Orbimed Advisors LLC increased its stake in Elevance Health, Inc. (NYSE:ELV – Free Report) by 15.7% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 114,700 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 15,600 shares during the period. Orbimed Advisors LLC’s holdings in Elevance Health were worth $33,578,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Sei Investments Co. increased its stake in Elevance Health by 7.7% in the 2nd quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 163,668 shares of the company’s stock worth $63,666,000 after purchasing an additional 11,745 shares during the period. Glenview Trust co lifted its position in Elevance Health by 41.5% in the second quarter. Glenview Trust co now owns 1,619 shares of the company’s stock valued at $630,000 after purchasing an additional 475 shares during the last quarter. DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank Frankfurt am Main boosted its stake in shares of Elevance Health by 6.9% during the second quarter. DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank Frankfurt am Main now owns 65,945 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,650,000 after purchasing an additional 4,272 shares during the period. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of Elevance Health by 5.0% during the second quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 42,371 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,478,000 after purchasing an additional 2,012 shares during the period. Finally, Quantinno Capital Management LP grew its holdings in shares of Elevance Health by 111.8% in the second quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 43,911 shares of the company’s stock worth $17,080,000 after purchasing an additional 23,180 shares during the last quarter. 89.24% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Elevance Health Price Performance
Shares of Elevance Health stock opened at $377.39 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.52, a current ratio of 1.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.68. The company has a market cap of $81.84 billion, a PE ratio of 16.77, a P/E/G ratio of 2.17 and a beta of 0.67. The business has a 50 day moving average of $398.69 and a 200 day moving average of $356.47. Elevance Health, Inc. has a 52 week low of $273.71 and a 52 week high of $436.24.
Elevance Health Dividend Announcement
The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 25th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, September 10th will be given a $1.72 dividend. This represents a $6.88 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, September 10th. Elevance Health’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 30.58%.
Insider Buying and Selling at Elevance Health
In other news, Director Robert L. Dixon, Jr. sold 151 shares of Elevance Health stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $401.77, for a total transaction of $60,667.27. Following the sale, the director owned 10,734 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,312,599.18. The trade was a 1.39% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.34% of the company’s stock.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Several brokerages recently commented on ELV. Evercore reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Elevance Health in a research note on Tuesday, May 19th. Raymond James Financial set a $450.00 price target on shares of Elevance Health in a report on Tuesday, July 7th. Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on shares of Elevance Health from $352.00 to $404.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 4th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on shares of Elevance Health from $411.00 to $476.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, June 8th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group dropped their target price on shares of Elevance Health from $395.00 to $391.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 20th. Fifteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and eight have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Elevance Health presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $440.90.
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About Elevance Health
Elevance Health, Inc (NYSE: ELV) is a large U.S.-based health benefits company that provides a broad range of health insurance products and related services. Headquartered in Indianapolis, the company rebranded from Anthem, Inc to Elevance Health in 2022 while continuing to operate consumer-facing health plans under established state and national brands. Gail Boudreaux serves as chief executive officer and president, leading the company’s strategic focus on integrated health care and benefit delivery.
Elevance’s core activities include offering medical and specialty health plans for individuals, employers and government programs, including Medicare and Medicaid managed-care products.
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