The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Unitedhealth Group Inc shares valued at $179,645 were sold by Conway Patrick Hugh on Jun 10 ’25. At $305.00 per share, Conway Patrick Hugh sold 589 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 10,398 shares worth approximately $3.14 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Conway Patrick Hugh purchased 589 shares, netting a total of over 179,645 in proceeds.
Before that, REX JOHN F had added 17,175 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $4,999,919, the President & CFO bought Unitedhealth Group Inc shares for $291.12 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 17,175 shares, worth approximately $61.55 million.
As published in a research note from Robert W. Baird on June 11, 2025, Unitedhealth Group Inc [UNH] has been rated down from an Outperform to a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $312. Analysts at HSBC Securities downgraded the stock from ‘”a Hold”‘ to ‘”a Reduce”‘ outlook in a report released in late May. As of May 19, 2025, TD Cowen has decreased its “Buy” rating to a “Hold” for UNH. Earlier on May 14, 2025, Raymond James downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Mkt perform” for UNH stock which previously was a “a Strong buy”.
Analyzing UNH Stock Performance
On last trading session,, Unitedhealth Group Inc [NYSE: UNH] plunged -1.18% to $302.02. The stock’s lowest price that day was $299.8016, but it reached a high of $304.11 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -2.22%. Over the course of the year, Unitedhealth Group Inc shares have dropped approximately -37.42%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $606.36 on 04/11/25 and a 52-week low of $248.88 on 05/15/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Unitedhealth Group Inc (UNH)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 299.75, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 297.49. In the upper region, resistance lies at 304.33. The next price resistance is at 306.65. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 38.08 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Unitedhealth Group Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Unitedhealth Group Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-05-30 jumping by 1.99 million shares to 10.84 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-04-30 was 8.85 million shares. A jump of 18.36% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 0.38 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 0.38.
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In terms of Unitedhealth Group Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 360 in the next 12 months, up nearly 17.79% from the previous closing price of $305.62. Analysts anticipate Unitedhealth Group Inc stock to reach 575 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 270. In spite of this, 28 analysts ranked Unitedhealth Group Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On May 14, 2025, BofA Securities assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $350.
