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Unitedhealth Group Inc (NYSE: UNH) closed the day trading at $302.91 down -1.56% from the previous closing price of $307.7. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.56 from its previous closing price. On the day, 12.77 million shares were traded. UNH stock price reached its highest trading level at $303.6 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $298.75.
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 274781765632 and an Enterprise Value of 340111589376. As of this moment, Unitedhealth’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 12.66, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 12.01. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 10.13. 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 0.829 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.385.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for UNH is 0.46, which has changed by -0.3994171 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12153554 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 -6.84%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -37.68%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, UNH traded about 17.77M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, UNH traded about 11426790 shares per day. 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 91.23% stake in the company. Shares short for UNH as of 1749772800 were 11746598 with a Short Ratio of 0.66, 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
UNH’s forward annual dividend rate is 8.51, up from 8.4 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.027299315The 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 1750032000. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2005-05-31 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The firm’s stock currently is rated by 20.0 analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $5.15, with high estimates of $5.94 and low estimates of $4.01.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $26.0 and $19.58 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $22.15. EPS for the following year is $25.99, with 25.0 analysts recommending between $33.5 and $22.2.
Revenue Estimates
18 analysts predict $111.75B in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $115.54B to a low estimate of $110.02B. As of the current estimate, Unitedhealth Group Inc’s year-ago sales were $98.86BFor the next quarter, 18 analysts are estimating revenue of $113.52B. There is a high estimate of $116.38B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $109.92B.
A total of 25 analysts have provided revenue estimates for UNH’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $458.27B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $439.4B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $449.58B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $400.28BBased on 24 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $478.48B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $490.48B and the low estimate is $454.05B.
