UnitedHealth Group Inc (NYSE:UNH) announced that its Board of Directors authorized payment of a cash dividend of $0.375 per share, to be paid on June 25, 2014, to all shareholders of record of UnitedHealth Group common stock as of the close of business on June 16, 2014. This represents a 34 percent increase over the quarterly dividend of $0.28 per share the Company has paid beginning with the second quarter of 2013. Future dividend payments are subject to Board approval and may be adjusted as business needs or market conditions change. UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE:UNH) net profit margin is 4.50% and weekly performance is 0.97%. On last trading day company shares ended up $79.88. Analysts mean target price for the company is $85.18. UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE:UNH) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is 1.91%.
KKR & Co. L.P. (NYSE:KKR), CVC Capital Partners are said to mull $6.8 billion bid for Holcim-Lafarge assets, according to Bloomberg headlines. KKR & Co. L.P. (NYSE:KKR) shares advanced 1.97% in last trading session and ended the day on $23.35. Its return on assets is 1.50%. KKR & Co. L.P. (NYSE:KKR) quarterly performance is -1.35%.
Cablevision Systems Corporation (NYSE:CVC) CFO Gregg G. Seibert unloaded 83,394 shares of Cablevision Systems stock in a transaction Corporation dated Friday, May 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $17.44, for a total transaction of $1,454,391.36. Cablevision Systems Corporation (NYSE:CVC) shares moved down -1.25% in last trading session and was closed at $17.41, while trading in range of $17.17 – $17.63. Cablevision Systems Corporation (NYSE:CVC) year to date (YTD) performance is -1.19%.
Stifel Financial Corp (NYSE:SF) said it would buy Legg Mason Investment Counsel & Trust Co (LMIC) from asset manager Legg Mason Inc for an undisclosed price. Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE:SF) ended the last trading day at $44.88. Company weekly volatility is calculated as 1.92% and price to cash ratio as 5.59. Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE:SF) showed a negative weekly performance of -3.13%.
Legg Mason Inc (NYSE:LM) shares surged 7% in premarket trade Wednesday after Stifel FinancialSF -0.51% said it’s buying Legg Mason Investment Counsel and Trust Co. (LMIC) for an undisclosed sum. LMIC provides investment advisory and trust services to individuals, families and institutional investors and has more than $9 billion in assets under management. The deal is expected to close in the fall of 2014. Legg Mason Inc (NYSE:LM) net profit margin is 10.40% and weekly performance is 0.39%. On last trading day company shares ended up $49.19. Analysts mean target price for the company is $46.68. Legg Mason Inc (NYSE:LM) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is 4.27%.