UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH) to Issue Quarterly Dividend of $2.21 on March 17th

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, February 24th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 9th will be paid a dividend of 2.21 per share by the healthcare conglomerate on Tuesday, March 17th. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 9th.

UnitedHealth Group has increased its dividend by an average of 0.1%per year over the last three years and has raised its dividend annually for the last 15 consecutive years. UnitedHealth Group has a payout ratio of 33.7% indicating that its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Equities analysts expect UnitedHealth Group to earn $33.22 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $8.84 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 26.6%.

UnitedHealth Group Stock Performance

NYSE:UNH opened at $286.86 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $308.28 and a two-hundred day moving average of $325.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72, a current ratio of 0.79 and a quick ratio of 0.82. The stock has a market cap of $260.38 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.75, a PEG ratio of 1.33 and a beta of 0.41. UnitedHealth Group has a 1-year low of $234.60 and a 1-year high of $606.36.

UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 27th. The healthcare conglomerate reported $2.11 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.09 by $0.02. UnitedHealth Group had a return on equity of 14.79% and a net margin of 2.69%.The business had revenue of $113.73 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $113.38 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $6.81 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 12.3% compared to the same quarter last year. UnitedHealth Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at 17.750- EPS. On average, research analysts expect that UnitedHealth Group will post 29.54 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About UnitedHealth Group

UnitedHealth Group Inc is a diversified health care company headquartered in Minnetonka, Minnesota, that operates two primary business platforms: UnitedHealthcare and Optum. Founded in 1977, the company provides a broad range of health benefits and health care services to individuals, employers, governmental entities and other organizations. Its operations span commercial employer-sponsored plans, individual and Medicare and Medicaid programs, and services for customers and health systems in the United States and selected international markets.

UnitedHealthcare is the company’s benefits business, administering health plans and networks, managing provider relationships, and offering coverage products for employers, individuals, and government-sponsored programs.