$UNH stock rose 3% this week. Here's what we see in our data.

$UNH stock rose 3% this week, according to our price data from Polygon.

It has been the 2nd most-searched ticker on Quiver Quantitative over the last week, out of 50 total tickers searched.

Here is what we see in our data on $UNH (you can track the company live on Quiver's $UNH stock page):

$UNH Insider Trading Activity

$UNH insiders have traded $UNH stock on the open market 2 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 2 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $UNH stock by insiders over the last 6 months:

• PATRICK HUGH CONWAY (Chief Executive Officer, Optum) sold 589 shares for an estimated $179,645
• CHARLES D. BAKER sold 27 shares for an estimated $9,613

To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard.

$UNH Hedge Fund Activity

We have seen 1,595 institutional investors add shares of $UNH stock to their portfolio, and 2,127 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.

Here are some of the largest recent moves:

• WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP removed 7,697,387 shares (-31.8%) from their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $2,657,907,731
• CAPITAL RESEARCH GLOBAL INVESTORS added 7,293,009 shares (+126.9%) to their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $2,518,276,007
• UBS AM, A DISTINCT BUSINESS UNIT OF UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC added 5,146,915 shares (+59.8%) to their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $1,777,229,749
• PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ removed 3,768,686 shares (-17.2%) from their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $1,301,327,275
• CAPITAL WORLD INVESTORS added 3,439,182 shares (+18.8%) to their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $1,187,549,544
• FMR LLC removed 3,112,368 shares (-18.5%) from their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $1,074,700,670
• APPALOOSA LP removed 2,246,500 shares (-91.7%) from their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $775,716,450

To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard.

$UNH Government Contracts

We have seen $16,222,217,415 of award payments to $UNH over the last year.

Here are some of the awards which we have have seen pay out the most over the last year:

• EXPRESS REPORT: R3 FY25 3RD QTR APRIL: $830,362,703
• EXPRESS REPORT: R3 FY25 3RD QTR MAY: $819,320,444
• EXPRESS REPORT: R3 FY25 2ND QTR MARCH: $791,841,212
• EXPRESS REPORT: R3 FY25 1ST QTR OCTOBER: $771,731,035
• EXPRESS REPORT: R3 FY25 1ST QTR NOVEMBER: $749,361,473

To track government contracts to publicy traded companies, check out Quiver Quantitative's government contracts dashboard.

$UNH Congressional Stock Trading

Members of Congress have traded $UNH stock 27 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 12 have been purchases and 15 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $UNH stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:

• REPRESENTATIVE LISA C. MCCLAIN has traded it 6 times. They made 3 purchases worth up to $45,000 on 10/30, 08/13, 06/17 and 3 sales worth up to $45,000 on 10/31, 10/30, 06/24.
• REPRESENTATIVE GILBERT RAY CISNEROS, JR. has traded it 3 times. They made 2 purchases worth up to $30,000 on 10/09, 09/05 and 1 sale worth up to $50,000 on 08/05.
• SENATOR MARKWAYNE MULLIN has traded it 2 times. They made 1 purchase worth up to $50,000 on 09/24 and 1 sale worth up to $50,000 on 08/01.
• REPRESENTATIVE VAL T. HOYLE sold up to $15,000 on 09/23.
• REPRESENTATIVE RICHARD MCCORMICK sold up to $15,000 on 09/18.
• SENATOR SHELDON WHITEHOUSE has traded it 2 times. They made 0 purchases and 2 sales worth up to $100,000 on 09/04, 08/28.
• REPRESENTATIVE MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE has traded it 2 times. They made 2 purchases worth up to $30,000 on 08/28, 08/04 and 0 sales.
• REPRESENTATIVE TIM MOORE has traded it 5 times. They made 4 purchases worth up to $130,000 on 08/08, 08/01, 07/21, 07/16 and 1 sale worth up to $100,000 on 08/15.
• REPRESENTATIVE JULIE JOHNSON has traded it 2 times. They made 0 purchases and 2 sales worth up to $30,000 on 08/14, 07/24.
• SENATOR ANGUS S. KING JR. sold up to $15,000 on 07/15.
• SENATOR SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO sold up to $15,000 on 06/23.
• SENATOR JOHN BOOZMAN sold up to $15,000 on 06/11.

To track congressional stock trading, check out Quiver Quantitative's congressional trading dashboard.

$UNH Analyst Ratings

Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $UNH in the last several months. We have seen 14 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 1 firms issue sell ratings.

Here are some recent analyst ratings:

• Bernstein issued a "Outperform" rating on 10/30/2025
• RBC Capital issued a "Outperform" rating on 10/29/2025
• Piper Sandler issued a "Overweight" rating on 10/29/2025
• UBS issued a "Buy" rating on 10/29/2025
• Jefferies issued a "Buy" rating on 10/17/2025
• Goldman Sachs issued a "Buy" rating on 10/14/2025
• Keybanc issued a "Overweight" rating on 10/08/2025

To track analyst ratings and price targets for $UNH, check out Quiver Quantitative's $UNH forecast page.

$UNH Price Targets

Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $UNH recently. We have seen 18 analysts offer price targets for $UNH in the last 6 months, with a median target of $403.0.

Here are some recent targets:

• Ryan Langston from TD Cowen set a target price of $338.0 on 10/30/2025
• Lance Wilkes from Bernstein set a target price of $440.0 on 10/30/2025
• Kevin Caliendo from UBS set a target price of $430.0 on 10/29/2025
• Jessica Tassan from Piper Sandler set a target price of $417.0 on 10/29/2025
• Ben Hendrix from RBC Capital set a target price of $408.0 on 10/29/2025
• David Windley from Jefferies set a target price of $409.0 on 10/17/2025
• Scott Fidel from Goldman Sachs set a target price of $406.0 on 10/14/2025

You can track data on $UNH on Quiver Quantitative.

This article is not financial advice. See Quiver Quantitative's disclaimers for more information. Note that there may be inaccuracies due to mistakes in ticker-mapping, and other anomalies.