Elevance Health (ELV) Competitors

The Cigna Group (NYSE:CI) and Elevance Health (NYSE:ELV) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, media sentiment, community ranking, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and profitability.

Is CI or ELV a better dividend stock?

The Cigna Group pays an annual dividend of $6.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Elevance Health pays an annual dividend of $6.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. The Cigna Group pays out 49.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Elevance Health pays out 26.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Elevance Health has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years.

Does the media prefer CI or ELV?

In the previous week, Elevance Health had 21 more articles in the media than The Cigna Group. MarketBeat recorded 50 mentions for Elevance Health and 29 mentions for The Cigna Group. The Cigna Group's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Elevance Health's score of 0.80 indicating that The Cigna Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
The Cigna Group	22 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Elevance Health	29 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings & valuation, CI or ELV?

Elevance Health has lower revenue, but higher earnings than The Cigna Group. Elevance Health is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The Cigna Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
The Cigna Group	$244.38B	0.38	$3.43B	$12.24	27.71
Elevance Health	$183.12B	0.51	$5.98B	$25.63	16.25

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CI or ELV?

The Cigna Group received 92 more outperform votes than Elevance Health when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.59% of users gave The Cigna Group an outperform vote while only 67.23% of users gave Elevance Health an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
The Cigna Group	Outperform Votes 972 72.59%	Underperform Votes 367 27.41%
Elevance Health	Outperform Votes 880 67.23%	Underperform Votes 429 32.77%

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of CI or ELV?

87.0% of The Cigna Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.2% of Elevance Health shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of The Cigna Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Elevance Health shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, CI or ELV?

The Cigna Group has a beta of 0.51, indicating that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Elevance Health has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate CI or ELV?

The Cigna Group currently has a consensus target price of $373.56, suggesting a potential upside of 10.15%. Elevance Health has a consensus target price of $510.38, suggesting a potential upside of 22.58%. Given Elevance Health's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Elevance Health is more favorable than The Cigna Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
The Cigna Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Elevance Health	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.76

Is CI or ELV more profitable?

Elevance Health has a net margin of 3.38% compared to The Cigna Group's net margin of 1.39%. The Cigna Group's return on equity of 18.61% beat Elevance Health's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
The Cigna Group	1.39%	18.61%	4.98%
Elevance Health	3.38%	18.28%	6.72%

Summary

The Cigna Group and Elevance Health tied by winning 11 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.