Elevance Health (ELV) Competitors $310.43 +0.62 (+0.20%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$308.00 -2.43 (-0.78%) As of 06:08 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 Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock ELV vs. CNC, MOH, UNH, CI, HUM, DHR, CVS, COR, LH, and NTRAShould you be buying Elevance Health stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Elevance Health include Centene (CNC), Molina Healthcare (MOH), UnitedHealth Group (UNH), Cigna Group (CI), Humana (HUM), Danaher (DHR), CVS Health (CVS), Cencora (COR), Labcorp (LH), and Natera (NTRA). These companies are all part of the "medical" sector. Elevance Health vs. Its Competitors Centene Molina Healthcare UnitedHealth Group Cigna Group Humana Danaher CVS Health Cencora Labcorp Natera Elevance Health (NYSE:ELV) and Centene (NYSE:CNC) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Do analysts recommend ELV or CNC? Elevance Health presently has a consensus price target of $413.81, indicating a potential upside of 33.30%. Centene has a consensus price target of $42.20, indicating a potential upside of 48.82%. Given Centene's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Centene is more favorable than Elevance Health.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Elevance Health 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67Centene 1 Sell rating(s) 13 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.12 Which has higher earnings and valuation, ELV or CNC? Elevance Health has higher revenue and earnings than Centene. Centene is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Elevance Health, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioElevance Health$189.25B0.37$5.98B$23.5013.21Centene$163.07B0.09$3.31B$4.047.02 Which has more volatility and risk, ELV or CNC? Elevance Health has a beta of 0.58, meaning that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Centene has a beta of 0.4, meaning that its stock price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is ELV or CNC more profitable? Elevance Health has a net margin of 2.83% compared to Centene's net margin of 1.15%. Elevance Health's return on equity of 17.59% beat Centene's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Elevance Health2.83% 17.59% 6.36% Centene 1.15%9.57%3.10% Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in ELV or CNC? 89.2% of Elevance Health shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.6% of Centene shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Elevance Health shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Centene shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer ELV or CNC? In the previous week, Centene had 30 more articles in the media than Elevance Health. MarketBeat recorded 62 mentions for Centene and 32 mentions for Elevance Health. Elevance Health's average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat Centene's score of 0.48 indicating that Elevance Health is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Elevance Health 29 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Centene 19 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 34 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryElevance Health beats Centene on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Elevance Health News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ELV and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ELV vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricElevance HealthMedical Services IndustryMedical SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$69.90B$7.67B$5.76B$21.29BDividend Yield2.18%2.74%3.95%3.53%P/E Ratio13.2178.2431.3129.36Price / Sales0.3744.94461.6152.75Price / Cash7.9124.8337.7623.64Price / Book1.5921.7310.025.38Net Income$5.98B$242.04M$3.27B$996.59M7 Day Performance0.32%1.65%3.17%3.12%1 Month Performance8.54%0.34%4.34%2.97%1 Year Performance-43.67%12.00%44.12%12.83% Elevance Health Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ELVElevance Health4.8864 of 5 stars$310.43+0.2%$413.81+33.3%-43.6%$69.90B$189.25B13.21102,300Positive NewsCNCCentene4.836 of 5 stars$29.07-1.2%$42.20+45.2%-63.0%$14.28B$163.07B7.2060,500Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastMOHMolina Healthcare4.9413 of 5 stars$175.17+0.4%$242.91+38.7%-49.7%$9.49B$40.65B8.6318,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastUNHUnitedHealth Group4.9421 of 5 stars$305.26-0.7%$365.38+19.7%-48.3%$276.46B$400.28B13.23400,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionCICigna Group5 of 5 stars$300.83-1.2%$374.82+24.6%-15.2%$80.30B$259.42B16.4273,500Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastHUMHumana4.1632 of 5 stars$297.78-0.6%$283.29-4.9%-15.9%$35.81B$123.11B22.8565,680Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementDHRDanaher4.8322 of 5 stars$207.89-1.8%$247.61+19.1%-23.8%$148.86B$24.01B44.2363,000Positive NewsInsider TradeCVSCVS Health4.9325 of 5 stars$71.22-0.1%$76.67+7.6%+25.2%$90.33B$372.81B19.89300,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastCORCencora4.4895 of 5 stars$288.20-1.5%$311.25+8.0%+24.5%$55.88B$293.96B29.6546,000Positive NewsLHLabcorp4.773 of 5 stars$276.19-0.7%$289.58+4.8%+21.4%$22.95B$13.48B30.4870,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastNTRANatera3.1236 of 5 stars$162.54-1.8%$193.19+18.9%+35.6%$22.31B$1.70B-85.104,434Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Centene Alternatives Molina Healthcare Alternatives UnitedHealth Group Alternatives Cigna Group Alternatives Humana Alternatives Danaher Alternatives CVS Health Alternatives Cencora Alternatives Labcorp Alternatives Natera Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:ELV) was last updated on 8/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredBREAKING: The House just passed 3 pro-crypto bills!THREE pro-crypto bills just passed the House! 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