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In the latest session, Elevance Health Inc (NYSE: ELV) closed at $375.40 down -9.91% from its previous closing price of $416.69. In other words, the price has decreased by -$9.91 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.55 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Elevance Health Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.71 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.66.
On March 17, 2025, Argus Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Hold but kept the price unchanged to $450.
Stephens Downgraded its Overweight to Equal-Weight on January 22, 2025, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $520 to $440.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Apr 24 ’25 when Kaye Mark sold 4,588 shares for $424.82 per share. The transaction valued at 1,949,074 led to the insider holds 18,977 shares of the business.
Kaye Mark bought 4,588 shares of ELV for $1,949,051 on Apr 24 ’25. On Mar 10 ’25, another insider, Penczek Ronald W, who serves as the CAO & Controller of the company, sold 443 shares for $415.13 each. As a result, the insider received 183,903 and left with 1,847 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
As of this moment, Elevance’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 14.65, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.57. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.38. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.46 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.99.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, ELV has reached a high of $567.26, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $362.21. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -11.03%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -14.97%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 225.64M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 225.49M. Insiders hold about 0.20% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 95.45% stake in the company.
