The stock price of DaVita Inc (NYSE: DVA) has plunged by -1.06 when compared to previous closing price of 142.63, but the company has seen a 0.54% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-03-13 that DaVita HealthCare (DVA) closed the most recent trading day at $141.12, moving -1.06% from the previous trading session.
Is It Worth Investing in DaVita Inc (NYSE: DVA) Right Now?
DaVita Inc (NYSE: DVA) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 13.13x compared to its average ratio, The 36-month beta value for DVA is at 1.08. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 rating it as “overweight,” 8 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for DVA is 76.41M, and currently, shorts hold a 5.96% of that float. The average trading volume for DVA on March 14, 2025 was 899.55K shares.
DVA’s Market Performance
DVA’s stock has seen a 0.54% increase for the week, with a -18.78% drop in the past month and a -10.72% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.65%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.54% for DaVita Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -4.42% for DVA’s stock, with a -7.60% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
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 previous 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 -11.01% 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 unable to rebound, for now settling with -21.43% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.54%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.65%, as shares sank -17.95% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -8.54% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, DVA rose by +0.54%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +6.71% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $147.64. In addition, DaVita Inc saw -5.64% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at DVA starting from BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC, who sale 500,000 shares at the price of $154.94 back on Feb 14 ’25. After this action, BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC now owns 35,392,479 shares of DaVita Inc, valued at $77,471,996 using the latest closing price.
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC, the 10% Owner of DaVita Inc, sale 129,938 shares at $154.09 during a trade that took place back on Feb 19 ’25, which means that BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC is holding 35,142,479 shares at $20,022,517 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for DVA
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.16 for the present operating margin
- 0.49 for the gross margin
The net margin for DaVita Inc stands at 0.07. The total capital return value is set at 0.15. Equity return is now at value 159.08, with 5.26 for asset returns.
Based on DaVita Inc (DVA), the company’s capital structure generated 0.99 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.18. The debt to equity ratio resting at 94.0. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 4.43.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 2.72 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 3.86. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.71. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.07for 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 1.26.
Conclusion
In conclusion, DaVita Inc (DVA) has had a mixed performance lately. Opinion on the stock among analysts is mixed, with some giving it a “buy” rating and others a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
