UnitedHealth investor lawsuit advances on allegations of manufactured earnings

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A federal judge has declined UnitedHealth Group's motion to dismiss an investor lawsuit alleging the company manufactured earnings to conceal declining profits. The lawsuit will proceed to the next stage of litigation.

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The ruling allows investor claims of financial misrepresentation to proceed, exposing UnitedHealth to potential damages and reputational harm.

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The chart totals every SEC-reported transaction by month and share count, separating informative purchases and sales from non-informative awards, vesting, exercises, tax withholding and transfers. Records without a reported price remain included. Only informative purchases and sales affect the conservative sentiment signal.

Recent SEC-reported share and derivative transactions in UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC.

Insider activity sentiment

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0 discretionary purchases · 2 discretionary sales

Confidence: Low

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Insiders	Activity	Description	Shares	Avg. price / share	Est. value	Trade date
DirectorMCNABB FREDERICK WILLIAM III	Non-informative buy	Common StockCompany grant or award (A)	57	—	—	Sep 22, 2026
Chief Accounting OfficerStankiewicz Dennis Andrew	Non-informative buy	Common StockCompany grant or award (A)	51.08	—	—	Sep 22, 2026
DirectorBaker Charles D.	Non-informative buy	Common StockCompany grant or award (A)	15	—	—	Sep 22, 2026
DirectorFLYNN TIMOTHY PATRICK	Non-informative buy	Common StockCompany grant or award (A)	68	—	—	Sep 22, 2026
DirectorNoseworthy John H	Non-informative buy	Common StockCompany grant or award (A)	46	—	—	Sep 22, 2026

As filed with the SEC. Estimated value is shown only for purchases or sales with a positive reported transaction price; awards, gifts and similar activity are not assigned an assumed market value. Amendments may change the record. This is not investment advice.

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Open short positions reported twice monthly; this is not daily short-sale volume.

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Owner	Activity	Change	Shares held	Value (thousands)	Reported
Vanguard Group Inc	Buy	995,210 (1.098%)	91,600,260	$34,344,601	12/31/2025
Blackrock, Inc.	Buy	3,395,530 (4.622%)	76,863,061	$28,819,036	6/30/2026
Vanguard Capital Management Llc	Buy	440,748 (0.749%)	59,311,525	$22,238,263	6/30/2026
State Street Corp	Buy	301,081 (0.664%)	45,633,267	$17,109,737	6/30/2026
Capital World Investors	Buy	2,104,517 (7.575%)	29,887,932	$11,206,181	6/30/2026
Fmr Llc	Buy	15,973,949 (132.905%)	27,992,995	$10,495,694	6/30/2026
Vanguard Portfolio Management Llc	Buy	446,730 (1.859%)	24,483,234	$9,179,744	6/30/2026
Price T Rowe Associates Inc /Md/	Buy	2,279,867 (10.922%)	23,153,813	$8,681,291	6/30/2026
Geode Capital Management, Llc	Sell	-1,016,758 (-4.466%)	21,751,937	$8,155,671	6/30/2026
Jpmorgan Chase & Co	Buy	1,143,506 (5.986%)	20,246,047	$7,591,053	6/30/2026
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc	Sell	-987,167 (-4.742%)	19,830,588	$7,435,281	6/30/2026
Morgan Stanley	Sell	-168,113 (-1.123%)	14,795,456	$5,547,408	6/30/2026

Settlement date	Short interest	Avg. daily volume	Change vs. previous report	Days to cover
Sep 15, 2026	13,216,124	5,352,799	-13.55%	2.47
Aug 31, 2026	15,287,263	4,212,109	-1.13%	3.63
Aug 14, 2026	15,461,857	4,022,806	+2.50%	3.84
Jul 31, 2026	15,085,300	5,989,712	-12.99%	2.52
Jul 15, 2026	17,338,297	5,008,517	-5.82%	3.46
Jun 30, 2026	18,410,503	6,945,798	+7.20%	2.65
Jun 15, 2026	17,174,473	7,447,458	-10.93%	2.31
May 29, 2026	19,282,449	6,353,083	+10.38%	3.04

Fiscal quarter	Reported	EPS	Consensus	Surprise
Jun 2026	Jul 16, 2026	6.38	4.94	+29.15%
Mar 2026	Apr 21, 2026	7.23	6.46	+11.92%
Dec 2025	Jan 27, 2026	2.11	2.09	+0.96%
Sep 2025	Oct 28, 2025	2.92	2.75	+6.18%

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