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In the latest session, CVS Health Corp (NYSE: CVS) closed at $44.92 up 1.51% from its previous closing price of $44.25. In other words, the price has increased by $1.51 from its previous closing price. On the day, 11.33 million shares were traded. CVS stock price reached its highest trading level at $45.68 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $44.03.
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 5.80 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 33.51. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.59 and its Current Ratio is at 0.80. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.10 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.00.
On November 18, 2024, Wells Fargo Upgraded its rating to Overweight which previously was Equal Weight and also upped its target price recommendation from $60 to $66.
Barclays Upgraded its Equal Weight to Overweight on October 10, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $63 to $82.
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 May 02 ’24 when LUDWIG EDWARD J bought 1,000 shares for $53.88 per share. The transaction valued at 53,879 led to the insider holds 21,630 shares of the business.
Mahoney Michael F bought 9,181 shares of CVS for $500,294 on May 02 ’24. The Director now owns 9,356 shares after completing the transaction at $54.49 per share. On Feb 16 ’24, another insider, Shah Prem S, who serves as the EVP and Pres-Pharm, Consumer W of the company, sold 29,473 shares for $76.95 each. As a result, the insider received 2,267,947 and left with 39,765 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 56527773696 and an Enterprise Value of 129008959488. As of this moment, CVS’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 11.41, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 7.39. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.15 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.75. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.351 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.14.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, CVS has reached a high of $83.25, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $43.56. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -18.11%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -25.56%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, CVS has traded an average of 13.82M shares per day and 20429390 over the past ten days. A total of 1.26B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 1.26B. Insiders hold about 0.20% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 82.22% stake in the company. Shares short for CVS as of 1732838400 were 17771960 with a Short Ratio of 1.38, compared to 1730332800 on 21854042. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 17771960 and a Short% of Float of 1.4099999.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for CVS is 2.66, from 2.6 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.05875706The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.98.
