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As of close of business last night, Cencora Inc’s stock clocked out at $283.95, down -1.73% from its previous closing price of $288.94. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.73 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.12 million shares were traded. COR stock price reached its highest trading level at $287.61 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $282.17.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of COR’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 26.08 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 15.39. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.52 and its Current Ratio is at 0.87. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 7.76 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 7.00.
BofA Securities Downgraded its Buy to Neutral on September 18, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $275 to $245.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on May 29 ’25 when Krikorian Lazarus sold 3,000 shares for $288.96 per share. The transaction valued at 866,881 led to the insider holds 17,154 shares of the business.
Krikorian Lazarus bought 3,000 shares of COR for $866,881 on May 29 ’25. On May 19 ’25, another insider, Mauch Robert P., who serves as the President & CEO of the company, sold 4,969 shares for $291.43 each. As a result, the insider received 1,448,116 and left with 45,838 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, COR now has a Market Capitalization of 56003461120 and an Enterprise Value of 62990635008. As of this moment, Cencora’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 32.95, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 16.34. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.84. 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 54.33. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.203 whereas that against EBITDA is 14.611.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for COR is 0.57, which has changed by 0.22066033 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.11730647 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, COR has reached a high of $309.35, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $218.65. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -0.74%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 12.62%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that COR traded 1.84M shares on average per day over the past three months and 1397760 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 193.78M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 182.71M. Insiders hold about 5.73% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 93.62% stake in the company. Shares short for COR as of 1747267200 were 6058863 with a Short Ratio of 3.29, compared to 1744675200 on 6726686. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6058863 and a Short% of Float of 5.37.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 2.12, COR has a forward annual dividend rate of 2.16. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0073365285The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.19. The current Payout Ratio is 27.07% for COR, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-05-16 with an ex-dividend date of 1747353600. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2009-06-16 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
Currently, 11.0 analysts are dedicated to thoroughly evaluating and rating the performance of Cencora Inc (COR) in the stock market.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $3.81, with high estimates of $4.05 and low estimates of $3.66.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $15.97 and $15.38 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $15.77. EPS for the following year is $17.27, with 14.0 analysts recommending between $18.32 and $16.75.
Revenue Estimates
In the current quarter, 11 analysts expect revenue to total $80.34B. It ranges from a high estimate of $82.5B to a low estimate of $78.55B. As of the current estimate, Cencora Inc’s year-ago sales were $74.24BFor the next quarter, 11 analysts are estimating revenue of $84.62B. There is a high estimate of $87.08B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $82.76B.
A total of 14 analysts have provided revenue estimates for COR’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $325.39B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $318.65B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $321.63B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $293.96BBased on 15 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $343.89B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $350B and the low estimate is $335.27B.
