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TD Cowen analyst Ryan Langston maintains Elevance Health (NYSE:ELV) with a Buy and raises the price target from $465 to $495.

Elevance Health just posted its Q3 2026 scorecard and the stock has shrugged off any hesitation. Shares are up 2.6% today to about US$445 even as earnings per share of US$6.30 sit below the prior quarter and net income is US$1.37b on more than US$51b of revenue. That is the sentiment clash investors need to watch. Short term traders are cheering the raised 2026 adjusted earnings guidance and the promise of at least 12% adjusted EPS growth in 2027, while the actual quarterly profit squeeze...

UBS analyst A.J. Rice maintains Elevance Health (NYSE:ELV) with a Buy and raises the price target from $460 to $523.

Guggenheim analyst Jason Cassorla maintains Elevance Health (NYSE:ELV) with a Buy and raises the price target from $460 to $485.

Morgan Stanley analyst Erin Wright maintains Elevance Health (NYSE:ELV) with a Equal-Weight and raises the price target from $404 to $449.

RBC Capital analyst Ben Hendrix maintains Elevance Health (NYSE:ELV) with a Sector Perform and raises the price target from $424 to $455.

Barclays analyst Andrew Mok maintains Elevance Health (NYSE:ELV) with a Overweight and raises the price target from $469 to $472.
Health insurance provider Elevance Health (NYSE:ELV) reported Q3 2026 results beating Wall Street’s revenue expectations, but sales were flat year on year at $50.44 billion. Its non-GAAP profit of $6.99 per share was 48.9% above analysts’ consensus estimates.

Baird analyst Michael Ha maintains Elevance Health (NYSE:ELV) with a Neutral and raises the price target from $393 to $406.

Elevance Health (NYSE:ELV) has appointed Jeff Park as President of Carelon, its services-focused subsidiary. Park joins Elevance Health with a background in healthcare, pharmacy, and technology businesses, reflecting a services-focused leadership pick. The leadership change signals an effort to build out Carelon's integrated health solutions and sharpen execution across the services segment. Jeff Park's move into the Carelon president role is only one part of the broader Elevance Health...

Elevance Health (ELV) is at a 52-week high, but can investors hope for more gains in the future? We take a look at the company's fundamentals for clues.

CEO Boudreaux raised full-year guidance on Medicaid improvements and Carelon momentum.

Moby summary of Elevance Health Inc.'s Q3 2026 earnings call

Elevance Health (NYSE:ELV) raised its 2026 earnings outlook after reporting third-quarter adjusted diluted earnings per share of $6.99, exceeding the company’s expectations as Medicaid, Medicare Advantage and Individual ACA businesses all performed better than anticipated. President and CEO Gail Bo
Investors are continuing to watch how the insurer navigates costs in its Medicare Advantage and Medicaid portfolios.

Elevance Health beats Q3 EPS estimate by 50% as Carelon grows despite declining medical membership, and lifts its 2026 underlying earnings baseline to $26.75.

Elevance Health Inc. (NYSE:ELV) shares advanced 1.

While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Elevance Health (ELV) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended September 2026, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.

Bond yields are climbing, Washington is running a roughly $2t deficit on the way to about $40t of federal debt, and the government’s interest bill has crossed $1t a year. Income investors watching this know that higher Treasury payouts can tempt cash away from equities. This article looks at 3 large US dividend and value stocks exposed to these fiscal crosswinds and why they could still matter for your portfolio. The three stocks below are a sample. The full screen surfaced 13 more large US...
Besides Wall Street's top-and-bottom-line estimates for Elevance Health (ELV), review projections for some of its key metrics to gain a deeper understanding of how the company might have fared during the quarter ended September 2026.

Elevance Health (ELV) has been on investors’ radar after a recent share price move, with the stock last closing at US$412.70. That shift now meets a business generating US$201.1b in annual revenue. Recent trading has been firm, with a 1-day share price return of 2.93% and a 7-day share price return of 6.80%. Elevance Health’s year-to-date share price return of 16.50% and 1-year total shareholder return of 19.16% point to momentum building despite a small 3-year total shareholder return...

Elevance Health has delivered solid gains over the past year, and fresh product updates in its Medicare business keep the story moving. The open question for anyone looking at the stock now is whether that share price is adequately backed by the company’s earnings power. With a 19.2% return over the past year, Elevance Health has rewarded holders, which puts more focus on whether that move lines up with its earnings profile. The planned 2027 Medicare Advantage offerings aim to provide more...
ELV vs. DHR: Which Stock Is the Better Value Option?

INDIANAPOLIS, October 05, 2026--Elevance Health (NYSE: ELV) will release third quarter 2026 financial results on October 21, 2026 at 6:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time ("EDT"). Management will review these results and its outlook during a conference call at 8:30 a.m. EDT that same morning. The conference call should be accessed at least 15 minutes prior to its start with the following numbers:

Here is how Elevance Health (ELV) and American Well Corporation (AMWL) have performed compared to their sector so far this year.

CVS Health (CVS) stock lost 12.7% in the past month without company news, and peers UnitedHealth, Cigna and Elevance Health fell too. The S&P 500 rose 0.6% over the same month. The shares now trade 22.5% below their 52-week high. How much further could CVS stock fall if the market itself turns down.
Cambiar Opportunity Fund, managed by Cambiar Investors, published its Q2 2026 investor letter. The letter can be downloaded here. U.S. equity markets experienced a significant rebound in Q2, with the S&P 500 rising 15.2% and the Russell 2000 up 21.5%. Growth stocks outperformed value, although value retained a year-to-date lead. The market’s rise was fueled […]

INDIANAPOLIS, October 01, 2026--Elevance Health (NYSE: ELV) announced today that its affiliated health plans will offer 2027 Medicare Advantage plans designed to help members navigate healthcare more confidently through meaningful choice, simpler benefit experiences and personalized support that reflects individual health needs.

The insurer said it’s trying to restrict hospitals from charging higher rates for services at off-campus outpatient departments. Hospital groups say the reimbursement cuts could threaten access to care.

Elevance Health is scheduled to report its third-quarter results soon, and analysts expect a double-digit earnings decline.

Centene's robust cash flow is helping cut debt, with a lower debt-to-capital ratio and added liquidity reshaping its balance sheet.
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Elevance Health has delivered a 1 year gain that puts the stock firmly on investors' radar, and the latest reaffirmed earnings outlook has only sharpened the focus on what you are paying for each dollar of profit. With the price around US$410.95 at the last close, the key issue now is whether that tag lines up with the insurer's earnings power. The stock is up 33.6% over the past year, which raises the question of whether that move is grounded in its underlying earnings profile. Management...

Here is how Elevance Health (ELV) and American Well Corporation (AMWL) have performed compared to their sector so far this year.

During the quarter, we added 8 new positions and exited 6 positions, bringing the number of positions in the Fund to 43.
Elevance Health (ELV) has returned more than 40% over the past six months, though it is down 6.5% over the past three while the S&P 500 gained 3.4%. The next leg will not come from selling more insurance. It will come from keeping more of the premium it already collects.

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Elevance Health shares are jumping Thursday after the company reaffirmed its FY26 earnings guidance ahead of a series of investor meetings.

Elevance Health Inc (NYSE:ELV) recently announced a total dividend of $1.72 per share, with the ex-dividend date set for 2026-09-10. For investors, the ex-dividend date is a critical marker: shareholders must own the stock before this date to qualify for the upcoming payment. As investors look forward to this next distribution, the spotlight also shines on the company's dividend history, yield, and growth rates.



