Aveanna Healthcare Holdings Inc. (AVAH) - Stock Analysis

Last updated: Aug 2, 2026

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Healthcare services name with improving fundamentals and clear catalysts: Q1 2026 revenue grew 15.9% to $647.9M, adjusted EBITDA rose 25.2%, full-year 2026 guidance was raised on 2026-05-14, and the Family First Homecare acquisition closed on 2026-06-02.

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Idea window: 6/23/2026 – 6/30/2026Sector: Healthcare

AI Analyst Overview

Last Price
$9.49
Market Cap
$1.43B
1D Return
+1.93%
YTD Return
+16.16%

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Valuation Metrics

P/E
6.0
P/B
6.9
P/S
0.6
EV/EBITDA
10.0
Div Yield
—

Fundamental Analysis

5.5

Key Financial Insights: • Margin Stability • High Leverage • Weak Cash Conversion AVAH is profitable and inexpensive on earnings multiples, but its upside is limited by heavy leverage, moderate interest coverage, and inconsistent cash conversion.

Profitable
HighLeverage

Price Behavior

6.0

Key Price Behavior Insights: • Higher lows • Resistance stall • Late pullback Support Level: $9.10 Resistance Level: $9.80-$9.90 Last month, AVAH recovered with higher lows but stalled below $9.80-$9.90 resistance, slipping back to $9.39 as support at $9.10/$9.00 came into focus.

recovery
pullback

Sentiment & News

6.5

Key News Insights: • Discounted valuation • Technical breakout • Earnings ahead Aveanna Healthcare (AVAH) was repeatedly highlighted in July 2026 as a discounted value-and-momentum stock with improving technical signals, while the only company-specific update was its scheduled Q2 2026 earnings release on Aug. 13.

Momentum
Value
AI

AI Summary

6.2
Positive

AVAH is now better viewed as an improving operator with genuine earnings momentum—not just a levered turnaround—but the investment still hinges on whether higher EBITDA can convert into durable free cash flow before the heavy debt load reasserts itself. The raised guidance, lower debt costs, and Family First expansion are positives, but weak quarterly cash conversion makes execution and deleveraging the critical test.

EarningsMomentum
CashConversion
Deleveraging
AI summary updated 5 days ago

Description

Aveanna Healthcare Holdings is a U.S. home-care services company that delivers private-duty nursing, home health and hospice care, pediatric therapy, and enteral nutrition through three operating segments. Its services include in-home skilled nursing and therapy, school- and clinic-based pediatric support, and periodic supply delivery, enabling many patients—particularly medically fragile children—to receive care outside hospital settings. The company was incorporated in 2016 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

Idea History

DateCloseTickerCompanySummaryStatusP/L
Jun 23Jun 30AVAHAveanna Healthcare Holdings Inc.
Healthcare services name with improving fundamentals and clear catalysts: Q1 2026 revenue grew 15.9% to $647.9M, adjusted EBITDA rose 25.2%, full-year 2026 guidance was raised on 2026-05-14, and the Family First Homecare acquisition closed on 2026-06-02.
Closed+4.5%
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