Patrick Conway sells 800 UnitedHealth shares after earnings rally
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Updated · Barron's · Apr 30
Patrick Conway sells 800 UnitedHealth shares after earnings rally
7 articles · Updated · Barron's · Apr 30
The Optum Health chief sold the stock for $355 a share on 23 April, two days after UnitedHealth's first-quarter results, leaving him with about 17,805 shares worth $6.6 million.
It was Conway's first sale of 2026 and his first in nearly a year, after UnitedHealth posted stronger-than-expected earnings and revenue and raised full-year guidance.
UnitedHealth shares rose 7% after the report and kept climbing, even as Optum revenue fell 3% because of fewer value-based care members.
After a major stock rally, why did Optum's CEO sell shares while other UnitedHealth insiders were buying?
As its CEO profits from a stock surge, how does Optum defend its drug pricing against critics like Mark Cuban?