NYSE:ANTM - Anthem Stock Price, Forecast & News

Anthem trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "ANTM."

Anthem declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, October 23rd. Investors of record on Thursday, December 5th will be paid a dividend of $0.80 per share on Friday, December 20th. This represents a $3.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.05%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, December 4th. View Anthem's Dividend History.

Anthem Inc (NYSE:ANTM) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October, 23rd. The company reported $4.87 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $4.82 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $26.44 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $25.88 billion. Anthem had a return on equity of 15.59% and a net margin of 4.29%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 15.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $3.81 EPS. View Anthem's Earnings History.

Anthem is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, January 29th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Anthem.

Anthem will be holding an earnings conference call on Wednesday, January 29th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

Anthem issued an update on its FY 2019 earnings guidance on Wednesday, October, 23rd. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $19.40 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $19.35. The company issued revenue guidance of $103-103 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $101.87 billion.

16 Wall Street analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for Anthem's shares. Their forecasts range from $262.00 to $391.00. On average, they anticipate Anthem's share price to reach $334.50 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 9.6% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Anthem.

16 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Anthem in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 13 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Anthem.

News headlines about ANTM stock have trended somewhat positive this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Anthem earned a media sentiment score of 2.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave press coverage about the company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near term. View News Stories for Anthem.

Anthem saw a increase in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 4,400,000 shares, an increase of 13.1% from the December 15th total of 3,890,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 1,440,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 3.1 days. Approximately 1.7% of the shares of the company are sold short. View Anthem's Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to Anthem include UnitedHealth Group (UNH), Cigna (CI), Humana (HUM), Centene (CNC), WellCare Health Plans (WCG), Molina Healthcare (MOH), Magellan Health (MGLN) and Triple-S Management (GTS).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Anthem investors own include UnitedHealth Group (UNH), NVIDIA (NVDA), Walt Disney (DIS), Boeing (BA), Visa (V), Alibaba Group (BABA), Netflix (NFLX), Bank of America (BAC), AT&T (T) and CVS Health (CVS).

Anthem's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Artemis Investment Management LLP (0.15%), Gateway Investment Advisers LLC (0.06%), Nisa Investment Advisors LLC (0.05%), DNB Asset Management AS (0.02%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.02%) and Advisors Capital Management LLC (0.02%). Company insiders that own Anthem stock include Brian T Griffin, Craig E Samitt, Gloria M Mccarthy, John E Gallina, Joseph Swedish, Julie A Hill, Peter D Haytaian, Ramiro G Peru, Robert L Dixon Jr, Ronald W Penczek and Thomas C Zielinski. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Anthem.

ANTM stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including First Hawaiian Bank, Assenagon Asset Management S.A., DNB Asset Management AS, Meag Munich Ergo Kapitalanlagegesellschaft MBH, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC, TIAA FSB and FormulaFolio Investments LLC. Company insiders that have sold Anthem company stock in the last year include Gloria M Mccarthy, Julie A Hill, Peter D Haytaian, Ramiro G Peru, Robert L Dixon Jr, Ronald W Penczek and Thomas C Zielinski. View Insider Buying and Selling for Anthem.

ANTM stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Artemis Investment Management LLP, Cerebellum GP LLC, Advisors Capital Management LLC, Diversified Trust Co, Buckley Wealth Management LLC, Archford Capital Strategies LLC, Manning & Napier Group LLC and Burke & Herbert Bank & Trust Co.. View Insider Buying and Selling for Anthem.

Shares of ANTM can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of ANTM stock can currently be purchased for approximately $305.33.

Anthem has a market capitalization of $77.42 billion and generates $92.11 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $3.75 billion in net income (profit) each year or $15.89 on an earnings per share basis. Anthem employs 63,900 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Anthem.

The official website for Anthem is http://www.antheminc.com/.

Anthem's mailing address is 220 VIRGINIA AVENUE, INDIANAPOLIS IN, 46204. The company can be reached via phone at 800-331-1476 or via email at [email protected]