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Oscar Health (NYSE:OSCR) Shares Gap Up - Here's Why

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Shares of Oscar Health, Inc. (NYSE:OSCR - Get Free Report) gapped up prior to trading on Tuesday . The stock had previously closed at $13.46, but opened at $15.12. Oscar Health shares last traded at $15.75, with a volume of 3,565,490 shares.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

OSCR has been the subject of a number of research reports. Bank of America cut shares of Oscar Health from a "neutral" rating to an "underperform" rating and dropped their target price for the stock from $21.00 to $13.50 in a report on Wednesday, November 6th. Jefferies Financial Group started coverage on shares of Oscar Health in a report on Tuesday, December 10th. They issued an "underperform" rating and a $12.00 target price for the company. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating, four have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $21.56.

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Oscar Health Price Performance

The company has a 50 day moving average price of $14.82 and a 200-day moving average price of $16.68. The company has a quick ratio of 0.73, a current ratio of 0.73 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.26. The company has a market cap of $3.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -740.33 and a beta of 1.73.

Oscar Health (NYSE:OSCR - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The company reported ($0.62) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.55) by ($0.07). Oscar Health had a net margin of 0.28% and a return on equity of 2.28%. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Oscar Health, Inc. will post 0.69 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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Insider Buying and Selling at Oscar Health

In other Oscar Health news, CAO Victoria Baltrus sold 8,078 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $18.08, for a total transaction of $146,050.24. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer now owns 146,036 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,640,330.88. This represents a 5.24 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider Mario Schlosser sold 6,516 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $18.08, for a total value of $117,809.28. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 81,962 shares in the company, valued at $1,481,872.96. The trade was a 7.36 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 78,610 shares of company stock valued at $1,421,269. 25.11% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Oscar Health

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Toronto Dominion Bank bought a new position in shares of Oscar Health during the 4th quarter worth approximately $1,008,000. Tidal Investments LLC bought a new position in shares of Oscar Health during the 4th quarter worth approximately $419,000. Thrive Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Oscar Health by 33.4% during the 4th quarter. Thrive Capital Management LLC now owns 6,343,617 shares of the company's stock worth $85,258,000 after buying an additional 1,588,395 shares in the last quarter. Scion Asset Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Oscar Health during the 4th quarter worth approximately $2,688,000. Finally, Southeastern Asset Management Inc. TN boosted its holdings in shares of Oscar Health by 52.2% during the 4th quarter. Southeastern Asset Management Inc. TN now owns 3,131,084 shares of the company's stock worth $42,082,000 after buying an additional 1,073,359 shares in the last quarter. 75.70% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Oscar Health

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Oscar Health, Inc operates as a health insurance in the United States. The company offers health plans in individual and small group markets, as well as +Oscar, a technology driven platform that help providers and payors directly enable their shift to value-based care. It also provides reinsurance products.

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