NYSE:ELV Elevance Health (ELV) Stock Price, News & Analysis $422.30 +9.60 (+2.33%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$420.46 -1.84 (-0.44%) As of 08:00 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesNews and TrendsOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort Interest About Elevance Health Stock (NYSE:ELV) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get Elevance Health alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$413.70▼$423.9850-Day Range$377.59▼$424.7852-Week Range$274.84▼$436.24Volume869,466 shsAverage Volume1.20 million shsMarket Capitalization$91.58 billionP/E Ratio18.77Dividend Yield1.63%Price Target$441.71Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company Overview Elevance Health, Inc. (NYSE: ELV) is a health benefits and services company that provides health insurance, managed care and related healthcare solutions in the United States. Its offerings serve individuals, employers, government-sponsored programs and other organizations across commercial, Medicare and Medicaid markets. The company operates a portfolio of health plans, including Blue Cross Blue Shield-affiliated plans in several states, as well as government-focused plans marketed under brands such as Wellpoint. Through its Carelon businesses, Elevance Health also provides pharmacy services, behavioral health support, care delivery, healthcare analytics and other solutions intended to help coordinate and manage patient care. Elevance Health was formerly known as Anthem, Inc. and adopted its current name in 2022 to reflect the company’s broader healthcare strategy beyond traditional health insurance. The company is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Gail K. Boudreaux and primarily serves customers and members throughout the United States.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More Elevance Health Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks90th Percentile Overall ScoreELV MarketRank™: Elevance Health scored higher than 90% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 29th out of 881 stocks in the healthcare sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion2.7 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingElevance Health has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.65, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 15 buy ratings, 8 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Upside/DownsideThe consensus price target for Elevance Health is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.Amount of Analyst CoverageElevance Health has been the subject of 10 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.Read more about Elevance Health's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation2.5 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth8.19% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Elevance Health are expected to grow by 8.19% in the coming year, from $27.22 to $29.45 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Elevance Health is 18.77, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.64.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Elevance Health is 18.77, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Healthcare sector average P/E ratio of about 275.34.Price to Earnings Growth RatioElevance Health has a PEG Ratio of 2.14. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioElevance Health has a P/B Ratio of 2.13. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Elevance Health's valuation and earnings. Short Interest5.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted2.25% of the float of Elevance Health has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverElevance Health has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.92, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Elevance Health has recently decreased by 9.02%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Dividend4.2 / 5Dividend StrengthStrong Dividend YieldElevance Health pays a meaningful dividend of 1.67%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthElevance Health has been increasing its dividend for 14 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Elevance Health is 30.58%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Elevance Health will have a dividend payout ratio of 23.36% next year. This indicates that Elevance Health will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about Elevance Health's dividend. News and Social Media2.8 / 5News Sentiment0.55 News SentimentElevance Health has a news sentiment score of 0.55. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.69 average news sentiment score of Healthcare companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for Elevance Health this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.Search Interest11 people have searched for ELV on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 10% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat FollowsOnly 8 people have added Elevance Health to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership0.7 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Elevance Health insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders0.34% of the stock of Elevance Health is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions89.24% of the stock of Elevance Health is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Elevance Health's insider trading history. Receive ELV Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Elevance Health and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Submit View SMS TermsSMS is currently available in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. 