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The price of DaVita Inc (NYSE: DVA) closed at $139.43 in the last session, down -1.23% from day before closing price of $141.16. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.23 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.68 million shares were traded. DVA stock price reached its highest trading level at $141.37 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $138.65.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at DVA’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 17.61 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 5.97. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.20 and its Current Ratio is at 1.25.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Barclays on March 06, 2024, initiated with a Equal Weight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $133.
On August 07, 2023, UBS Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Neutral and also upped its target price recommendation from $100 to $142.
Deutsche Bank Downgraded its Buy to Hold on November 01, 2022, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $97 to $72.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on May 27 ’25 when BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC sold 103,274 shares for $139.45 per share. The transaction valued at 14,401,483 led to the insider holds 33,796,541 shares of the business.
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC sold 64,066 shares of DVA for $8,828,933 on May 23 ’25. The 10% Owner now owns 33,899,815 shares after completing the transaction at $137.81 per share. On May 22 ’25, another insider, BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC, who serves as the 10% Owner of the company, sold 32,660 shares for $138.98 each. As a result, the insider received 4,538,983 and left with 33,963,881 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, DVA now has a Market Capitalization of 10537700352 and an Enterprise Value of 24490440704. As of this moment, DaVita’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 13.80, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 11.01. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.92. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.81. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.888 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.209.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for DVA is 1.09, which has changed by 0.00857389 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13161862 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, DVA has reached a high of $179.60, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $131.76. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -0.66%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -7.78%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, DVA traded on average about 805.22K shares per day over the past 3-months and 682630 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 77.28M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 71.81M. Insiders hold about 4.89% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 93.65% stake in the company. Shares short for DVA as of 1749772800 were 6207392 with a Short Ratio of 7.56, compared to 1747267200 on 5526640. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6207392 and a Short% of Float of 15.8.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
