Ardent Health, Inc.
AI Valuation
AI-generated fair value estimate for this company.
AI Fair Value
$13.19
Market Price
$11.13
Undervalued By
15.6%
Method: 10-year unlevered FCF DCF: $304.76M TTM FCF base; growth 5% yrs1-5, 3% yrs6-10; 13% discount rate (elevated for US hospital-sector Medicaid/ACA-subsidy policy risk); 3% terminal growth; $1.542B net debt; 141.05M shares outstanding.
Reasoning: Ardent Health is a US hospital/health-system operator ($6.41B TTM revenue) whose FCF has more than doubled since 2024 on margin recovery; the elevated discount rate reflects real 2025-2026 policy headwinds (Medicaid funding cuts, ACA marketplace subsidy expiration) pressuring hospital-operator valuations sector-wide.