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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Elevance Health, Inc. stock logo
ELV
Elevance Health
$436.28
+0.8%
$407.13
$362.21
$567.26
$97.20B0.771.39 million shs1.16 million shs
HCA Healthcare, Inc. stock logo
HCA
HCA Healthcare
$349.83
+1.2%
$326.35
$289.98
$417.14
$85.55B1.681.34 million shs1.25 million shs
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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Elevance Health, Inc. stock logo
ELV
Elevance Health
-0.84%-0.22%+8.53%+17.37%-13.99%
HCA Healthcare, Inc. stock logo
HCA
HCA Healthcare
+0.47%+3.08%+11.69%+16.70%+5.50%
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CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
Elevance Health, Inc. stock logo
ELV
Elevance Health
4.6528 of 5 stars
3.53.04.20.04.22.52.5
HCA Healthcare, Inc. stock logo
HCA
HCA Healthcare
4.9629 of 5 stars
3.45.01.74.53.92.52.5
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Elevance Health, Inc. stock logo
ELV
Elevance Health
2.94
Moderate Buy$519.8119.15% Upside
HCA Healthcare, Inc. stock logo
HCA
HCA Healthcare
2.83
Moderate Buy$385.6710.25% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest HCA and ELV Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
3/28/2025
Elevance Health, Inc. stock logo
ELV
Elevance Health
Sanford C. Bernstein
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Reiterated RatingOutperform ➝ Outperform
3/17/2025
Elevance Health, Inc. stock logo
ELV
Elevance Health
Argus
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UpgradeHold ➝ Buy$450.00
1/29/2025
Elevance Health, Inc. stock logo
ELV
Elevance Health
Argus
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Reiterated RatingHold ➝ Hold$405.40 ➝ $405.40
1/28/2025
Elevance Health, Inc. stock logo
ELV
Elevance Health
Wells Fargo & Company
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Lower Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$483.00 ➝ $478.00
1/27/2025
HCA Healthcare, Inc. stock logo
HCA
HCA Healthcare
Bank of America
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Lower Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$380.00 ➝ $370.00
1/27/2025
HCA Healthcare, Inc. stock logo
HCA
HCA Healthcare
Royal Bank of Canada
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Lower Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$405.00 ➝ $384.00
1/27/2025
HCA Healthcare, Inc. stock logo
HCA
HCA Healthcare
Cantor Fitzgerald
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Reiterated RatingOverweight ➝ Overweight$405.00 ➝ $405.00
1/27/2025
HCA Healthcare, Inc. stock logo
HCA
HCA Healthcare
Barclays
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Lower Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$392.00 ➝ $366.00
1/24/2025
Elevance Health, Inc. stock logo
ELV
Elevance Health
Cantor Fitzgerald
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Reiterated RatingOverweight ➝ Overweight$485.00 ➝ $485.00
1/24/2025
Elevance Health, Inc. stock logo
ELV
Elevance Health
Barclays
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Boost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$501.00 ➝ $512.00
1/22/2025
Elevance Health, Inc. stock logo
ELV
Elevance Health
Stephens
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DowngradeOverweight ➝ Equal Weight$520.00 ➝ $440.00
(Data available from 4/3/2022 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)
CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
Elevance Health, Inc. stock logo
ELV
Elevance Health
$176.81B0.56$43.76 per share9.97$178.62 per share2.44
HCA Healthcare, Inc. stock logo
HCA
HCA Healthcare
$70.60B1.22$39.09 per share8.95$2.23 per share156.87
CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
Elevance Health, Inc. stock logo
ELV
Elevance Health
$5.98B$25.6116.7711.171.183.38%18.28%6.72%4/22/2025 (Estimated)
HCA Healthcare, Inc. stock logo
HCA
HCA Healthcare
$5.76B$21.9715.7512.481.108.16%586.47%9.93%4/25/2025 (Estimated)

