eHealth, Inc. (EHTH)Financial Services | Insurance Brokers | Indianapolis, United States | NasdaqGS
1.59 USD
+0.01
(0.633%)
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(July 14, 2026, 9:54 a.m.
EDT)
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Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 5:39 a.m. EDT
The investment case for eHealth, Inc. is currently broken on every level. Fundamentally, the company is in a severe structural decline, having lost over 72% of its value over the last nine years. While the trailing twelve-month P/E looks artificially attractive at 1.2x, this is a mathematical artifact of negative earnings (-$0.59 EPS) rather than a sign of undervaluation; the forward P/E of 1.2x implies a turnaround that the market clearly doubts given the recent revenue contraction of 22%. The balance sheet is fragile, with debt significantly outweighing equity and operating cash flow remaining deeply negative despite reported free cash flow anomalies. Technically and sentiment-wise, the outlook is grim. The stock is trading well below its 50-day and 200-day moving averages, indicating persistent selling pressure. Crucially, the options market offers no contrarian hope; there is absolutely no call buying or open interest, while put buyers are aggressively betting against the stock. This lack of speculative support suggests that even the most aggressive traders see no catalyst for a recovery. With no dividend to provide income and a multi-year trajectory of destruction, this is a security to avoid. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoETS ✓ | 0.174068 |
| AutoTheta | 0.220861 |
| MSTL_66_126 | 0.246755 |
| MSTL_126 | 0.251910 |
| MSTL | 0.267792 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.268084 |
| MSTL_66 | 0.303499 |
Forecast horizon: 60 days | Selected: AutoETS
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 36% |
| H-stat | 0.28 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.449 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.66 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Financial Services |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 13.737 |
| Revenue per Share | 17.19 |
| Market Cap | 50,468,220 |
| Forward P/E | 1.19 |
| Beta | 1.48 |
| Profit Margins | 6.31% |
| Website | https://www.ehealthinsurance.com |
As of July 11, 2026, 5:39 a.m. EDT: Speculators are overwhelmingly bearish, with zero call volume and open interest across all expirations. Put buyers are actively positioning for downside, evidenced by significant volume in the $2.50 strike for both July and November, while call activity remains nonexistent. Implied volatility is elevated on the put side relative to calls, suggesting fear of further declines rather than anticipation of a rally.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.5775401 |
| Address1 | 9,190 Priority Way West Drive |
| Address2 | Suite 110 |
| All Time High | 152.19 |
| All Time Low | 1.2 |
| Ask | 2.04 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 9 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 455,490 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 448,529 |
| Average Volume | 448,529 |
| Average Volume10Days | 455,490 |
| Beta | 1.475 |
| Bid | 1.14 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 4 |
| Book Value | 18.481 |
| City | Indianapolis |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 6 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 1.59 |
| Current Ratio | 7.59 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,782,777,600 |
| Day High | 1.62 |
| Day Low | 1.585 |
| Debt To Equity | 13.737 |
| Display Name | eHealth |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,778,101,200 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,778,101,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,778,097,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,785,960,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,785,960,000 |
| Ebitda | 69,095,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.13064 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 6.751 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 0.882 |
| Enterprise Value | 466,449,824 |
| Eps Current Year | 1.195 |
| Eps Forward | 1.34 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -0.58 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 1.6962 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.10619998 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.06261053 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -57.75401 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 5.89 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -4.2999997 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.7300509 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 1.2 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.39 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.325 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 1.2 - 5.89 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,161,351,000,000 |
| Float Shares | 25,869,564 |
| Forward Eps | 1.34 |
| Forward P E | 1.1865672 |
| Free Cashflow | 5,547,375 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 1,665 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,782,864,000 |
| Gross Margins | 1.0 |
| Gross Profits | 528,907,008 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.0753 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.55429 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 31,741,018 |
| Industry | Insurance Brokers |
| Industry Disp | Insurance Brokers |
| Industry Key | insurance-brokers |
| Ir Website | http://ir.ehealthinsurance.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=198312&p=irol-irhome |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | eHealth, Inc. operates a health insurance marketplace that provides consumer engagement, education, and health insurance enrollment solutions in the United States. It operates in two segments, Medicare; and Employer and Individual. The Medicare segment offers sale of Medicare-related health insurance plans, such as Medicare advantage, Medicare Supplement, and Medicare Part D prescription drug plans to Medicare-eligible beneficiaries including but not limited to, dental and vision insurance, and hospital indemnity plans, as well as advertising program for marketing and other services. The Employer and Individual segment is involved in the sale of individual, family, and small business health insurance plans; and ancillary products to non-Medicare-eligible customers including but not limited to, dental, vision, and short-term insurance. It also provides ecommerce platforms and consumer engagement solutions comprising market leading information, decision support, and transactional services to group of health insurance consumers; and organize and present the health insurance information in objective format to individuals, families, and small businesses to research, analyze, compare, and purchase health insurance plans. In addition, the company's platform allows eHealth to provide omnichannel capabilities to consumers who can shop and enroll in health insurance through an online interface. Further, it provides online sponsorship and advertising, non-broker of record, technology licensing, captive arrangements, and other services. eHealth, Inc. was incorporated in 1997 and is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. |
| Long Name | eHealth, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 50,468,220 |
| Market State | REGULAR |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_27933 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,774,915,200 |
| Net Income To Common | -18,539,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 50,150,808 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 4 |
| Open | 1.6 |
| Operating Cashflow | -66,701,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.0397 |
| Overall Risk | 6 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 0.75 |
| Phone | 737 248 2340 |
| Previous Close | 1.58 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 1.3305439 |
| Price Hint | 4 |
| Price To Book | 0.086034305 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.09541984 |
| Profit Margins | 0.06311 |
| Quick Ratio | 7.317 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.00999999 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 0.6329108 |
| Regular Market Day High | 1.62 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 1.585 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 1.585 - 1.62 |
| Regular Market Open | 1.6 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 1.58 |
| Regular Market Price | 1.59 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,784,037,267 |
| Regular Market Volume | 22,792 |
| Return On Assets | 0.03592 |
| Return On Equity | 0.035150003 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.222 |
| Revenue Per Share | 17.19 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20365608 |
| Sector | Financial Services |
| Sector Disp | Financial Services |
| Sector Key | financial-services |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 9 |
| Shares Outstanding | 31,741,018 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0224 |
| Shares Short | 711,729 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,780,012,800 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 1,349,652 |
| Short Name | eHealth, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0239 |
| Short Ratio | 1.37 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | IN |
| Symbol | EHTH |
| Target High Price | 3.0 |
| Target Low Price | 2.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 2.5 |
| Target Median Price | 2.5 |
| Total Cash | 110,814,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 3.491 |
| Total Debt | 133,196,000 |
| Total Revenue | 528,907,008 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -0.58 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 2.8032 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -1.2132 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.43279108 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 22,792 |
| Website | https://www.ehealthinsurance.com |
| Zip | 46,240 |