NYSE:ANTM - Anthem Stock Price, Forecast & News

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

Anthem announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, October 23rd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 5th will be given 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 is Wednesday, December 4th. View Anthem's Dividend History.

Anthem Inc (NYSE:ANTM) posted its earnings results on Wednesday, October, 23rd. The company reported $4.87 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.82 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $26.44 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $25.88 billion. Anthem had a net margin of 4.29% and a return on equity of 15.59%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 15.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $3.81 earnings per share. 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 guidance of $19.40 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $19.35. The company issued revenue guidance of $103-103 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $101.87 billion.

16 analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for Anthem's shares. Their forecasts range from $262.00 to $391.00. On average, they expect Anthem's stock price to reach $334.50 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 9.5% 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.

Headlines about ANTM stock have trended very negative this week, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research firm scores the sentiment of press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Anthem earned a coverage optimism score of -3.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media coverage about the company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next few days. View News Stories for Anthem.

Anthem saw a increase in short interest in 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 daily volume of 1,440,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 3.1 days. Approximately 1.7% of the company's stock are short sold. 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), Alibaba Group (BABA), Visa (V), Boeing (BA), AT&T (T), Netflix (NFLX), Bank of America (BAC) and CVS Health (CVS).

Anthem's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Artemis Investment Management LLP (0.15%), Gateway Investment Advisers LLC (0.06%), Nisa Investment Advisors LLC (0.05%), Rhenman & Partners Asset Management AB (0.02%), DNB Asset Management AS (0.02%) and State of Alaska Department of Revenue (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 purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Artemis Investment Management LLP, Rhenman & Partners Asset Management AB, Cerebellum GP LLC, Advisors Capital Management LLC, Diversified Trust Co, Buckley Wealth Management LLC, Archford Capital Strategies LLC and Manning & Napier Group LLC. 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 $305.39.

Anthem has a market capitalization of $77.43 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]