72,040 Shares in Elevance Health, Inc. $ELV Purchased by Summit Street Capital Management LLC

Summit Street Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Elevance Health, Inc. (NYSE:ELVFree Report) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 72,040 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $27,860,000. Elevance Health comprises about 3.9% of Summit Street Capital Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 6th biggest position.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of ELV. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Elevance Health in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $7,344,424,000. Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its position in Elevance Health by 25.2% in the fourth quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 8,289,976 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,906,051,000 after buying an additional 1,668,679 shares during the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD boosted its stake in Elevance Health by 27.5% during the fourth quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 7,446,185 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,610,261,000 after buying an additional 1,607,274 shares during the period. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership boosted its stake in Elevance Health by 10.0% during the fourth quarter. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership now owns 5,032,751 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,764,231,000 after buying an additional 455,946 shares during the period. Finally, First Eagle Investment Management LLC increased its position in Elevance Health by 0.6% during the fourth quarter. First Eagle Investment Management LLC now owns 4,022,874 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,410,219,000 after acquiring an additional 24,271 shares during the last quarter. 89.24% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

ELV has been the subject of several analyst reports. Citigroup upgraded shares of Elevance Health to a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. UBS Group upped their price target on shares of Elevance Health from $400.00 to $460.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, May 22nd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised shares of Elevance Health from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $363.00 to $498.00 in a research report on Wednesday, May 20th. Leerink Partners boosted their target price on Elevance Health from $364.00 to $395.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research report on Friday, July 17th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on Elevance Health from $492.00 to $473.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, July 16th. Fifteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and eight have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $440.90.

Read Our Latest Analysis on ELV

Insider Activity at Elevance Health

In other news, Director Robert L. Dixon, Jr. sold 151 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $401.77, for a total transaction of $60,667.27. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 10,734 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,312,599.18. This trade represents a 1.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Company insiders own 0.34% of the company’s stock.

Elevance Health Stock Up 0.9%

Shares of ELV opened at $402.62 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $87.32 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.89, a P/E/G ratio of 2.28 and a beta of 0.68. Elevance Health, Inc. has a 12-month low of $274.84 and a 12-month high of $436.24. The company has a current ratio of 1.52, a quick ratio of 1.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.68. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $395.02 and a 200-day moving average price of $361.40.

Elevance Health (NYSE:ELVGet Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 15th. The company reported $7.45 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $6.21 by $1.24. Elevance Health had a net margin of 2.47% and a return on equity of 14.64%. The company had revenue of $49.83 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $48.88 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $8.84 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up .8% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities research analysts expect that Elevance Health, Inc. will post 27.18 earnings per share for the current year.

Elevance Health Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 25th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 10th will be paid a $1.72 dividend. This represents a $6.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.7%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, September 10th. Elevance Health’s dividend payout ratio is currently 30.58%.

About Elevance Health

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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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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for Elevance Health (NYSE:ELV)

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