Elevance Health (ELV) Competitors $365.96 -0.52 (-0.14%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:40 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends ELV vs. CI, HUM, CNC, MOH, UNH, OSCR, TRUP, ALHC, CLOV, and BHGShould you be buying Elevance Health stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Elevance Health include The Cigna Group (CI), Humana (HUM), Centene (CNC), Molina Healthcare (MOH), UnitedHealth Group (UNH), Oscar Health (OSCR), Trupanion (TRUP), Alignment Healthcare (ALHC), Clover Health Investments (CLOV), and Bright Health Group (BHG). These companies are all part of the "hospital & medical service plans" industry. Elevance Health vs. The Cigna Group Humana Centene Molina Healthcare UnitedHealth Group Oscar Health Trupanion Alignment Healthcare Clover Health Investments Bright Health Group Elevance Health (NYSE:ELV) and The Cigna Group (NYSE:CI) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability and dividends. Does the media refer more to ELV or CI? In the previous week, The Cigna Group had 1 more articles in the media than Elevance Health. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for The Cigna Group and 14 mentions for Elevance Health. The Cigna Group's average media sentiment score of 0.66 beat Elevance Health's score of 0.49 indicating that The Cigna Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Elevance Health 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral The Cigna Group 8 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility and risk, ELV or CI? Elevance Health has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Cigna Group has a beta of 0.5, meaning that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ELV or CI? The Cigna Group received 91 more outperform votes than Elevance Health when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.44% of users gave The Cigna Group an outperform vote while only 67.21% of users gave Elevance Health an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformElevance HealthOutperform Votes86367.21% Underperform Votes42132.79% The Cigna GroupOutperform Votes95472.44% Underperform Votes36327.56% Is ELV or CI more profitable? Elevance Health has a net margin of 3.68% compared to The Cigna Group's net margin of 1.31%. Elevance Health's return on equity of 19.56% beat The Cigna Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Elevance Health3.68% 19.56% 7.22% The Cigna Group 1.31%18.42%5.10% Which has better valuation and earnings, ELV or CI? Elevance Health has higher earnings, but lower revenue than The Cigna Group. Elevance Health is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The Cigna Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioElevance Health$174.02B0.49$5.99B$27.4313.34The Cigna Group$229.75B0.34$5.16B$10.6026.12 Do insiders & institutionals believe in ELV or CI? 89.2% of Elevance Health shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.0% of The Cigna Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Elevance Health shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of The Cigna Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is ELV or CI a better dividend stock? Elevance Health pays an annual dividend of $6.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. The Cigna Group pays an annual dividend of $5.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Elevance Health pays out 23.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. The Cigna Group pays out 52.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Elevance Health has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Do analysts recommend ELV or CI? Elevance Health currently has a consensus target price of $539.20, indicating a potential upside of 47.34%. The Cigna Group has a consensus target price of $394.64, indicating a potential upside of 42.51%. Given Elevance Health's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Elevance Health is more favorable than The Cigna Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Elevance Health 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.81The Cigna Group 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 13 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 SummaryElevance Health beats The Cigna Group on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Weiss RatingsBuy this coin BEFORE Inauguration Day …Mark my words … Bitcoin is going to $100,000. BEFORE Trump is inaugurated. And I think it could reach $125,000 by the end of his first month in office.This could be his favorite coin. Get Elevance Health News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ELV and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ELV vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricElevance HealthHospital & medical service plans IndustryMedical SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$84.87B$59.06B$5.07B$19.18BDividend Yield1.78%1.78%4.87%3.58%P/E Ratio13.3419.8799.0541.22Price / Sales0.490.561,121.1717.58Price / Cash9.358.8841.5221.28Price / Book2.164.504.755.32Net Income$5.99B$3.04B$119.33M$989.67M7 Day Performance-4.05%-6.30%-1.86%-3.45%1 Month Performance-9.31%-11.63%11.40%-3.73%1 Year Performance-21.16%21.16%30.26%12.06% Elevance Health Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ELVElevance Health4.8483 of 5 stars$365.96-0.1%$539.20+47.3%-20.3%$84.87B$174.02B13.34104,900Analyst DowngradeAnalyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeCIThe Cigna Group4.9978 of 5 stars$277.36-1.6%$394.64+42.3%-6.5%$77.15B$229.75B26.1672,500HUMHumana4.695 of 5 stars$268.19-2.2%$304.15+13.4%-45.3%$32.29B$106.37B24.2867,600Analyst ForecastCNCCentene4.9272 of 5 stars$59.01-0.7%$81.31+37.8%-17.5%$29.79B$161.73B10.3267,700Analyst ForecastInsider TradeMOHMolina Healthcare4.8506 of 5 stars$298.59-1.5%$367.17+23.0%-16.2%$17.08B$39.20B15.39123,123Analyst ForecastUNHUnitedHealth Group4.9919 of 5 stars$502.26-3.5%$626.84+24.8%-3.1%$462.22B$389.07B33.61440,000OSCROscar Health2.8693 of 5 stars$13.69+0.2%$21.56+57.5%+74.8%$3.39B$5.86B0.002,400TRUPTrupanion1.2412 of 5 stars$54.45+3.3%$44.67-18.0%+60.5%$2.31B$1.24B-164.781,142ALHCAlignment Healthcare0.6999 of 5 stars$11.33-1.0%$11.44+1.0%+31.6%$2.17B$2.47B-14.871,536Positive NewsCLOVClover Health Investments3.1965 of 5 stars$3.21+3.2%$4.00+24.6%+229.6%$1.61B$2.12B-15.55552Analyst ForecastBHGBright Health GroupN/A$5.16+3.0%N/A-24.2%$41.19M$2.76B-0.022,840Gap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies The Cigna Group Alternatives Humana Alternatives Centene Alternatives Molina Healthcare Alternatives UnitedHealth Group Alternatives Oscar Health Alternatives Trupanion Alternatives Alignment Healthcare Alternatives Clover Health Investments Alternatives Bright Health Group Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:ELV) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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