Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. 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 $2.56 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 $50.09 million.
As published in a research note from Robert W. Baird on July 31, 2025, Unitedhealth Group Inc [UNH] has been rated down from a Neutral to an Underperform and the price target has been revised to $198. Analysts at Oppenheimer resumed the stock at ‘”an Outperform”‘ outlook in a report released in late July. As of June 11, 2025, Robert W. Baird has decreased its “an Outperform” rating to a “Neutral” for UNH. Earlier on May 21, 2025, HSBC Securities downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Reduce” for UNH stock which previously was a “a Hold”.
Analyzing UNH Stock Performance
On last trading session, Unitedhealth Group Inc [NYSE: UNH] plunged -2.08% to $245.78. The stock’s lowest price that day was $245.31, but it reached a high of $253.1599 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -7.62%. Over the course of the year, Unitedhealth Group Inc shares have dropped approximately -58.33%.
Is Unitedhealth Group Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Unitedhealth Group Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-07-15 jumping by 0.96 million shares to 12.71 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-13 was 11.75 million shares. A jump of 7.56% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 1.07 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 1.07.
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In terms of Unitedhealth Group Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 357.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 42.43% from the previous closing price of $251.0. Analysts anticipate Unitedhealth Group Inc stock to reach 575 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 198. In spite of this, 28 analysts ranked Unitedhealth Group Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On May 19, 2025, TD Cowen assigned a price target of “a Hold” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $308.
