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DaVita Inc (NYSE: DVA) closed the day trading at $140.03 down -1.04% from the previous closing price of $141.50. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.04 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.99 million shares were traded. DVA stock price reached its highest trading level at $141.585 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $136.54.
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 12.03 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 7.60. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.21 and its Current Ratio is at 1.26. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 99.63 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 94.00.
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 Feb 14 ’25 when BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC sold 500,000 shares for $154.94 per share. The transaction valued at 77,471,996 led to the insider holds 35,392,479 shares of the business.
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC sold 129,938 shares of DVA for $20,022,517 on Feb 19 ’25. The 10% Owner now owns 35,142,479 shares after completing the transaction at $154.09 per share. On Feb 18 ’25, another insider, BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC, who serves as the 10% Owner of the company, sold 120,062 shares for $154.60 each. As a result, the insider received 18,561,103 and left with 35,272,417 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 11202400256 and an Enterprise Value of 24393467904. As of this moment, DaVita’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 13.03, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.75. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.87. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.87 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 93.11. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.903 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.106.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for DVA is 1.14, which has changed by 0.056670666 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.05430484 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 $125.64. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -7.33%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -8.83%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, DVA traded about 958.70K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, DVA traded about 1013400 shares per day. A total of 80.54M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 76.13M. Insiders hold about 4.84% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 91.86% stake in the company. Shares short for DVA as of 1743379200 were 4426505 with a Short Ratio of 4.62, compared to 1740700800 on 4555610. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4426505 and a Short% of Float of 10.39.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
