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In the latest session, Chemed Corp (NYSE: CHE) closed at $416.57 down -10.36% from its previous closing price of $464.69. In other words, the price has decreased by -$10.36 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.52 million shares were traded. CHE stock price reached its highest trading level at $433.81 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $410.0.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Chemed 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 24.39 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 16.41. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.83 and its Current Ratio is at 1.86. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.12 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.08.
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 this company, Jefferies on July 25, 2025, initiated with a Hold rating and assigned the stock a target price of $500.
On March 11, 2020, RBC Capital Mkts Upgraded its rating to Outperform which previously was Sector Perform and also upped its target price recommendation from $448 to $535.
JMP Securities Upgraded its Mkt Perform to Mkt Outperform on November 01, 2019, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $490.
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 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 6094211072 and an Enterprise Value of 5973829632. As of this moment, Chemed’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 21.42, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 16.12. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 4.06. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.43 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.14. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.378 whereas that against EBITDA is 13.759.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CHE is 0.47, which has changed by -0.29207736 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16821623 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 $449.01. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -19.57%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -25.00%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, CHE has traded an average of 149.86K shares per day and 183720 over the past ten days. A total of 14.63M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 14.34M. Insiders hold about 2.00% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 94.96% stake in the company. Shares short for CHE as of 1752537600 were 388345 with a Short Ratio of 2.59, compared to 1749772800 on 506455. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 388345 and a Short% of Float of 3.0700000000000003.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for CHE is 2.00, from 2.0 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0043039448The 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 2025-05-29. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2005-05-12 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