Latest HCA and ELV Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
4/25/2025N/A
HCA Healthcare, Inc. stock logo
HCA
HCA Healthcare
$5.77N/AN/AN/A$18.26 billionN/A
4/22/2025N/A
Elevance Health, Inc. stock logo
ELV
Elevance Health
$10.60N/AN/AN/A$46.26 billionN/A
1/24/2025Q4 24
HCA Healthcare, Inc. stock logo
HCA
HCA Healthcare
$6.03$6.22+$0.19$5.63$18.23 billionN/A
1/23/2025Q4 2024
Elevance Health, Inc. stock logo
ELV
Elevance Health
$3.80$3.84+$0.04$1.81$44.63 billionN/A
CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
Elevance Health, Inc. stock logo
ELV
Elevance Health
$6.841.57%+12.99%26.71%14 Years
HCA Healthcare, Inc. stock logo
HCA
HCA Healthcare
$2.880.82%+11.20%13.11%N/A

Latest HCA and ELV Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
1/24/2025
HCA Healthcare, Inc. stock logo
HCA
HCA Healthcare
quarterly$0.720.9%3/17/20253/17/20253/31/2025
1/22/2025
Elevance Health, Inc. stock logo
ELV
Elevance Health
quarterly$1.711.75%3/10/20253/10/20253/25/2025
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
Elevance Health, Inc. stock logo
ELV
Elevance Health
0.71
1.45
1.50
HCA Healthcare, Inc. stock logo
HCA
HCA Healthcare
69.07
1.08
0.97

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
Elevance Health, Inc. stock logo
ELV
Elevance Health
89.24%
HCA Healthcare, Inc. stock logo
HCA
HCA Healthcare
62.73%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
Elevance Health, Inc. stock logo
ELV
Elevance Health
0.35%
HCA Healthcare, Inc. stock logo
HCA
HCA Healthcare
1.30%
CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Elevance Health, Inc. stock logo
ELV
Elevance Health
102,300226.39 million231.11 millionOptionable
HCA Healthcare, Inc. stock logo
HCA
HCA Healthcare
294,000246.20 million244.37 millionOptionable

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Elevance Health NYSE:ELV

$436.28 +3.60 (+0.83%)
As of 09:31 AM Eastern
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Elevance Health, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a health benefits company in the United States. The company operates through four segments: Health Benefits, CarelonRx, Carelon Services, and Corporate & Other. It offers a variety of health plans and services to program members; health products; an array of fee-based administrative managed care services; and specialty and other insurance products and services, such as stop loss, dental, vision, life, disability, and supplemental health insurance benefits. The company operates in the pharmacy services business; and markets and offers pharmacy services, including pharmacy benefit management, as well as home delivery and specialty pharmacies, claims adjudication, formulary management, pharmacy networks, rebate administration, a prescription drug database, and member services. In addition, it provides healthcare-related services and capabilities, including utilization management, behavioral health, integrated care delivery, palliative care, payment integrity services, subrogation services, and health and wellness programs, as well as services related to data management, information technology, and business operations. Further, the company is involved in the National Government Services business. The company provides its services under the Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Wellpoint, and Carelon brand names. The company was formerly known as Anthem, Inc. and changed its name to Elevance Health, Inc. in June 2022. Elevance Health, Inc. was incorporated in 2001 and is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana.

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HCA Healthcare NYSE:HCA

$349.83 +4.10 (+1.18%)
As of 09:31 AM Eastern
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HCA Healthcare, Inc., through its subsidiaries, owns and operates hospitals and related healthcare entities in the United States. It operates general and acute care hospitals that offers medical and surgical services, including inpatient care, intensive care, cardiac care, diagnostic, and emergency services; and outpatient services, such as outpatient surgery, laboratory, radiology, respiratory therapy, cardiology, and physical therapy. The company also operates outpatient health care facilities consisting of freestanding ambulatory surgery centers, freestanding emergency care facilities, urgent care facilities, walk-in clinics, diagnostic and imaging centers, rehabilitation and physical therapy centers, radiation and oncology therapy centers, physician practices, and various other facilities. In addition, it operates behavioral hospitals, which provide therapeutic programs comprising child, adolescent and adult psychiatric care, adolescent and adult alcohol, drug abuse treatment, and counseling services. The company was formerly known as HCA Holdings, Inc. HCA Healthcare, Inc. was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee.