10 Best Long-Term Dividend Stocks to Buy According to Billionaires

2. UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH)

Number of Billionaire Holders: 23

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) is an American health insurance company. The company provides a broad range of related products and services to its customers. UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) and other major health insurers received a boost on April 8 after the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that Medicare Advantage plans would see a larger-than-expected payment increase in 2026.

In its Q1 2025 earnings report, UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) posted $109.5 billion in revenue, representing a 9.8% year-over-year increase. The company expanded its customer base by 780,000 people and confirmed that its Optum Health division aims to provide value-based care to an additional 650,000 patients in 2025. Company leadership highlighted ongoing efforts to manage current challenges while remaining focused on achieving its long-term earnings growth target of 13% to 16%.

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) also reported strong cash generation for the quarter, with $5.5 billion in operating cash flow. It returned roughly $5 billion to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases and has consistently paid dividends since 2010. The company offers a quarterly dividend of $2.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.01%, as of April 27.

Insider Monkey’s Q4 2024 database indicated that 23 billionaires held stakes in UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH), worth collectively over $8.1 billion. Rajiv Jain’s GQG Partners was one of the company’s leading stakeholders in Q4.