Evolent Health, Inc (NYSE:EVH – Get Free Report) President Daniel Joseph Mccarthy sold 65,892 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $5.00, for a total value of $329,460.00. Following the transaction, the president owned 655,133 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,275,665. This represents a 9.14% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.
Evolent Health Price Performance
Shares of EVH stock traded up $0.02 on Friday, reaching $4.61. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 2,212,097 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,055,550. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $4.78 and its 200-day simple moving average is $3.83. Evolent Health, Inc has a 1 year low of $2.10 and a 1 year high of $10.08. The company has a market capitalization of $521.20 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -1.01 and a beta of 0.79. The company has a current ratio of 1.24, a quick ratio of 1.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.52.
Evolent Health (NYSE:EVH – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The technology company reported $0.02 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.01) by $0.03. Evolent Health had a negative net margin of 24.08% and a negative return on equity of 4.27%. The company had revenue of $484.50 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $597.70 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned ($0.10) earnings per share. Evolent Health’s revenue was up 46.9% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts forecast that Evolent Health, Inc will post -0.25 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
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Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
A number of research analysts recently commented on the stock. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Evolent Health from a “sell (d-)” rating to a “sell (e+)” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 18th. Needham & Company LLC boosted their price objective on Evolent Health from $4.00 to $5.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. Citigroup upgraded Evolent Health from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and decreased their price objective for the company from $6.75 to $6.00 in a research report on Monday, August 10th. Canaccord Genuity Group lowered their price objective on Evolent Health from $7.00 to $6.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, August 10th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on Evolent Health from $5.00 to $6.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 18th. Eleven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $5.96.
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About Evolent Health
Evolent Health, Inc is a U.S.-based healthcare technology and services company that partners with health systems, physician organizations and health plans to design, build and operate value-based care programs. Headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, the company was founded in 2011 as a joint venture between TPG and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC). Evolent Health aims to help its clients transition from fee-for-service payment models to value-based care arrangements by leveraging its proprietary technology platforms and clinical expertise.
The company’s core offerings include care management solutions, population health analytics and clinical advisory services.
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