FY2025 Earnings Forecast for Ardent Health Issued By KeyCorp

Ardent Health, Inc. (NYSE:ARDT) – Research analysts at KeyCorp issued their FY2025 earnings estimates for Ardent Health in a research report issued to clients and investors on Sunday, November 16th. KeyCorp analyst M. Gillmor anticipates that the company will earn $1.00 per share for the year. KeyCorp currently has a “Sector Weight” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Ardent Health’s current full-year earnings is $1.23 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for Ardent Health’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.36 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.39 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also weighed in on ARDT. UBS Group initiated coverage on Ardent Health in a research note on Wednesday, September 10th. They set a “buy” rating and a $17.00 price objective for the company. Wall Street Zen lowered Ardent Health from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on shares of Ardent Health from $18.00 to $15.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, August 11th. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “equal weight” rating and set a $12.00 price objective (down previously from $22.00) on shares of Ardent Health in a research report on Friday. Finally, Mizuho decreased their price target on Ardent Health from $20.00 to $13.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Ardent Health currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $15.25.

Ardent Health Trading Up 5.4%

Shares of NYSE:ARDT opened at $8.72 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67, a quick ratio of 2.00 and a current ratio of 2.08. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.02, a PEG ratio of 6.55 and a beta of 0.44. Ardent Health has a 1-year low of $8.28 and a 1-year high of $17.34. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $13.60 and a 200 day moving average price of $13.29.

Ardent Health (NYSE:ARDT) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 12th. The company reported $0.52 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.42 by $0.10. Ardent Health had a net margin of 3.24% and a return on equity of 19.02%. The company had revenue of $1.58 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.55 billion. Ardent Health has set its FY 2025 guidance at 0.850-1.030 EPS.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Ardent Health

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. CWM LLC boosted its holdings in Ardent Health by 990.6% in the 2nd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 2,203 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 2,001 shares during the period. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank bought a new position in shares of Ardent Health in the third quarter valued at approximately $61,000. Quarry LP grew its position in Ardent Health by 1,519.4% during the 1st quarter. Quarry LP now owns 5,020 shares of the company’s stock worth $69,000 after acquiring an additional 4,710 shares during the last quarter. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS bought a new position in Ardent Health in the 3rd quarter valued at $80,000. Finally, New York State Common Retirement Fund raised its position in Ardent Health by 121.4% in the 2nd quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund now owns 6,200 shares of the company’s stock valued at $85,000 after purchasing an additional 3,400 shares during the last quarter.

About Ardent Health

Ardent Health Partners, Inc owns and operates a network of hospitals and clinics that provides a range of healthcare services in the United States. It operates acute care hospitals, including rehabilitation hospitals and surgical hospitals. The company was founded in 2001 and is based in Brentwood, Tennessee.