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In the latest session, DaVita Inc (NYSE: DVA) closed at $153.81 down -2.69% from its previous closing price of $158.06. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.69 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.79 million shares were traded. DVA stock price reached its highest trading level at $159.44 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $152.35.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of DaVita Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 10.69 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 8.86. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.33 and its Current Ratio is at 1.37. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 31.54 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 29.73.
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:
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 Nov 27 ’24 when Michael Staffieri bought 7,902 shares for $167.09 per share.
Michael Staffieri bought 7,786 shares of DVA for $1,225,664 on Nov 18 ’24. On Nov 14 ’24, another insider, Michael Staffieri, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 7,459 shares for $155.94 each.
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 12964706304 and an Enterprise Value of 25551869952. As of this moment, DaVita’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 16.58, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 13.54. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.93. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.00 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 32.86. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.017 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.614.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, DVA has reached a high of $169.51, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $103.40. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -2.78%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 5.59%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, DVA has traded an average of 792.20K shares per day and 639100 over the past ten days. A total of 82.62M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 78.30M. Insiders hold about 4.51% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 92.47% stake in the company. Shares short for DVA as of 1732838400 were 3776439 with a Short Ratio of 4.92, compared to 1730332800 on 4277320. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3776439 and a Short% of Float of 8.459999999999999.
