Access comprehensive financial analyses and make smarter investments - get the Manual of Investments on Amazon!

UNH

Analyzing the Decline in UNH Stock Price

UnitedHealth stock is trading -27.21% below its average target price of $552.84 after dropping -1.7% during today's morning session. Analysts are giving the Large-Cap Medical Specialities company an average rating of buy and target prices ranging from $490.0 to $677.0 per share.

UnitedHealth's short interest — meaning the percentage of the share float that is being shorted — is lower than average at 1.3%. The stock's short ratio is 2.04. 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 90.7%. In conclusion, we believe there is positive market sentiment regarding UnitedHealth.

Institutions Invested in UnitedHealth

Date Reported Holder Percentage Shares Value
2024-12-31 Vanguard Group Inc 9% 85,146,242 $34,266,253,838
2024-12-31 Blackrock Inc. 8% 72,014,896 $28,981,674,922
2024-12-31 State Street Corporation 5% 45,592,903 $18,348,407,994
2024-12-31 FMR, LLC 3% 30,120,629 $12,121,746,008
2024-12-31 JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 3% 24,432,835 $9,832,750,177
2024-12-31 Wellington Management Group, LLP 3% 23,361,101 $9,401,441,543
2024-12-31 Capital World Investors 2% 21,515,729 $8,658,790,031
2024-12-31 Price (T.Rowe) Associates Inc 2% 21,401,754 $8,612,921,932
2024-12-31 Morgan Stanley 2% 21,396,198 $8,610,685,975
2024-12-31 Geode Capital Management, LLC 2% 19,956,219 $8,031,180,823
The above analysis is intended for educational purposes only and was performed on the basis of publicly available data. It is not to be construed as a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Any buy, sell, or other recommendations mentioned in the article are direct quotations of consensus recommendations from the analysts covering the stock, and do not represent the opinions of Market Inference or its writers. Past performance, accounting data, and inferences about market position and corporate valuation are not reliable indicators of future price movements. Market Inference does not provide financial advice. Investors should conduct their own review and analysis of any company of interest before making an investment decision.

IN FOCUS