Elevance Health (ELV)
NYSEHealth CareMedical - Healthcare PlansSnapshot 2026-10-29
$422.02+1.84%
Close 2026-10-29 · 1-day change
NYSEHealth CareMedical - Healthcare PlansSnapshot 2026-10-29
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
A booming industry is a tailwind for the names in it; a contracting one is a headwind. Companies in the same industry tend to rise and fall together with the cycle, the way a tide lifts and lowers every boat in the harbor at once, so a large part of a stock’s swing can come from where its industry sits rather than from the company itself. It’s context for reading the company’s results, not a buy/sell call. Full explanation →
Health Care is in steady. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
The stage band shows the industry’s cycle over the chart’s timeline (each color a stage); a ▼ marks a quarter its growth inflected down — amber is an unconfirmed watch, red is confirmed the next quarter. Use “Overlay cycle on chart” to tint the price chart by stage. The industry’s fundamentals, not a signal on this stock.
The reason to own it still holds.
View ThesisRevenue growth is slowing — up about 4% over the past year and decelerating.
View GrowthRanks among the strongest in its industry on quality — around the top 21%.
View QualityManagement screens strong on capital allocation, earnings delivery, margins.
View ManagementExpectations look reasonable — what the market is pricing in sits in line with or below what analysts forecast.
View ValuationModerate volatility — typically moves about 1% a day.
View RiskELV’s earnings power and guidance growth underpin the case, despite modest recent revenue growth. Revenue rose 0.7% year over year in Q3 2026, and adjusted EPS beat consensus by 50%. ELV trades at 14× P/E versus the 23× peer median; expectations look modest versus our view. A 14% next-quarter miss probability is the specific near-term earnings risk. The peer-multiple read implies a price about 9% above where it trades. Our read remains intact; this read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-10-29. ELV is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 23 analysts currently covering ELV (as of Oct 2026).
Based on 14 Wall Street analysts offering 12-month price targets for ELV in the last 4 months.
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Quarterly · checked companies · value or % of revenue
A consensus fair price across 11 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-10-29. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Managed Health Care — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
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Advances: Raise FY 2026 adjusted diluted EPS guidance
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-10-29. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
Current $422.02
The last 12 months of price, then the range of analyst 12-month targets from today’s $422.02.
Analyst ratings and price targets are third-party Wall Street estimates, not QuarterlyIQ’s view. Not investment advice.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Above average on quality vs scored peers
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
Higher 2026 EPS guidance and a 2027 growth target directly advance the earnings objective.
Advances: Raise FY 2026 adjusted diluted EPS guidance
Raised yearly outlook alongside higher profit and revenue supports the FY 2026 EPS objective.
Advances: Raise FY 2026 adjusted diluted EPS guidance
Higher profit as costs ease supports earnings, though the headline does not specify guidance.
Advances: Raise FY 2026 adjusted diluted EPS guidance
Reported estimate beat and raised guidance support the FY 2026 EPS objective.
Advances: Raise FY 2026 adjusted diluted EPS guidance
Growth plan confirmation supports EPS guidance objective.
Advances: Raise FY 2026 adjusted diluted EPS guidance
Reaffirmation supports growth in adjusted diluted EPS guidance.
Advances: Raise FY 2026 adjusted diluted EPS guidance
Increased investor confidence supports EPS growth objectives.
Earnings outperforming indicates strong financial health.