UNH

Can Market Sentiment Sustain UNH's Price Surge Today?

UnitedHealth stock is trading -5.56% below its average target price of $539.25 after marking a 4.7% during today's evening session. Analysts are giving the Large-Cap Medical Specialities company an average rating of buy and target prices ranging from $450.37 to $632.02 per share.

UnitedHealth's short interest — meaning the percentage of the share float that is being shorted — is lower than average at 0.9%. The stock's short ratio is 2.2. The company's insiders own 0.24% of its outstanding shares, which indicates a strong alignment between management and shareholder interests.

Another number to watch is the company's rate of institutional share ownership, which now stands at 89.5%. In conclusion, we believe there is mixed market sentiment regarding UnitedHealth.

Institutions Invested in UnitedHealth

Date Reported Holder Percentage Shares Value
2024-03-31 Vanguard Group Inc 9% 84,405,255 $42,984,220,985
2024-03-31 Blackrock Inc. 8% 73,670,533 $37,517,456,355
2024-03-31 State Street Corporation 5% 45,699,253 $23,272,802,029
2024-03-31 FMR, LLC 4% 35,668,357 $18,164,467,834
2024-03-31 Capital World Investors 3% 28,321,829 $14,423,174,913
2024-03-31 Price (T.Rowe) Associates Inc 3% 26,062,928 $13,272,806,967
2024-03-31 Wellington Management Group, LLP 3% 24,283,224 $12,366,474,891
2024-03-31 JP Morgan Chase & Company 3% 23,840,608 $12,141,068,262
2024-03-31 Morgan Stanley 2% 20,189,832 $10,281,874,041
2024-03-31 Geode Capital Management, LLC 2% 18,944,660 $9,647,757,736
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