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ELV Stock News HeadlinesGuggenheim Issues Positive Forecast for Elevance Health (NYSE:ELV) Stock PriceOctober 12 at 9:31 AM | americanbankingnews.comHas Elevance Health (ELV) Earned Its Discount After Medicare Updates?October 10 at 1:29 PM | finance.yahoo.comMy biggest prediction yet?!James Altucher called Facebook's rise past 100 billion dollars in 2007 and Apple's run to a trillion years later, both times facing skepticism. Now he's tracking a new Elon Musk production facility that could begin operations as soon as October 21, tied to what he calls a potential 2 quadrillion dollar opportunity by 2040, based on Dallas Fed data. Altucher has put the full story and drone footage into one presentation.October 12 at 1:00 AM | Paradigm Press (Ad)Is Elevance Health (ELV) Undervalued After Its Recent Share Price Rally?October 10 at 1:29 PM | finance.yahoo.comRBC Capital Keeps Their Hold Rating on Elevance Health (ELV)October 10 at 8:29 AM | theglobeandmail.comElevance Health, Inc. (NYSE:ELV) Receives Average Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from BrokeragesOctober 6, 2026 | americanbankingnews.comElevance Health consensus price target increased by 21.82% to MX$8,567.84October 5, 2026 | msn.comElevance Health to Hold Conference Call and Webcast to Discuss Third Quarter 2026 Results on October 21, 2026October 5, 2026 | marketscreener.comMSee More Headlines ELV Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have ELV shares performed this year? Elevance Health's stock was trading at $350.59 at the start of the year. Since then, ELV stock has increased by 20.5% and is now trading at $422.3030. How were Elevance Health's earnings last quarter? Elevance Health, Inc. (NYSE:ELV) announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July, 15th. The company reported $7.45 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $6.21 by $1.24. The firm's revenue was up .8% on a year-over-year basis. Read the conference call transcript. Does Elevance Health have any subsidiaries? The following companies are subsidiaries of Elevance Health: Beacon Health Options, Aspire Healthcare Corp, America’s 1st Choice, HealthSun Health Plans, Simply Healthcare Holdings, Amerigroup, 1-800 Contacts, and others. Who are Elevance Health's major shareholders? Elevance Health's top institutional investors include Rockland Trust Co. (0.03%), Professional Advisory Services Inc. (0.03%), Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V. (0.03%) and Allen Mooney & Barnes Investment Advisors LLC (0.02%). Insiders that own company stock include Gail Boudreaux, Felicia F Norwood, Robert L Dixon Jr, Charles Morgan Kendrick Jr, Ramiro G Peru, Susan D Devore and Ronald W Penczek. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Elevance Health? Shares of ELV stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of Elevance Health own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Elevance Health investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Chevron (CVX), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY), Netflix (NFLX) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM). Company Calendar Last Earnings7/15/2026Record date for 9/25 Dividend9/10/2026Ex-Dividend for 9/25 Dividend9/10/2026Dividend Payable9/25/2026Today10/12/2026Next Earnings (Estimated)10/21/2026Fiscal Year End12/31/2026Get Stock Alerts Health Indicator TradeSmith's Health IndicatorA long-term volatility-based measure designed for securities held 12 months or longer.Green: Strong and healthy uptrend with normal pullbacks.Yellow: Significant pullback but still within expected volatility.Red: Dropped beyond expected volatility; considered unhealthy. Green Zone (5m+) 1-Year History Oct 25 Jan 26 Apr 26 Jul 26 Oct 26 ELV's financial health is in the Green zone, according to TradeSmith. ELV has been in this zone for over 5 months. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorHealthcare Industry Healthcare Providers & Services Sub-IndustryManaged Healthcare Current SymbolNYSE:ELV CIK1156039 Webwww.elevancehealth.com Phone(800) 331-1476Fax317-488-6275Employees97,100Year Founded1944Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for Elevance Health$441.71 High Price Target$498.00 Low Price Target$360.00 Potential Upside/Downside+4.6%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.65 Research Coverage23 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$22.50 Trailing P/E Ratio18.77 Forward P/E Ratio15.51 P/E Growth2.14Net Income$5.66 billion Net Margins2.47% Pretax Margin2.91% Return on Equity14.64% Return on Assets5.22% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.68 Current Ratio1.52 Quick Ratio1.52 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$199.13 billion Price / Sales0.46 Cash Flow$38.46 per share Price / Cash Flow10.98 Book Value$198.10 per share Price / Book2.13Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares216,870,000Free Float216,132,000Market Cap$91.58 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.70 Social Links 7 Stocks That Will Be Magnificent in 2026Discover the next wave of investment opportunities with our report, 7 Stocks That Will Be Magnificent in 2026. 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