The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. DaVita Inc shares valued at $352,650 were purchased by HEARTY JAMES O on Jul 23 ’25. At $150.00 per share, HEARTY JAMES O acquired 2,351 shares.
Also, BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC sold 103,274 shares, netting a total of over 14,401,483 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $139.45 each, the insider now holds 33,796,541 shares.
Before that, BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC had sold 64,066 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $8,828,933, the 10% Owner traded DaVita Inc shares for $137.81 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 64,066 shares, worth approximately $5.13 billion.
As published in their initiating research note from Barclays on March 06, 2024, DaVita Inc [DVA] has been an Equal weight and the price target has been revised to $133. Analysts at UBS upgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in early August. As of November 01, 2022, Deutsche Bank has decreased its “Buy” rating to a “Hold” for DVA. Earlier on October 31, 2022, UBS downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Neutral” for DVA stock which previously was a “a Buy”.
Analyzing DVA Stock Performance
On last trading session,, DaVita Inc [NYSE: DVA] rose 3.61% to $151.32. The stock’s lowest price that day was $146.775, but it reached a high of $151.85 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 7.92%. Over the course of the year, DaVita Inc shares have jumped approximately 9.69%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $179.60 on 01/31/25 and a 52-week low of $132.57 on 06/03/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for DaVita Inc (DVA)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 148.11, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 144.91. In the upper region, resistance lies at 153.19. The next price resistance is at 155.06. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 66.02 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is DaVita Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of DaVita Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-06-30 jumping by 0.24 million shares to 6.09 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-05-30 was 5.85 million shares. A jump of 3.91% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 7.05 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 7.05.
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In terms of DaVita Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 184 in the next 12 months, up nearly 25.98% from the previous closing price of $146.05. Analysts anticipate DaVita Inc stock to reach 184 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 184. In spite of this, 3 analysts ranked DaVita Inc stock as Hold at the end of 2025. On August 19, 2022, UBS assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and resumed coverage with a $117.
