Ardent Health, Inc. (ARDT)Healthcare | Medical Care Facilities | Brentwood, United States | NYSE
10.96 USD
-0.03
(-0.273%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 10.96 |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 5:39 a.m. EDT
The investment case for Ardent Health is currently broken by deteriorating fundamentals and a lack of shareholder returns. The company is actively cutting guidance and reporting earnings misses, with revenue shrinking and profitability collapsing. This operational weakness is reflected in the stock's price action, which has lost nearly 24% of its value over the last year. Compounding the distress, the company has suspended dividends entirely, offering no income floor to offset the capital loss. While the forward P/E looks cheap at under 9x, this is a value trap driven by the expectation of continued earnings contraction rather than a turnaround. The options market confirms this pessimism, with traders aggressively buying protection at low strike prices while avoiding calls. There is no clear catalyst for a recovery, making this a poor vehicle for either short-term momentum or long-term compounding. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.237991 |
| AutoETS | 0.247863 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.247880 |
| AutoTheta | 0.258263 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 39% |
| H-stat | 4.44 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.412 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.97 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Healthcare |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 130.193 |
| Revenue per Share | 45.307 |
| Market Cap | 1,545,863,168 |
| Trailing P/E | 20.30 |
| Forward P/E | 8.93 |
| Beta | 0.70 |
| Profit Margins | 1.22% |
| Previous Name | Ardent Health Partners, LLC |
| Website | https://www.ardenthealth.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 5:39 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a significant downside move, evidenced by massive open interest in deep out-of-the-money puts (strikes at 5.0 and 7.5) compared to negligible call volume. While there is some long-dated call activity at higher strikes (15.0), the overwhelming sentiment is hedging against a drop to the lower end of the range rather than betting on a rally.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.13496447 |
| Address1 | 340 Seven Springs Way |
| Address2 | Suite 100 |
| All Time High | 20.72 |
| All Time Low | 7.71 |
| Ask | 11.55 |
| Ask Size | 200 |
| Audit Risk | 8 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 2.0 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 310,990 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 539,944 |
| Average Volume | 539,944 |
| Average Volume10Days | 310,990 |
| Beta | 0.698 |
| Bid | 10.87 |
| Bid Size | 500 |
| Board Risk | 9 |
| Book Value | 9.517 |
| City | Brentwood |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 3 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 10.96 |
| Current Ratio | 2.105 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 11.0 |
| Day Low | 10.71 |
| Debt To Equity | 130.193 |
| Display Name | Ardent Health Partners |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,785,938,400 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,785,938,400 |
| Earnings Growth | -0.771 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | -0.768 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,785,873,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,794,427,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,794,427,200 |
| Ebitda | 422,416,992 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.06594 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 8.237 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 0.543 |
| Enterprise Value | 3,479,433,216 |
| Eps Current Year | 1.0875 |
| Eps Forward | 1.228 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 0.54 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 10.5164 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.4435997 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.042181704 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -13.496447 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 15.48 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -4.5199995 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.29198965 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 7.71 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 3.25 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.4215305 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 7.71 - 15.48 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,721,309,400,000 |
| Float Shares | 52,095,306 |
| Forward Eps | 1.228 |
| Forward P E | 8.925081 |
| Free Cashflow | 208,313,872 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 19,500 |
| Fullday Change | -0.0299997 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -0.272973 |
| Fullday Price | 10.96 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,785,542,400 |
| Gross Margins | 0.58383 |
| Gross Profits | 3,739,972,096 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.23839001 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.76721 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 141,045,907 |
| Industry | Medical Care Facilities |
| Industry Disp | Medical Care Facilities |
| Industry Key | medical-care-facilities |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Ardent Health, Inc. owns and operates a network of hospitals and clinics that provides healthcare services in the United States. The company offers general and specialty services, including internal medicine, general surgery, cardiology, oncology, orthopedics, women's services, neurology, urology, and emergency services within inpatient and ambulatory care settings. It also operates a network of ambulatory facilities and telehealth services, including primary care and specialty care clinics, ambulatory surgery centers, urgent care centers, free-standing emergency departments, and diagnostic imaging centers. The company operates acute care hospitals, including rehabilitation hospitals and surgical hospitals. Ardent Health, Inc. was formerly known as Ardent Health Partners, Inc. and changed its name to Ardent Health, Inc. in June 2025. The company was founded in 2001 and is based in Brentwood, Tennessee. Ardent Health, Inc. is a subsidiary of EGI-AM Investments, L.L.C. |
| Long Name | Ardent Health, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 1,545,863,168 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_1194838 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Name Change Date | 2,026-08-29 |
| Net Income To Common | 78,227,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 1,550,094,517 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 11 |
| Open | 11.1 |
| Operating Cashflow | 514,320,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.03438 |
| Overall Risk | 6 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 615 296 3000 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 10.96 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,959,806 |
| Prev Name | Ardent Health Partners, LLC |
| Previous Close | 10.99 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 10.078161 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 1.1516234 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.24131714 |
| Profit Margins | 0.012209999 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.489 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 2.0 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.0299997 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -0.272973 |
| Regular Market Day High | 11.0 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 10.71 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 10.71 - 11.0 |
| Regular Market Open | 11.1 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 10.99 |
| Regular Market Price | 10.96 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,202 |
| Regular Market Volume | 238,286 |
| Return On Assets | 0.03128 |
| Return On Equity | 0.09956 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.014 |
| Revenue Per Share | 45.307 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20204377 |
| Sector | Healthcare |
| Sector Disp | Healthcare |
| Sector Key | healthcare |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 6 |
| Shares Outstanding | 141,045,907 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0294 |
| Shares Short | 4,143,740 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 4,610,812 |
| Short Name | Ardent Health, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.1338 |
| Short Ratio | 8.06 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | TN |
| Symbol | ARDT |
| Target High Price | 14.0 |
| Target Low Price | 10.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 12.68182 |
| Target Median Price | 13.0 |
| Total Cash | 724,476,032 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 5.136 |
| Total Debt | 2,267,190,016 |
| Total Revenue | 6,405,940,224 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 0.54 |
| Trailing P E | 20.296295 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 9.5281 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 1.4319 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.1502818 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 238,286 |
| Website | https://www.ardenthealth.com |
| Zip | 37,027 |