The stock of Evolent Health Inc (EVH) has gone up by 8.34% for the week, with a 12.88% rise in the past month and a 10.11% rise in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.65%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 5.15% for EVH. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 11.60% for EVH’s stock, with a -35.57% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Evolent Health Inc (NYSE: EVH) Right Now?
Moreover, the 36-month beta value for EVH is 0.99. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 9 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 as “overweight,” 1 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for EVH is 114.37M and currently, short sellers hold a 14.07% of that float. On May 09, 2025, EVH’s average trading volume was 2.54M shares.
EVH) stock’s latest price update
Evolent Health Inc (NYSE: EVH)’s stock price has gone rise by 3.16 in comparison to its previous close of 10.45, however, the company has experienced a 8.34% increase in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-05-08 that Evolent Health (EVH) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.06 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.09 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.34 per share a year ago.
Analysts’ Opinion of EVH
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for EVH stocks, with Needham repeating the rating for EVH by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for EVH in the upcoming period, according to Needham is $15 based on the research report published on January 10, 2025 of the current year 2025.
BTIG Research, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see EVH reach a price target of $29, previously predicting the price at $36. The rating they have provided for EVH stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on December 03rd, 2024.
Stephens gave a rating of “Equal-Weight” to EVH, setting the target price at $16 in the report published on November 08th of the previous year.
EVH Trading at 12.80% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought EVH to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -67.95% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 5.15%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.65%, as shares surge +7.80% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +14.07% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, EVH rose by +8.34%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -45.39% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $9.66. In addition, Evolent Health Inc saw -4.18% 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 EVH starting from Holder Diane, who purchase 2,735 shares at the price of $9.33 back on Mar 06 ’25. After this action, Holder Diane now owns 70,584 shares of Evolent Health Inc, valued at $25,518 using the latest closing price.
McCarthy Daniel Joseph, the PRESIDENT of Evolent Health Inc, purchase 11,040 shares at $9.01 during a trade that took place back on Mar 06 ’25, which means that McCarthy Daniel Joseph is holding 389,004 shares at $99,470 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for EVH
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.01 for the present operating margin
- 0.12 for the gross margin
The net margin for Evolent Health Inc stands at -0.02. The total capital return value is set at -0.01. Equity return is now at value -5.96, with -2.36 for asset returns.
Based on Evolent Health Inc (EVH), the company’s capital structure generated 0.42 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.03. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.71. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -0.79.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 84.85 million with net debt to EBITDA at 7.22. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.73. The receivables turnover for the company is 6.16for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.0. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.85.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Evolent Health Inc (EVH) has been mixed in recent times. The stock has received a bullish of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. 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.
