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In the latest session, CVS Health Corp (NYSE: CVS) closed at $66.94 up 0.39% from its previous closing price of $66.68. In other words, the price has increased by $0.39 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.28 million shares were traded. CVS stock price reached its highest trading level at $67.4 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $66.645.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of CVS Health Corp’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 6.66 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 14.25. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.63 and its Current Ratio is at 0.82. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.06 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.96.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Leerink Partners on February 13, 2025, Upgraded its rating to Outperform and sets its target price to $75 from $55 previously.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jun 05 ’25 when SANSONE GUY P bought 1,570 shares for $63.70 per share. The transaction valued at 100,009 led to the insider holds 12,007 shares of the business.
ROBBINS LARRY sold 2,276,068 shares of CVS for $154,444,758 on May 02 ’25. The Director now owns 9,670,731 shares after completing the transaction at $67.86 per share. On May 05 ’25, another insider, ROBBINS LARRY, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 1,323,932 shares for $67.41 each. As a result, the insider received 89,249,945 and left with 8,346,799 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, CVS now has a Market Capitalization of 84680441856 and an Enterprise Value of 156001042432. As of this moment, CVS’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 15.99, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.49. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.16. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.22 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.10. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.414 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.185.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CVS is 0.60, which has changed by 0.16356683 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.10500872 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CVS has reached a high of $72.51, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $43.56. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 2.69%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 10.50%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, CVS has traded an average of 9.56M shares per day and 6888840 over the past ten days. A total of 1.27B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 1.26B. Insiders hold about 0.15% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 86.57% stake in the company. Shares short for CVS as of 1749772800 were 18713654 with a Short Ratio of 1.96, compared to 1747267200 on 15900008. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 18713654 and a Short% of Float of 1.5.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for CVS is 2.66, from 2.66 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.03989202The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.13. The current Payout Ratio is 72.76% for CVS, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-04-22 with an ex-dividend date of 1745280000. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2005-06-07 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
