Ardent Health, Inc.

1. 01

   Behind SPY and its sector fund XLV over 1 year

   1 month: +21.6% (SPY −1.6%, XLV +13.5%). 3 months: +16.4% (SPY −0.4%, XLV +15.5%). 1 year: −10.8% (SPY +13.6%, XLV +30.7%). Price change to the 4 Nov 2026 close; dividends excluded.

   Daily closes, split-adjusted: ARDT, SPY and XLV · as of 4 Nov 2026

2. 02

   Rose 10.9% on 4 Nov 2026

   The 4 Nov 2026 gain of 10.9% was 5.3× its average daily move of 2.1% over the past year, and its largest one-day gain in a record that begins 18 Jul 2024.

   Daily closes, split-adjusted · as of 4 Nov 2026

3. 03

   6.8 days to cover short interest

   3.8M shares were sold short at the 15 Oct 2026 settlement, 2.7% of the 141.0M shares outstanding; covering them would take 6.8 days of average volume. Short interest is reported twice a month, on a lag.

   Exchange short-interest filing · as of 15 Oct 2026

4. 04

   Volume 2.4× its 30-session average on 4 Nov 2026

   4 Nov 2026 volume of 1.1M shares was 2.4× the average of the 30 sessions before it (446.1K), as the price rose 10.9%. SPY traded 1.5× its own average that session.

   Daily volume against a 30-session baseline · as of 4 Nov 2026

5. 05

   Above its 50- and 200-day averages

   The 4 Nov 2026 close of $12.99 was 15.8% above its 50-day average ($11.22) and 29.4% above its 200-day average ($10.04). It has closed above the 200-day for 79 sessions, since 16 Jul 2026. The 50-day average crossed above the 200-day on 5 Aug 2026, 64 sessions ago.

   Daily closes, split-adjusted; 50- and 200-session simple averages · as of 4 Nov 2026

At the 4 Nov 2026 close