Equities Analysts Set Expectations for ARDT Q3 Earnings

Ardent Health Partners, LLC (NYSE:ARDT) – Investment analysts at Leerink Partnrs lowered their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Ardent Health Partners in a research note issued on Wednesday, May 7th. Leerink Partnrs analyst W. Mayo now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.45 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.46. The consensus estimate for Ardent Health Partners’ current full-year earnings is $1.23 per share. Leerink Partnrs also issued estimates for Ardent Health Partners’ FY2025 earnings at $2.01 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.63 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.72 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.32 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.58 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on the company. Royal Bank of Canada cut their price target on Ardent Health Partners from $23.00 to $21.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, March 4th. Stephens restated an “overweight” rating and set a $22.00 target price on shares of Ardent Health Partners in a research report on Tuesday, April 1st. Mizuho decreased their price target on shares of Ardent Health Partners from $19.00 to $18.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, April 9th. Guggenheim boosted their price objective on shares of Ardent Health Partners from $16.00 to $18.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday. Finally, Morgan Stanley decreased their target price on Ardent Health Partners from $23.50 to $22.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, January 21st. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Ardent Health Partners has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $20.75.

Ardent Health Partners Stock Down 0.5 %

Ardent Health Partners stock opened at $14.48 on Friday. Ardent Health Partners has a one year low of $11.31 and a one year high of $20.72. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $13.09 and a 200 day moving average of $14.94. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78, a quick ratio of 1.78 and a current ratio of 1.91. The stock has a market cap of $2.07 billion and a PE ratio of 8.88.

Ardent Health Partners (NYSE:ARDT) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, May 6th. The company reported $0.29 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.21 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $1.50 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.50 billion.

Institutional Trading of Ardent Health Partners

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ARDT. Ventas Inc. bought a new position in shares of Ardent Health Partners during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $159,570,000. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in Ardent Health Partners by 368.9% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,330,635 shares of the company’s stock valued at $18,296,000 after purchasing an additional 1,046,845 shares during the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Ardent Health Partners in the 3rd quarter worth $15,839,000. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC purchased a new position in shares of Ardent Health Partners in the 4th quarter worth $4,478,000. Finally, Pier Capital LLC increased its holdings in shares of Ardent Health Partners by 70.1% in the 4th quarter. Pier Capital LLC now owns 373,904 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,386,000 after buying an additional 154,077 shares during the last quarter.

Ardent Health Partners Company Profile

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.