Veritas Asset Management LLP Sells 206,699 Shares of Elevance Health, Inc. $ELV

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Veritas Asset Management LLP trimmed its holdings in shares of Elevance Health, Inc. (NYSE:ELVFree Report) by 32.5% in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 428,672 shares of the company’s stock after selling 206,699 shares during the period. Elevance Health makes up approximately 3.1% of Veritas Asset Management LLP’s portfolio, making the stock its 15th largest holding. Veritas Asset Management LLP’s holdings in Elevance Health were worth $165,780,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in ELV. Field & Main Bank increased its position in Elevance Health by 1.3% during the 2nd quarter. Field & Main Bank now owns 1,883 shares of the company’s stock valued at $728,000 after buying an additional 25 shares in the last quarter. Tranquilli Financial Advisor LLC boosted its holdings in Elevance Health by 1.3% in the second quarter. Tranquilli Financial Advisor LLC now owns 2,081 shares of the company’s stock worth $805,000 after acquiring an additional 26 shares in the last quarter. WealthCollab LLC grew its stake in shares of Elevance Health by 42.2% in the first quarter. WealthCollab LLC now owns 91 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 27 shares during the last quarter. Signet Financial Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Elevance Health by 3.5% in the first quarter. Signet Financial Management LLC now owns 837 shares of the company’s stock worth $245,000 after acquiring an additional 28 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cornerstone Financial Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Elevance Health by 12.0% during the second quarter. Cornerstone Financial Management LLC now owns 270 shares of the company’s stock valued at $104,000 after acquiring an additional 29 shares in the last quarter. 89.24% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Elevance Health

In other Elevance Health 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 sale, the director 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 position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 0.34% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Elevance Health Stock Performance

Elevance Health stock traded down $5.46 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $402.04. The stock had a trading volume of 1,174,510 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,657,393. The company has a market capitalization of $87.19 billion, a PE ratio of 17.87, a P/E/G ratio of 2.12 and a beta of 0.69. 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’s fifty day moving average is $397.41 and its two-hundred day moving average is $365.53. Elevance Health, Inc. has a 52-week low of $274.84 and a 52-week high of $436.24.

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

Elevance Health Dividend Announcement

The company 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 dividend of $1.72 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, September 10th. This represents a $6.88 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.7%. Elevance Health’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 30.58%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on ELV shares. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $488.00 price target on shares of Elevance Health in a research note on Thursday, July 16th. Truist Financial lifted their target price on shares of Elevance Health from $450.00 to $475.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 14th. Leerink Partners raised their price target 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. Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on shares of Elevance Health from $352.00 to $404.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, June 4th. Finally, Raymond James Financial set a $450.00 target price on Elevance Health in a research note on Tuesday, July 7th. Fifteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and eight have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $440.90.

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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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