Option Care Health, Inc. $OPCH Shares Purchased by Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH

Key Points

• Fort Washington Investment Advisors increased its Option Care Health stake by 5.1% in the third quarter, purchasing 68,572 additional shares and bringing its holdings to 1.42 million shares worth approximately $32.0 million.
• Option Care Health reported quarterly earnings of $0.45 per share, topping estimates of $0.43, while revenue rose 1.9% year over year to $1.44 billion. The company issued fiscal 2026 EPS guidance of $1.85–$1.92.
• Analyst sentiment remains cautious: the stock carries an average “Hold” rating and a $29.48 price target, despite shares opening at $31.22 and institutional investors owning 98.05% of the company.

Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH lifted its stake in Option Care Health, Inc. (NASDAQ:OPCH - Free Report) by 5.1% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,421,567 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 68,572 shares during the period. Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH owned about 0.95% of Option Care Health worth $31,971,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC purchased a new position in Option Care Health in the 2nd quarter worth about $48,000. Nykredit A S bought a new stake in Option Care Health during the 2nd quarter valued at about $56,000. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio purchased a new stake in Option Care Health in the 2nd quarter valued at about $66,000. KBC Group NV boosted its position in Option Care Health by 22.1% in the 1st quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 5,453 shares of the company's stock valued at $147,000 after buying an additional 988 shares during the period. Finally, Summitry LLC purchased a new stake in Option Care Health in the 1st quarter valued at about $200,000. 98.05% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Option Care Health Price Performance

OPCH opened at $31.22 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $4.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.70, a PEG ratio of 1.89 and a beta of 0.58. The company has a current ratio of 1.47, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.91. Option Care Health, Inc. has a 12-month low of $18.01 and a 12-month high of $36.80. The business's fifty day simple moving average is $24.85 and its 200-day simple moving average is $23.69.

Option Care Health (NASDAQ:OPCH - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 29th. The company reported $0.45 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.43 by $0.02. Option Care Health had a return on equity of 18.74% and a net margin of 3.68%. The firm had revenue of $1.44 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.42 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.41 earnings per share. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 1.9% on a year-over-year basis. Option Care Health has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.850-1.920 EPS. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Option Care Health, Inc. will post 1.70 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have commented on OPCH. Truist Financial set a $32.05 target price on shares of Option Care Health in a research note on Wednesday, October 7th. Barrington Research downgraded shares of Option Care Health from an "outperform" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 7th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Option Care Health from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Saturday, August 1st. Stephens reiterated an "equal weight" rating and issued a $24.00 price target (down from $30.00) on shares of Option Care Health in a report on Friday, July 17th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a "hold" rating and issued a $24.00 price target (down from $26.00) on shares of Option Care Health in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and fourteen have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $29.48.

Option Care Health Profile

Option Care Health, Inc NASDAQ: OPCH is a provider of home and alternate-site infusion services in the United States. The company works with patients, physicians, hospitals, health plans and pharmaceutical manufacturers to deliver and manage infusion therapy outside traditional hospital settings, including in patients' homes, ambulatory infusion suites and other community-based locations.

Its services include the provision and administration of specialty medications and other infusion therapies for conditions such as infections, immune disorders, chronic diseases and nutritional deficiencies.

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