NYSE:ARDT Ardent Health (ARDT) Stock Price, News & Analysis $10.44 -0.26 (-2.39%) Closing price 09/18/2026 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$10.46 +0.02 (+0.20%) As of 09/18/2026 07:30 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesNews and TrendsOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort Interest About Ardent Health Stock (NYSE:ARDT) 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 Ardent Health alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$10.41▼$10.7150-Day Range$9.76▼$11.6052-Week Range$7.71▼$15.48Volume501,991 shsAverage Volume391,096 shsMarket Capitalization$1.47 billionP/E Ratio18.99Dividend YieldN/APrice Target$12.95Consensus RatingHold Company Overview Ardent Health is a U.S. healthcare provider that owns and operates hospitals, outpatient facilities and other healthcare services. The company delivers a broad range of medical care, including emergency services, inpatient and outpatient treatment, primary care, specialty care, surgical services, behavioral health and urgent care. Headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, Ardent serves communities through a network of hospitals and healthcare sites in several states, including Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Kansas. Its regional operations include health systems such as Lovelace Health System, Hillcrest HealthCare System and UT Health East Texas. The company was founded in 1993 and became a publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange in 2024. Ardent Health is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Marty Bonick, who has held the position since 2022.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More Ardent Health Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks89th Percentile Overall ScoreARDT MarketRank™: Ardent Health scored higher than 89% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 32nd out of 897 stocks in the healthcare sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion4.1 / 5Analyst RatingHold Consensus RatingArdent Health has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.36, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 7 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.Upside PotentialArdent Health has a consensus price target of $12.95, representing about 24.0% upside from its current price of $10.44.Amount of Analyst CoverageArdent Health has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.Read more about Ardent Health's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation3.8 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth25.00% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Ardent Health are expected to grow by 25.00% in the coming year, from $0.96 to $1.20 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Ardent Health is 18.99, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.67.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Ardent Health is 18.99, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Healthcare sector average P/E ratio of about 275.49.Price to Earnings Growth RatioArdent Health has a PEG Ratio of 2.97. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioArdent Health has a P/B Ratio of 0.89. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Ardent Health's valuation and earnings. Short Interest3.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted2.82% of the float of Ardent Health has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverArdent Health has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 13.07, which indicates bearish sentiment.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Ardent Health has recently decreased by 5.89%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Dividend0.0 / 5Dividend StrengthN/A Dividend YieldArdent Health does not currently pay a dividend.Dividend GrowthArdent Health does not have a long track record of dividend growth. News and Social Media2.4 / 5News Sentiment0.82 News SentimentArdent Health has a news sentiment score of 0.82. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.56 average news sentiment score of Healthcare companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Ardent Health this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 4 people have searched for ARDT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat FollowsOnly 1 people have added Ardent Health to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership0.1 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Ardent Health insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders1.90% of the stock of Ardent Health is held by insiders.Percentage Held by InstitutionsArdent Health has minimal institutional ownership at this time.Read more about Ardent Health's insider trading history. 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Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. ARDT Stock News HeadlinesLeerink Partners Reiterates Outperform Rating for Ardent Health (NYSE:ARDT)September 20 at 1:36 AM | americanbankingnews.comArdent Health Hospitals Earn Recognition in U.S. News & World Report's 2026-2027 Best Hospitals RankingsSeptember 15, 2026 | markets.ft.comTrump goes "all-in" on Grand Canyon energy breakthroughA drilling crew near the Grand Canyon uncovered a clean energy well producing nearly eight times the output of Saudi Arabia's largest oil field, with potential to last two million years. While the One Big Beautiful Bill Act eliminated federal credits for solar, wind, and EVs, this energy source was reclassified alongside oil and nuclear power and given eight years of tax credits. Google signed a 15-year contract, and Bill Gates committed $100 million. One company controls the entire supply chain behind this discovery.September 20 at 1:00 AM | Behind the Markets (Ad)Ardent Health Hospitals Earn Recognition in U.S. News & World Report's 2026-2027 Best Hospitals RankingsSeptember 15, 2026 | businesswire.comArdent Health, Inc. (ARDT) Presents at Wells Fargo 21st Annual Healthcare Conference - SlideshowSeptember 11, 2026 | seekingalpha.comArdent Health Revises Non-GAAP Metrics After SEC ReviewSeptember 4, 2026 | tipranks.comArdent Health Marks Expansion of Specialty Care in New UT Tyler School of MedicineSeptember 2, 2026 | businesswire.comArdent Health to Participate in the Wells Fargo 21st Annual Healthcare ConferenceAugust 27, 2026 | markets.ft.comSee More Headlines ARDT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have ARDT shares performed this year? Ardent Health's stock was trading at $8.81 at the beginning of 2026. Since then, ARDT shares have increased by 18.5% and is now trading at $10.4440. How were Ardent Health's earnings last quarter? Ardent Health, Inc. (NYSE:ARDT) posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August, 4th. The company reported $0.12 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.18 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $1.62 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.59 billion. Ardent Health had a net margin of 1.22% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.35%. Read the conference call transcript. When did Ardent Health IPO? Ardent Health (ARDT) raised $252 million in an initial public offering (IPO) on Thursday, July 18th 2024. The company issued 12,000,000 shares at a price of $20.00-$22.00 per share. Who are Ardent Health's major shareholders? Ardent Health's top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (1.52%), Algert Global LLC (0.42%), Empowered Funds LLC (0.39%) and Bank of America Corp DE (0.28%). View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Ardent Health? Shares of ARDT 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 Ardent Health own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Ardent Health investors own include Broadcom (AVGO), 4D Molecular Therapeutics (FDMT), Mirum Pharmaceuticals (MIRM), Micron Technology (MU), Uber Technologies (UBER), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and ASML (ASML). Company Calendar Last Earnings8/04/2026Today9/20/2026Next Earnings (Estimated)11/11/2026Fiscal 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 (1m+) 1-Year History Sep 25 Dec 25 Mar 26 Jun 26 Sep 26 ARDT's financial health is in the Green zone, according to TradeSmith. ARDT has been in this zone for over one month. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorHealthcare Industry Healthcare Providers & Services Sub-IndustryHealthcare Facilities Current SymbolNYSE:ARDT Previous SymbolNYSE:ARDT CIK1756655 Webardenthealth.com Phone(615) 296-3000FaxN/AEmployees25,200Year Founded2001Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for Ardent Health$12.95 High Price Target$17.00 Low Price Target$10.00 Potential Upside/Downside+24.0%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.36 Research Coverage14 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$0.55 Trailing P/E Ratio18.99 Forward P/E Ratio10.88 P/E Growth2.97Net Income$135.81 million Net Margins1.22% Pretax Margin3.25% Return on Equity10.35% Return on Assets3.36% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.61 Current Ratio2.10 Quick Ratio1.99 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$6.32 billion Price / Sales0.23 Cash Flow$2.74 per share Price / Cash Flow3.81 Book Value$11.78 per share Price / Book0.89Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares141,050,000Free Float138,366,000Market Cap$1.47 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.71 Social Links The Best Nuclear Energy Stocks to BuyNuclear energy is entering a new growth cycle as rising power demand, expanding data centers, and renewed policy support bring the sector back into focus. 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