DaVita Inc (NYSE: DVA) is -0.36% lower on its value in year-to-date trading and has touched a low of $125.64 and a high of $179.60 in the current 52-week trading range. The question becomes, what are the chances the stock will make a comeback and enjoy potential growth. Why not look at analysts view on what the future holds for the stock. The DVA stock was last observed hovering at around $149.83 in the last trading session, with the day’s loss setting it -0.82%.
Currently trading at $149.01, the stock is 2.65% and -5.88% below its SMA20 and SMA50 respectively. However, with a daily trading volume of 0.88 million and changing -0.55% at the moment leaves the stock -2.49% off its SMA200. DVA registered 8.75% gain for a year compared to 6-month loss of -9.26%. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average (SMA 50) of $158.3246 and a 200-day simple moving average (SMA200) of $152.81406.
The stock witnessed a -3.84% gain in the last 1 month and extending the period to 3 months gives it a -1.05%, and is 5.59% up over the last 5 days. If we measure the stock’s price variations over the week and the month, we find that the volatility rates stand at 2.62% over the week and 3.39% over the month.
DaVita Inc (DVA) has around 76000 employees, a market worth around $11.92B and $12.82B in sales. Current P/E ratio is 13.87 and Fwd P/E is 11.45. Profit margin for the company is 7.31%. Distance from 52-week low is 18.60% and -17.03% from its 52-week high. The company has generated returns on investments over the last 12 months (8.14%).
with sales reaching $3.22B over the same period.The EPS is expected to grow by 14.21% this year, but quarterly earnings will post 4.74% year-over-year. Quarterly sales are estimated to grow 4.79% in year-over-year returns.
904.0 institutions hold shares in DaVita Inc (DVA), with institutional investors hold 96.99% of the company’s shares. The shares outstanding are 80.54M, and float is at 76.28M with Short Float at 5.97%. Institutions hold 49.83% of the Float.
The top institutional shareholder in the company is BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC with over 36.1 million shares valued at $5.0 billion. The investor’s holdings represent 41.5374 of the DVA Shares outstanding. As of 2024-06-30, the second largest holder is VANGUARD GROUP INC with 6.17 million shares valued at $854.7 million to account for 7.027 of the shares outstanding. The other top investors are BLACKROCK INC. which holds 4.94 million shares representing 5.6294 and valued at over $684.7 million, while STATE STREET CORP holds 2.9265 of the shares totaling 2.54 million with a market value of $352.4 million.
DaVita Inc (DVA) Insider Activity
The most recent transaction is an insider sale by BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC, the company’s 10% Owner. SEC filings show that BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC sold 500,000 shares of the company’s common stock on Feb 14 ’25 at a price of $154.94 per share for a total of $77.47 million. Following the sale, the insider now owns 35.39 million shares.
DaVita Inc disclosed in a document filed with the SEC on Feb 19 ’25 that BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC (10% Owner) sold a total of 129,938 shares of the company’s common stock. The trade occurred on Feb 19 ’25 and was made at $154.09 per share for $20.02 million. Following the transaction, the insider now directly holds 35.14 million shares of the DVA stock.
Still, SEC filings show that on Feb 18 ’25, BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC (10% Owner) disposed off 120,062 shares at an average price of $154.60 for $18.56 million. The insider now directly holds 35,272,417 shares of DaVita Inc (DVA).
