In the past week, DVA stock has gone up by 7.76%, with a monthly gain of 9.90% and a quarterly surge of 12.33%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.61%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.28% for DaVita Inc The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 5.69% for DVA stock, with a simple moving average of 23.52% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in DaVita Inc (NYSE: DVA) Right Now?
DaVita Inc (NYSE: DVA) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 17.06x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 0.86. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 8 as “hold,” and 2 as “sell.”
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The public float for DVA is 80.19M, and at present, short sellers hold a 6.45% of that float. On September 12, 2024, the average trading volume of DVA was 780.53K shares.
DVA) stock’s latest price update
DaVita Inc (NYSE: DVA)’s stock price has surge by 4.08relation to previous closing price of 153.99. Nevertheless, the company has seen a 7.76% surge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2024-09-12 that The Zacks Style Scores offers investors a way to easily find top-rated stocks based on their investing style. Here’s why you should take advantage.
Analysts’ Opinion of DVA
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for DVA stocks, with Barclays repeating the rating for DVA by listing it as a “Equal Weight.” The predicted price for DVA in the upcoming period, according to Barclays is $133 based on the research report published on March 06, 2024 of the current year 2024.
UBS, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see DVA reach a price target of $142, previously predicting the price at $100. The rating they have provided for DVA stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on August 07th, 2023.
Deutsche Bank gave a rating of “Hold” to DVA, setting the target price at $72 in the report published on November 01st of the previous year.
DVA Trading at 11.31% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought DVA to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was able to rebound, for now settling with 2.45% of gains for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.28%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.61%, as shares surge +7.95% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +16.08% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, DVA rose by +8.05%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +61.91% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $152.24. In addition, DaVita Inc saw 53.00% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at DVA starting from ACKERMAN JOEL, who sale 64,029 shares at the price of $155.06 back on Aug 27 ’24. After this action, ACKERMAN JOEL now owns 111,481 shares of DaVita Inc, valued at $9,928,586 using the latest closing price.
ACKERMAN JOEL, the CFO and Treasuer of DaVita Inc, sale 4,740 shares at $155.02 during a trade that took place back on Aug 28 ’24, which means that ACKERMAN JOEL is holding 106,741 shares at $734,785 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for DVA
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.15 for the present operating margin
- 0.3 for the gross margin
The net margin for DaVita Inc stands at 0.07. The total capital return value is set at 0.13. Equity return is now at value 104.17, with 5.06 for asset returns.
Based on DaVita Inc (DVA), the company’s capital structure generated 0.94 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.2. The debt to equity ratio resting at 14.46. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 4.83.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 2.35 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 4.35. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.97. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.58for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.74. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.16.
Conclusion
To sum up, DaVita Inc (DVA) has seen a better performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
