Investing In Elevance Health Inc (NYSE: ELV): Why Should You?

After Hours

The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours.

Stocks Info

The company is listed on the NYSE and operates within the Healthcare Plans industry segment. The current market capitalization of Elevance Health Inc is $95.70B. A total of 1.45 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.69M shares.

In the most recent transaction, Penczek Ronald W sold 443 shares of ELV for 415.13 per share on Mar 10 ’25. After the transaction, the CAO & Controller now owns 1,847 company shares. In a previous transaction on Mar 10 ’25, Penczek Ronald W bought 443 shares at 415.13 per share.

Among the insiders who sold shares, Kendrick Charles Morgan JR disposed of 3,504 shares on Mar 05 ’25 at a per-share price of $396.30. This resulted in the EVP & President, Commercial holding 10,116 shares of ELV after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Kendrick Charles Morgan JR bought 3,504 shares at $396.30 per share on Mar 05 ’25.

Dividend

The dividend paying company demonstrates a positive outlook for investors and helps them generate immediate cash. Elevance Health Inc pays an annual dividend of $6.60, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.57%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 16.44. ELV’s most recent ex-dividend date was 1.75% when it declared a $1.71 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 3/10/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 12/5/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 1.5%. The ELV stock dividend was $1.63 per share in cash.

It has been observed that price targets are rarely accurate, but they can exert some influence from time to time, and are often accepted as valuable in the market. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, ELV has a high of $567.26 and a low of $362.21.

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

An equity investor’s investment can be viewed on a balance sheet by looking at what assets and liabilities the company has. Investors can determine the company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. ELV’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $31.15B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. Its Book Value Per Share was $181.62, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $36.13B.

Analysts Opinion

There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for ELV is Buy with a score of 4.45.

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