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After finishing at $559.36 in the prior trading day, Chemed Corp (NYSE: CHE) closed at $486.93, down -12.95%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$12.95 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.73 million shares were traded. CHE stock price reached its highest trading level at $508.705 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $473.5534.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of CHE 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 40.97 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 22.61. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.70 and its Current Ratio is at 1.73. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.12 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.09.
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, RBC Capital Mkts on March 11, 2020, Upgraded its rating to Outperform and sets its target price to $535 from $448 previously.
On November 01, 2019, JMP Securities Upgraded its rating to Mkt Outperform which previously was Mkt Perform but kept the price unchanged to $490.
BofA/Merrill reiterated its Buy rating for the stock on September 06, 2019, while the target price for the stock was revised from $470 to $500.
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 May 16 ’25 when LEE SPENCER S sold 1,500 shares for $577.99 per share. The transaction valued at 866,985 led to the insider holds 14,627 shares of the business.
LEE SPENCER S sold 1,500 shares of CHE for $866,790 on May 07 ’25. The executive vice president now owns 16,127 shares after completing the transaction at $577.86 per share. On May 05 ’25, another insider, MCNAMARA KEVIN J, who serves as the president and CEO of the company, sold 1,500 shares for $576.45 each. As a result, the insider received 864,675 and left with 101,197 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, CHE now has a Market Capitalization of 8183150592 and an Enterprise Value of 7067859968. As of this moment, Chemed’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 23.72, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 18.21. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 4.05. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.86 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 6.01. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.84 whereas that against EBITDA is 15.765.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CHE is 0.53, which has changed by -0.10107446 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12632763 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CHE has reached a high of $623.60, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $512.12. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -13.63%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -14.35%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 136.61K shares per day over the past 3-months and 235190 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 14.57M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 14.36M. Insiders hold about 1.87% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 95.71% stake in the company. Shares short for CHE as of 1749772800 were 506455 with a Short Ratio of 3.71, compared to 1747267200 on 343410. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 506455 and a Short% of Float of 4.01.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, CHE’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.9, compared to 2.00 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0033967393The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.29. The current Payout Ratio is 9.05% for CHE, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-05-29 with an ex-dividend date of 1748476800. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2005-05-12 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
