New Hospital Operator On The Block Ardent Health Garners Interest As Analysts Initiate With Bullish View
New Hospital Operator On The Block Ardent Health Garners Interest As Analysts Initiate With Bullish View
In July, Ardent Health Partners Inc. (NYSE:ARDT) closed its initial public offering of 12 million at a public offering price of $16 per share, for total gross proceeds of approximately $192 million.
今年7月，Ardent Health Partners Inc.（纽交所：ARDT）以每股16美元的发行价成功完成首次公开发行，募集总额约为1.92亿美元。
Ardent Health Partners owns and operates a network of hospitals and clinics. It operates acute care hospitals, including rehabilitation hospitals and surgical hospitals.
Ardent Health Partners拥有并经营一系列医院和诊所。它经营着急救医院，包括康复医院和手术医院。
Through its subsidiaries, Ardent Health delivers care through 30 acute care hospitals, more than 200 care sites, and over 1,700 providers across six states.
通过其子公司，Ardent Health通过六个州的30家急救医院、200多个医疗护理站和超过1,700名提供者提供医疗服务。
RBC Capital Markets has initiated coverage on Ardent Health Partners, citing a 'differentiated hospital platform with strong growth runway.'
RBC Capital Markets对Ardent Health Partners进行了覆盖，并称赞其具有强大的增长潜力的“与众不同的医院平台”。
The analyst initiates with an Outperform rating and a price target of $23.
分析师以“跑赢大盘”评级和23美元的目标价开始评估。
RBC analyst says Ardent Health Partners' valuation and rating are based on its strong market position and clear growth potential.
RBC的分析师表示，Ardent Health Partners的估值和评级是基于其强劲的市场地位和明确的增长潜力。
Additionally, the company is poised for margin growth through supplemental Medicaid programs in key states and the efficiencies it has gained from its unique joint venture strategy.
此外，公司正通过在关键州的辅助医保计划和其独特的创业公司战略所获得的效率，为利润增长做好准备。
Ardent's organic growth is bolstered by numerous expansion opportunities, particularly in outpatient services like ambulatory surgery. The company is currently underrepresented in ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) within its markets.
Ardent的有机增长得到了许多扩张机会的支持，特别是在门诊服务领域，如门诊手术。该公司在其市场内的门诊手术中处于低分布位置。
Investing in outpatient facilities has proven successful for its public peers, including industry leader HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA).
投资门诊设施已经在其公共同行中获得成功，包括行业领导者HCA Healthcare，Inc.（NYSE:HCA）。
"Like HCA, Ardent holds a leading market position in its service areas, with a #1 or #2 market position in most of its markets. That said, we believe Ardent's markets likely comp more closely to those of Community Health Systems, Inc (NYSE:CYH), given Ardent's concentration in secondary MSAs," RBC Capital writes.
“像HCA一样，Ardent在其服务区域拥有领先的市场地位，在大多数市场上是第一或第二的市场地位。也就是说，考虑到Ardent在二级城市区域的集中度，我们认为Ardent的市场可能更接近Community Health Systems，Inc（NYSE:CYH）的市场，” RBC Capital写道。
Truist Securities also initiated coverage on Ardent Health, "Well Positioned With Attractive Secular Tailwinds."
Truist Securities还开始对Ardent Health的“有吸引力的教派势头”进行了覆盖。
The analyst notes the company focuses on mid-size markets with attractive growth characteristics.
该分析师指出，该公司专注于中等规模的市场，在有吸引力的增长特征方面具有吸引力。
Truist analyst initiated coverage with a Buy rating and a price target of $21 and viewed the valuation risk/reward as attractive.
Truist分析师以买入评级和21美元的目标价开始评估，并认为估值风险/回报非常有吸引力。
The analyst says Ardent's strong cash flow and financial flexibility are expected to support continued investment in its core business, expand its footprint, and pursue potential mergers and acquisitions in a fragmented market.
该分析师表示，预计Ardent的强大现金流和财务灵活性将支持其继续投资于其核心业务，扩大其版图，并在一个分散的市场上寻求潜在的合并和收购。
Price Action: ARDT stock is up 4.19% at $16.30 at the last check on Monday.
股价表现：ARDt股票在星期一最后一次检查时上涨了4.19%，至16.30美元。
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