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Elevance Health ELV

United States Healthcare
5.9/10
AI Analyst score
396.09 USD
Last price at analysis date · analyst target 451.38 (+14.0%)
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🟡 HOLD — Hold; financial stability and a moderate dividend provide support, but lack of growth limits upside potential.

Elevance Health is a US health insurer offering commercial and government health plans (Medicare and Medicaid), as well as pharmaceutical and digital health services. Elevance Health shows solid financial health (score 6.56) with net cash, but its growth is weak (revenue +1.4%, earnings -13.1%) and its valuation is average (P/E 17.51), suggesting a defensive profile without clear catalysts.

Financial health
6.6
Quality / Moat
5.2
Valuation
6.7
Growth
3.4
Dividend
6.1
Momentum
6.6
Risk & Context
7.1

Detailed metrics

Market and fundamental data as of the analysis date.

💵 Valuation
P/E17.51
Fwd P/E13.41
EV/EBITDA9.56
P/B1.91
P/S0.43
PEG1.30
Market cap85.90 B USD
Enterprise value79.57 B USD
🏰 Quality and moat
ROIC (approx.)12.1%
Gross margin25.99%
FCF conversion52%
Operating margin4.56%
📈 Profitability and margins
ROE11.13%
ROA3.83%
Net margin2.47%
FCF4.31 B USD
FCF yield5.01%
🏦 Solvency and liquidity
Total debt31.04 B USD
Net debt-6.47 B USD
Cash37.51 B USD
EBITDA8.32 B USD
Net debt / EBITDA-0.78
D/E68.95
Current ratio1.52
Quick ratio1.37
🚀 Growth
Revenue growth1.40%
Earnings growth-13.10%
EPS (TTM)22.62 USD
EPS (Fwd)29.54 USD
💰 Dividend and risk
Dividend yield1.74%
Payout30.3%
Beta0.70
Analyst consensusBuy (21)
Target price451.38 USD
52-week range274.84 USD – 436.24 USD
⚠️ Main risk: The main risk is regulatory pressure on Medicare Advantage pricing and government reimbursements, which could further compress already low operating margins (4.56%).
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Full AI report

Generated automatically from the metrics, the macro context and the company's news.

Elevance Health is a US health insurer offering commercial and government health plans (Medicare and Medicaid), as well as pharmaceutical and digital health services. Elevance Health shows solid financial health (score 6.56) with net cash, but its growth is weak (revenue +1.4%, earnings -13.1%) and its valuation is average (P/E 17.51), suggesting a defensive profile without clear catalysts.

Score by category

CategoryScore
Financial health6.6
Quality / Moat5.2
Valuation6.7
Growth3.4
Dividend6.1
Momentum6.6
Risk & Context7.1

OVERALL SCORE: 5.9/10

Context and risks

Moderate regulatory risk in the U.S. health insurance sector (pressure on Medicare Advantage pricing and rate reviews), which could impact Elevance's margins.

News considered in the analysis

  • 3 U.S. Dividend Stocks Offering Defensive Income as Fed Rate Pressure Persists — Listículo genérico sin información específica sobre Elevance Health.
  • What Should CVS Stock Investors Be Watching Now? — Noticia sobre un competidor (CVS), sin impacto directo en los fundamentales de Elevance.
  • Liberty HealthShare’s Dorsey Morrow Makes the Financial Case for Healthsharing on Becker’s Healthcare Podcast — Promoción de un modelo alternativo de salud (healthsharing), sin relevancia material para Elevance.
  • Did UnitedHealth Name The Fix Before Its Stock Ran? — Análisis sobre UnitedHealth, un competidor, sin implicaciones directas para Elevance.
  • Can UNH Stock Keep Growing Earnings While Its Sales Stall? — Análisis sobre UnitedHealth, sin información nueva sobre Elevance.

Verdict: Hold; financial stability and a moderate dividend provide support, but lack of growth limits upside potential.

Main risk: The main risk is regulatory pressure on Medicare Advantage pricing and government reimbursements, which could further compress already low operating margins (4.56%).

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