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On 6/3/11, UnitedHealth Group Inc (NYSE:UNH) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.1625, payable on 6/21/11. As a percentage of UNH's recent stock price of $48.84, this dividend works out to approximately 0.33%.
Below is a dividend history chart for UNH, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent $0.1625 declared by UnitedHealth Group Inc:
UNH Dividend History
Date
Div*
03/03/11
0.125
12/03/10
0.125
09/10/10
0.125
06/03/10
0.125
04/01/10
0.030
03/31/09
0.030
03/29/07
0.030
03/30/06
0.030
03/30/05
0.015
03/30/04
0.015
03/28/03
0.007
03/27/02
0.007
03/29/01
0.007
03/30/00
0.004
03/30/99
0.001
03/30/98
0.004
04/01/97
0.004
04/01/96
0.001
* Data may be adjusted for splits; we are not responsible for data errors; always verify data with the company.
In general, dividends are not always predictable; but looking at the history above can help in judging whether the most recent dividend from UNH is likely to continue, and whether the current estimated yield of 1.33% on annualized basis is a reasonable expectation of annual yield going forward.
UNH operates in the Hospital & Medical Practitioners sector, among companies like WellPoint Inc (NYSE:WLP) which is down about 0.2% today, and HCA Holdings Inc (NYSE:HCA) trading higher by about 0.2%. Below is a three month price history chart comparing the stock performance of UNH, versus WLP and HCA.
In Wednesday trading, UnitedHealth Group Inc shares are currently off about 0.2% on the day.
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