Hsbc Holdings PLC Boosts Holdings in Elevance Health, Inc. $ELV

Hsbc Holdings PLC grew its stake in Elevance Health, Inc. (NYSE:ELVFree Report) by 2.3% during the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 522,886 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 11,819 shares during the quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC’s holdings in Elevance Health were worth $202,531,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the stock. Sei Investments Co. increased its stake in Elevance Health by 7.7% during the 2nd quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 163,668 shares of the company’s stock worth $63,666,000 after buying an additional 11,745 shares in the last quarter. Glenview Trust co lifted its position in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 475 shares in the last quarter. DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank Frankfurt am Main lifted its position in shares of Elevance Health by 6.9% in 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 acquiring an additional 4,272 shares in the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of Elevance Health by 5.0% in the second quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 42,371 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,478,000 after acquiring an additional 2,012 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Quantinno Capital Management LP increased its position in shares of Elevance Health by 111.8% during 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 in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.24% of the company’s stock.

Elevance Health Stock Down 0.1%

Shares of NYSE ELV opened at $407.05 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $88.28 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.09, a P/E/G ratio of 2.12 and a beta of 0.69. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.68, a current ratio of 1.52 and a quick ratio of 1.52. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $396.72 and a 200-day simple moving average of $364.70. Elevance Health, Inc. has a 1 year low of $274.84 and a 1 year high of $436.24.

Elevance Health (NYSE:ELVGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 15th. The company reported $7.45 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $6.21 by $1.24. The firm had revenue of $49.83 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $48.88 billion. Elevance Health had a return on equity of 14.64% and a net margin of 2.47%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up .8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $8.84 earnings per share. On average, equities research analysts predict that Elevance Health, Inc. will post 27.18 earnings per share for the current year.

Elevance Health Announces Dividend

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

ELV has been the subject of several recent research reports. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on Elevance Health from $352.00 to $404.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 4th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Elevance Health from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday, July 12th. Evercore reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of Elevance Health in a research report on Tuesday, May 19th. Leerink Partners increased their target price on shares of 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, Barclays decreased their price target on shares of Elevance Health from $480.00 to $457.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, July 16th. Fifteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and eight have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Elevance Health currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $440.90.

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Insider Buying and Selling at Elevance Health

In other news, Director Robert Dixon, Jr. sold 151 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $401.77, for a total transaction of $60,667.27. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 10,734 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,312,599.18. This represents a 1.39% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.34% of the company’s stock.

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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