How to buy Anthem stock

Anthem is a healthcare plans business based in the US. Anthem shares (ANTM) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Anthem employs 98,200 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $144.4 billion.

Anthem stock price (NYSE: ANTM)

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Anthem shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2022-07-27.

Latest market close	$478.83
52-week range	$429.18 - $532.31
50-day moving average more info button	$489.26
200-day moving average more info button	$456.10
Wall St. target price	$565.23
PE ratio more info button	18.9917
Dividend yield more info button	$4.67 (1.08%)
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$25.41

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Anthem price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $478.83 from 2022-07-07

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2 years (2021-01-27)	65.02%
3 years (2020-01-27)	68.73%
5 years (2018-01-26)	85.46%

Is Anthem stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing Anthem stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Anthem's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Anthem's P/E ratio

Anthem's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 19x. In other words, Anthem shares trade at around 19x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.

Anthem's PEG ratio

Anthem's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.4719. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Anthem's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Anthem's EBITDA

Anthem's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $10 billion.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Anthem's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Anthem financials

Revenue TTM	$144.4 billion
Operating margin TTM	6.32%
Gross profit TTM	$36 billion
Return on assets TTM	5.81%
Return on equity TTM	17.79%
Profit margin	4.33%
Book value	$149.19
Market capitalisation more info button	$116.3 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Anthem share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 17.71% of net profits

Recently Anthem has paid out, on average, around 17.71% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 1.08% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Anthem shareholders could enjoy a 1.08% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Anthem's case, that would currently equate to about $4.67 per share.

While Anthem's payout ratio might seem low, this can signify that Anthem is investing more in its future growth.

Anthem's most recent dividend payout was on 23 June 2022. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 8 June 2022 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have Anthem's shares ever split?

Anthem's shares were split on a 2:1 basis on 31 May 2005. So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Anthem shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Anthem shares which in turn could have impacted Anthem's share price.

Anthem share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Anthem's shares have ranged in value from as little as $429.1836 up to $532.3091. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Anthem's is 0.9737. This would suggest that Anthem's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

Anthem overview

Anthem, Inc. , through its subsidiaries, operates as a health benefits company in the United States. It operates through four segments: Commercial & Specialty Business, Government Business, IngenioRx, and Other. The company offers a spectrum of network-based managed care health benefit plans to large and small groups, individuals, Medicaid, and Medicare markets. Its managed care plans include preferred provider organizations; health maintenance organizations; point-of-service plans; traditional indemnity plans and other hybrid plans, including consumer-driven health plans; and hospital only and limited benefit products. The company also provides a range of managed care services to self-funded customers, including claims processing, underwriting, stop loss insurance, actuarial services, provider network access, medical management, disease management, wellness programs, and other administrative services. In addition, it offers an array of specialty and other insurance products and services, such as pharmacy benefits management, dental, vision, life and disability insurance benefits, and analytics-driven personal health care.

Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Anthem is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 0.185% of Anthem shares are held by insiders and 93.427% by institutions. How many people work for Anthem?
Latest data suggests 98,200 work at Anthem. When does the fiscal year end for Anthem?
Anthem's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Anthem based?
Anthem's address is: 220 Virginia Avenue, Indianapolis, IN, United States, 46204