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After finishing at $164.4 in the prior trading day, Cardinal Health, Inc (NYSE: CAH) closed at $161.98, down -1.47%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.47 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.13 million shares were traded. CAH stock price reached its highest trading level at $164.25 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $161.65.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of CAH by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 11.62 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 15.85. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.50 and its Current Ratio is at 0.94.
On February 05, 2025, Jefferies Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Hold and also upped its target price recommendation from $140 to $150.
TD Cowen Upgraded its Hold to Buy on January 08, 2025, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $130 to $144.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Nov 14 ’24 when Scherer Mary C. sold 3,504 shares for $123.55 per share. The transaction valued at 432,919 led to the insider holds 8,752 shares of the business.
Mayer Jessica L sold 16,573 shares of CAH for $1,812,920 on Aug 21 ’24. The Chief Legal/Compliance Officer now owns 75,971 shares after completing the transaction at $109.39 per share. On Aug 21 ’24, another insider, Mayer Jessica L, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 16,573 shares for $109.39 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, CAH now has a Market Capitalization of 38660898816 and an Enterprise Value of 45500735488. As of this moment, Cardinal’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 25.30, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 17.54. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.18. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.17. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.205 whereas that against EBITDA is 14.376.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CAH is 0.69, which has changed by 0.6892272 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1185931 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CAH has reached a high of $168.44, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $93.17. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 5.53%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 24.69%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 2.57M shares per day over the past 3-months and 3053670 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 239.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 238.00M. Insiders hold about 0.29% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 88.34% stake in the company. Shares short for CAH as of 1749772800 were 5728770 with a Short Ratio of 2.23, compared to 1747267200 on 5307927. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5728770 and a Short% of Float of 3.1600002000000003.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, CAH’s forward annual dividend rate was 2.022, compared to 2.03 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.012299271The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.72. The current Payout Ratio is 58.20% for CAH, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-07-01 with an ex-dividend date of 1751328000. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2001-04-23 when the company split stock in a 3:2 ratio.
