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Deep-pocketed investors have adopted a bullish approach towards UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH), and it's something market players shouldn't ignore. Our tracking of public options records at Benzinga unveiled this significant move today. The identity of these investors remains unknown, but such a substantial move in UNH usually suggests something big is about to happen.
We gleaned this information from our observations today when Benzinga's options scanner highlighted 33 extraordinary options activities for UnitedHealth Group. This level of activity is out of the ordinary.
The general mood among these heavyweight investors is divided, with 45% leaning bullish and 30% bearish. Among these notable options, 9 are puts, totaling $358,861, and 24 are calls, amounting to $1,247,156.
Analyzing the Volume and Open Interest in these contracts, it seems that the big players have been eyeing a price window from $470.0 to $680.0 for UnitedHealth Group during the past quarter.
Looking at the volume and open interest is an insightful way to conduct due diligence on a stock.
This data can help you track the liquidity and interest for UnitedHealth Group's options for a given strike price.
Below, we can observe the evolution of the volume and open interest of calls and puts, respectively, for all of UnitedHealth Group's whale activity within a strike price range from $470.0 to $680.0 in the last 30 days.
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Ask | Bid | Price | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNH | CALL | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 06/20/25 | $148.9 | $144.1 | $146.5 | $470.00 | $205.1K | 433 | 15 |
| UNH | CALL | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 09/20/24 | $6.15 | $5.85 | $6.0 | $610.00 | $90.6K | 812 | 563 |
| UNH | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 06/20/25 | $79.95 | $78.9 | $79.95 | $560.00 | $79.8K | 555 | 10 |
| UNH | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 12/19/25 | $55.25 | $53.6 | $55.25 | $640.00 | $77.1K | 42 | 6 |
| UNH | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 06/20/25 | $149.85 | $144.25 | $146.49 | $470.00 | $73.2K | 433 | 20 |
UnitedHealth Group is one of the largest private health insurers, providing medical benefits to about 50 million members globally, including 1 million outside the us as June 2024. As a leader in employer-sponsored, self-directed, and government-backed insurance plans, UnitedHealth has obtained massive scale in managed care. Along with its insurance assets, UnitedHealth's continued investments in its Optum franchises have created a healthcare services colossus that spans everything from medical and pharmaceutical benefits to providing outpatient care and analytics to both affiliated and third-party customers.
Following our analysis of the options activities associated with UnitedHealth Group, we pivot to a closer look at the company's own performance.
In the last month, 1 experts released ratings on this stock with an average target price of $591.0.
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