Ratio Revelations: DaVita Inc (DVA)’s Financial Metrics in the Spotlight

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DaVita Inc (NYSE: DVA) closed the day trading at $139.25 up 0.58% from the previous closing price of $138.45. In other words, the price has increased by $0.58 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.57 million shares were traded. DVA stock price reached its highest trading level at $139.11 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $137.48.

Ratios:

For a better understanding of DVA, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 27.67 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 13.17. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.37 and its Current Ratio is at 1.43. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 12.79 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 12.22.

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:

The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on May 10 ’24 when DESOER BARBARA J sold 5,030 shares for $138.81 per share. The transaction valued at 698,214 led to the insider holds 10,954 shares of the business.

Rodriguez Javier sold 7,397 shares of DVA for $938,467 on Feb 27 ’24. The Chief Executive Officer now owns 481,300 shares after completing the transaction at $126.87 per share. On Feb 26 ’24, another insider, Rodriguez Javier, who serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the company, sold 67,603 shares for $126.11 each. As a result, the insider received 8,525,130 and left with 488,697 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 12098573312 and an Enterprise Value of 25293946880. As of this moment, DaVita’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 15.81, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 13.14. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.18. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.99 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 13.19. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.05 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.147.

Stock Price History:

Over the past 52 weeks, DVA has reached a high of $147.93, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $71.51. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -0.28%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 20.13%.

Shares Statistics:

Over the past 3-months, DVA traded about 859.41K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, DVA traded about 1288190 shares per day. A total of 88.82M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 86.37M. Insiders hold about 1.52% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 89.97% stake in the company. Shares short for DVA as of 1718323200 were 5675023 with a Short Ratio of 6.60, compared to 1715731200 on 3528099. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5675023 and a Short% of Float of 11.2799995.

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