UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) will release earnings for its second quarter before the opening bell on Thursday, July 16.

Analysts expect the company to report quarterly earnings of $4.85 per share, up from $4.08 per share in the year-ago period. The consensus estimate for UnitedHealth’s quarterly revenue is $110.82 billion. It reported $111.62 billion last year, according to Benzinga Pro.

Ahead of quarterly earnings, Keybanc analyst Matthew Gillmor maintained UnitedHealth with an Overweight rating on Tuesday and raised the price target from $400 to $475, while Truist Securities analyst David Macdonald maintained the stock with a Buy and raised the price target from $440 to $480.

With the recent buzz around UnitedHealth, some investors may be eyeing potential gains from the company’s dividends too. As of now, UNH has an annual dividend yield of 2.18%, which is a quarterly dividend amount of $2.32 per share ($9.28 a year).

To figure out how to earn $500 monthly from UnitedHealth, we start with the yearly target of $6,000 ($500 x 12 months).

Next, we take this amount and divide it by UNH’s $9.28 dividend: $6,000 / $9.28 = 647 shares.

So, an investor would need to own approximately $275,098 worth of UnitedHealth, or 647 shares to generate a monthly dividend income of $500.

Assuming a more conservative goal of $100 monthly ($1,200 annually), we do the same calculation: $1,200 / $9.28 = 129 shares, or $54,850 to generate a monthly dividend income of $100.

Note that dividend yield can change on a rolling basis, as the dividend payment and the stock price both fluctuate over time.

The dividend yield is calculated by dividing the annual dividend payment by the current stock price. As the stock price changes, the dividend yield will also change.

For example, if a stock pays an annual dividend of $2 and its current price is $50, its dividend yield would be 4%. However, if the stock price increases to $60, the dividend yield would decrease to 3.33% ($2/$60).

Conversely, if the stock price decreases to $40, the dividend yield would increase to 5% ($2/$40).

Further, the dividend payment itself can also change over time, which can also impact the dividend yield. If a company increases its dividend payment, the dividend yield will increase even if the stock price remains the same. Similarly, if a company decreases its dividend payment, the dividend yield will decrease.

UNH Price Action: Shares of UnitedHealth fell by 0.9% to close at $425.19 on Tuesday.

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