Elevance Health (ELV) closed at $428.01 on Oct 16, 2026, down 0.1% on the day. The stock is up 3.3% over the past month, up 12.0% over three months, up 22.1% year to date and up 22.5% over the past year. It trades 1.9% below its 52-week high of $436.24 and 55.7% above its 52-week low of $274.84. The close sits above its 50-day moving average ($403.04) and above its 200-day moving average ($368.99).
NextPick tracks ELV in its Health Insurers & Services basket alongside UNH, MCK, CVS, CI and COR. As of Oct 16, 2026, the basket's money-flow score is 21 (weak inflow), and the basket is up 5.0% over five sessions. Over the past month ELV ranks 7th of 10 basket members by price change.
ELV is scheduled to report earnings on Oct 21, 2026, before market open. Over its last 8 reports the stock moved an average of 5.4% on the first trading day after earnings, beating the options-implied move in 3 of 8.
ELV options were pricing 38% at-the-money implied volatility on Oct 8, 2026, an IV rank of 51 over the past year.
Elevance Health is scheduled to report on Oct 21, 2026, before market open.
Over the last 8 reports, ELV moved an average of 5.4% on the first trading day after earnings. The move beat the options-implied move in 3 of 8 reports.
Yes — the Oct 16, 2026 close of $428.01 is 16.0% above the 200-day average of $368.99.
ELV closed 1.9% below its 52-week high of $436.24.
NextPick groups ELV with UNH, MCK, CVS, CI and COR in its Health Insurers & Services basket.
Elevance Health, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a health benefits company in the United States. The company operates in four segments: Health Benefits, CarelonRx, Carelon Services, and Corporate & Other. It offers a variety of health plans and services to individual, employer group risk-based and fee-based, BlueCard, Medicare, Medicaid, and FEP members; health products; a broad array of fee-based administrative managed care services; and specialty and other insurance products and services, such as stop loss, dental, vision, and supplemental health insurance benefits. The company also operates in the pharmacy services business; and markets and offers pharmacy services, including home delivery and specialty pharmacies, claims adjudication, formulary management, pharmacy networks, rebate administration, a prescription drug database, and member services, as well as infusion services and injectable therapies through ambulatory infusion centers. In addition, it provides healthcare related services and capabilities, including specialty care enablement and utilization management support for specialized clinical domains; behavioral health and comprehensive care management services; palliative care services and management; virtual care; and payment integrity, subrogation, clinical data exchange through its HealthOS platform, research and data, reporting and clinical analytics, information technology, and business process support services, as well as manages home health, post-acute institutional management, and durable medical equipment costs; and supports plans in managing home and community-based services. The company provides its services under the Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Wellpoint, and Carelon brands. The company was formerly known as Anthem, Inc. and changed its name to Elevance Health, Inc. in June 2022. Elevance Health, Inc. was incorporated in 2001 and is based in Indianapolis, Indiana.
