Elevance Health (ELV) Competitors $397.48 +3.28 (+0.83%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends ELV vs. CI, HUM, CNC, MOH, UNH, OSCR, ALHC, TRUP, CLOV, and NEUEShould 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), Alignment Healthcare (ALHC), Trupanion (TRUP), Clover Health Investments (CLOV), and NeueHealth (NEUE). 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 Alignment Healthcare Trupanion Clover Health Investments NeueHealth Elevance Health (NYSE:ELV) and The Cigna Group (NYSE:CI) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, community ranking, valuation, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and media sentiment. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in 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 67.26% of users gave Elevance Health an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformElevance HealthOutperform Votes86367.26% Underperform Votes42032.74% The Cigna GroupOutperform Votes95472.44% Underperform Votes36327.56% Which has preferable valuation & 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$171.34B0.54$5.99B$27.4314.49The Cigna Group$195.27B0.46$5.16B$10.6030.51 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% Does the media prefer ELV or CI? In the previous week, Elevance Health had 8 more articles in the media than The Cigna Group. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for Elevance Health and 27 mentions for The Cigna Group. The Cigna Group's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Elevance Health's score of 1.34 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 30 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive The Cigna Group 22 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership 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. 0.3% of Elevance Health shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of The Cigna Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility & risk, ELV or CI? Elevance Health has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Cigna Group has a beta of 0.51, indicating that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer ELV or CI? Elevance Health presently has a consensus target price of $539.20, suggesting a potential upside of 35.65%. The Cigna Group has a consensus target price of $394.64, suggesting a potential upside of 22.04%. Given Elevance Health's higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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 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 1.6%. The Cigna Group pays an annual dividend of $5.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. 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. SummaryElevance Health beats The Cigna Group on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Porter & CompanyThis company will win the AI race Rome wasn’t built in a day… But there is another lesser-known type of keystone, one that plays an equally critical role in supporting the most revolutionary technology the world’s ever seen… artificial intelligence. And without it, the entire AI industry would collapse. You must read this new presentation from Porter Stansberry. 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$92.18B$68.89B$5.06B$19.87BDividend Yield1.63%1.52%5.18%3.53%P/E Ratio14.4922.56126.3242.94Price / Sales0.540.651,179.2518.99Price / Cash9.719.3333.8617.86Price / Book2.354.964.685.52Net Income$5.99B$3.04B$119.54M$986.45M7 Day Performance-2.35%0.89%-1.83%0.45%1 Month Performance-5.90%-0.93%-3.60%1.05%1 Year Performance-15.54%37.90%31.91%24.67% Elevance Health Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ELVElevance Health4.8827 of 5 stars$397.48+0.8%$539.20+35.7%-14.6%$92.18B$171.34B14.49104,900Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeCIThe Cigna Group4.9668 of 5 stars$323.36+0.3%$394.64+22.0%+13.7%$89.94B$195.27B30.5172,500Positive NewsHUMHumana4.3882 of 5 stars$294.02+5.8%$315.86+7.4%-41.4%$33.45B$106.37B26.0467,600Analyst RevisionCNCCentene4.9489 of 5 stars$59.10+2.2%$83.92+42.0%-18.8%$29.19B$161.73B10.2667,700Analyst RevisionMOHMolina Healthcare4.7872 of 5 stars$294.64+4.3%$367.17+24.6%-17.3%$16.16B$34.07B14.96123,123Analyst RevisionUNHUnitedHealth Group4.9179 of 5 stars$600.50+4.1%$615.53+2.5%+12.2%$531.00B$371.62B39.12440,000Analyst DowngradeAnalyst RevisionPositive NewsOSCROscar Health3.3192 of 5 stars$16.99-5.7%$22.93+35.0%+105.2%$4.45B$5.86B0.002,400ALHCAlignment Healthcare0.9323 of 5 stars$11.95+7.8%$10.33-13.5%+78.6%$2.29B$2.47B-15.521,536Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeTRUPTrupanion2.2124 of 5 stars$51.82-2.2%$44.67-13.8%+95.0%$2.24B$1.11B0.001,142Positive NewsCLOVClover Health Investments1.3551 of 5 stars$3.35+2.1%$4.00+19.4%+236.8%$1.64B$2.03B0.00552NEUENeueHealth3.5078 of 5 stars$4.95+0.2%$8.00+61.6%N/A$40.99M$1.16B-0.101,252 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies The Cigna Group Alternatives Humana Alternatives Centene Alternatives Molina Healthcare Alternatives UnitedHealth Group Alternatives Oscar Health Alternatives Alignment Healthcare Alternatives Trupanion Alternatives Clover Health Investments Alternatives NeueHealth 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 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMissed Nvidia? 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