KeyCorp Weighs in on Ardent Health FY2025 Earnings

Ardent Health, Inc. (NYSE:ARDT) – Equities researchers at KeyCorp issued their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of Ardent Health in a note issued to investors on Sunday, November 16th. KeyCorp analyst M. Gillmor expects that the company will post earnings per share of $1.00 for the year. KeyCorp has a “Sector Weight” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Ardent Health’s current full-year earnings is $1.23 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for Ardent Health’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.36 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.39 EPS.

ARDT has been the topic of several other research reports. Weiss Ratings cut Ardent Health from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Monday. Mizuho cut their price target on shares of Ardent Health from $20.00 to $13.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday. Bank of America lowered their price objective on shares of Ardent Health from $12.00 to $10.00 and set an “underperform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, November 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on shares of Ardent Health from $18.00 to $15.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, August 11th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Ardent Health from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $15.25.

Ardent Health Stock Performance

ARDT stock opened at $8.72 on Wednesday. Ardent Health has a 1-year low of $8.28 and a 1-year high of $17.34. The company has a current ratio of 2.08, a quick ratio of 2.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67. The firm has a market cap of $1.25 billion, a PE ratio of 6.02, a P/E/G ratio of 6.55 and a beta of 0.44. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $13.60 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $13.29.

Ardent Health (NYSE:ARDT) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 12th. The company reported $0.52 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.42 by $0.10. The company had revenue of $1.58 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.55 billion. Ardent Health had a net margin of 3.24% and a return on equity of 19.02%. Ardent Health has set its FY 2025 guidance at 0.850-1.030 EPS.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Ardent Health

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ARDT. Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Ardent Health by 8.2% during the 3rd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 1,769,335 shares of the company’s stock worth $23,444,000 after buying an additional 134,513 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in Ardent Health by 44.5% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,352,676 shares of the company’s stock worth $17,923,000 after acquiring an additional 416,348 shares in the last quarter. Millennium Management LLC boosted its position in Ardent Health by 6.6% during the third quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 1,269,605 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,822,000 after purchasing an additional 78,861 shares during the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC grew its stake in Ardent Health by 1.4% in the second quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 828,611 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,377,000 after purchasing an additional 11,429 shares in the last quarter. Finally, SageView Advisory Group LLC grew its stake in Ardent Health by 367.2% in the second quarter. SageView Advisory Group LLC now owns 790,663 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,800,000 after purchasing an additional 621,430 shares in the last quarter.

About Ardent Health

Ardent Health Partners, Inc owns and operates a network of hospitals and clinics that provides a range of healthcare services in the United States. It operates acute care hospitals, including rehabilitation hospitals and surgical hospitals. The company was founded in 2001 and is based in Brentwood, Tennessee.