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Elevance Health (ELV) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$289.11 +8.68 (+3.10%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
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$289.88 +0.77 (+0.27%)
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About Elevance Health Stock (NYSE:ELV)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$283.00
$294.32
50-Day Range
$276.32
$412.49
52-Week Range
$274.40
$567.26
Volume
4.79 million shs
Average Volume
1.90 million shs
Market Capitalization
$65.10 billion
P/E Ratio
12.30
Dividend Yield
2.37%
Price Target
$418.19
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Elevance Health Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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98th Percentile Overall Score

ELV MarketRank™: 

Elevance Health scored higher than 98% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 30th out of 939 stocks in the medical sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Elevance Health has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on 12 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Elevance Health has been the subject of 12 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 Growth

    Earnings for Elevance Health are expected to grow by 14.99% in the coming year, from $33.96 to $39.05 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Elevance Health is 12.29, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.73.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Elevance Health is 12.29, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Medical sector average P/E ratio of about 27.94.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Elevance Health has a PEG Ratio of 1.09. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Elevance Health has a P/B Ratio of 1.48. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.13% of the float of Elevance Health has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Elevance Health has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Elevance Health has recently increased by 1.60%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • Dividend Yield

    Elevance Health pays a meaningful dividend of 2.43%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Elevance Health has been increasing its dividend for 14 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Elevance Health is 29.11%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Elevance Health will have a dividend payout ratio of 17.52% next year. This indicates that Elevance Health will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Elevance Health's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.13% of the float of Elevance Health has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Elevance Health has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Elevance Health has recently increased by 1.60%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • News Sentiment

    Elevance Health has a news sentiment score of 0.54. 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 1.06 average news sentiment score of Medical companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 48 news articles for Elevance Health this week, compared to 31 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    37 people have searched for ELV on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 311% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    16 people have added Elevance Health to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 167% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Elevance Health insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $2,438,990.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.29% of the stock of Elevance Health is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    89.24% 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.
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ELV Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Elevance Health's stock was trading at $368.90 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, ELV shares have decreased by 21.7% and is now trading at $288.8020.

Elevance Health, Inc. (NYSE:ELV) issued its earnings results on Thursday, July, 17th. The company reported $8.84 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $9.30 by $0.46. Elevance Health's revenue for the quarter was up 14.3% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript
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Elevance Health subsidiaries include Beacon Health Options, Aspire Healthcare Corp, America’s 1st Choice, HealthSun Health Plans, Simply Healthcare Holdings, Amerigroup, 1-800 Contacts, and more.

Top institutional investors of Elevance Health include Focused Investors LLC (0.23%), Ninety One UK Ltd (0.17%), Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.17%) and Swedbank AB (0.16%). Insiders that own company stock include Gail Boudreaux, Gloria M Mccarthy, Felicia F Norwood, Charles Morgan Kendrick Jr, Robert L Dixon Jr, Ramiro G Peru and Ronald W Penczek.
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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.

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

Record date for 6/25 Dividend
6/10/2025
Ex-Dividend for 6/25 Dividend
6/10/2025
Dividend Payable
6/25/2025
Last Earnings
7/17/2025
Today
7/25/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Medical
Industry
Medical Services
Sub-Industry
Managed Health Care
Current Symbol
NYSE:ELV
CIK
1156039
Employees
104,200
Year Founded
2004

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$529.00
Low Price Target
$310.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+54.4%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.67
Research Coverage
18 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$23.50
Trailing P/E Ratio
11.93
Forward P/E Ratio
8.25
P/E Growth
1.09
Net Income
$5.98 billion
Net Margins
2.83%
Pretax Margin
3.74%
Return on Equity
17.59%
Return on Assets
6.36%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.64
Current Ratio
1.44
Quick Ratio
1.44

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$189.25 billion
Price / Sales
0.33
Cash Flow
$37.02 per share
Price / Cash Flow
7.57
Book Value
$194.74 per share
Price / Book
1.44

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
225,178,000
Free Float
224,525,000
Market Cap
$63.11 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.60

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This page (NYSE:ELV) was last updated on 7/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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