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After finishing at $284.71 in the prior trading day, Cencora Inc (NYSE: COR) closed at $282.39, down -0.81%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.81 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.78 million shares were traded. COR stock price reached its highest trading level at $284.65 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $280.495.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of COR by taking a closer look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.54 and its Current Ratio is at 0.92. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 35.96 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 26.20.
On September 18, 2024, BofA Securities Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Buy and also lowered its target price recommendation from $275 to $245.
On February 26, 2024, Leerink Partners started tracking the stock assigning a Outperform rating and target price of $261.Leerink Partners initiated its Outperform rating on February 26, 2024, with a $261 target price.
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 Apr 22 ’25 when COLLIS STEVEN H sold 14,579 shares for $281.81 per share. The transaction valued at 4,108,508 led to the insider holds 315,913 shares of the business.
Mauch Robert P. sold 4,969 shares of COR for $1,437,681 on Apr 21 ’25. The President & CEO now owns 47,582 shares after completing the transaction at $289.33 per share. On Apr 22 ’25, another insider, COLLIS STEVEN H, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 14,579 shares for $281.81 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, COR now has a Market Capitalization of 54702616576 and an Enterprise Value of 61404393472. As of this moment, Cencora’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 40.18, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 16.66. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.74. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.18 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 241.60. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.203 whereas that against EBITDA is 14.707.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for COR is 0.59, which has changed by 0.17232645 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.07545352 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, COR has reached a high of $296.65, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $214.77. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 6.51%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 16.09%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.82M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1712650 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 193.85M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 182.78M. Insiders hold about 5.74% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 91.80% stake in the company. Shares short for COR as of 1743379200 were 6925949 with a Short Ratio of 3.81, compared to 1740700800 on 6943479. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6925949 and a Short% of Float of 6.15.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, COR’s forward annual dividend rate was 2.08, compared to 2.12 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0073056794The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.23. The current Payout Ratio is 27.07% for COR, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-02-14 with an ex-dividend date of 1739491200. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2009-06-16 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
