BofA Securities Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Buy but kept the price unchanged to $350.
HSBC Securities Downgraded its Buy to Hold on April 22, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $490.
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 May 16 ’25 when REX JOHN F bought 17,175 shares for $291.12 per share. The transaction valued at 4,999,919 led to the insider holds 203,796 shares of the business.
HEMSLEY STEPHEN J bought 86,700 shares of UNH for $25,019,019 on May 16 ’25. The CEO, UHG now owns 679,493 shares after completing the transaction at $288.57 per share. On May 14 ’25, another insider, FLYNN TIMOTHY PATRICK, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 1,533 shares for $320.80 each. As a result, the insider paid 491,786 and bolstered with 6,033 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
As of this moment, Unitedhealth’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 12.20, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.83. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.70. 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 2.80.
Stock Price History:
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 -37.64%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -45.39%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 910.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 905.10M. Insiders hold about 0.22% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 91.52% stake in the company.
