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 $230,024,764 were sold by BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC on Jul 31 ’25. At $140.61 per share, BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC sold 1,635,962 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 32,160,579 shares worth approximately $4.11 billion following the completion of this transaction.
Also, HEARTY JAMES O sold 2,351 shares, netting a total of over 352,650 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $150.00 each, the insider now holds 26,038 shares.
Before that, HEARTY JAMES O had added 2,351 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $352,650, the Officer bought DaVita Inc shares for $150.00 each.
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] plunged -9.04% to $127.81. The stock’s lowest price that day was $126.07, but it reached a high of $137.125 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -11.59%. Over the course of the year, DaVita Inc shares have dropped approximately -8.39%.
Is DaVita Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of DaVita Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-07-15 dropping by -0.33 million shares to 5.87 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-13 was 6.21 million shares. A decline of -5.7% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 6.89 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 6.89.
Which companies own the most shares of DaVita Inc (DVA)?
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 30.94% from the previous closing price of $140.52. 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.
