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Cencora Inc (NYSE: COR) closed the day trading at $279.15 up 0.05% from the previous closing price of $279.00. In other words, the price has increased by $0.05 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.49 million shares were traded. COR stock price reached its highest trading level at $283.09 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $278.33.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of COR, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 25.64 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 15.13. 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.
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 May 14 ’25 when GREENBERG LON R bought 3,000 shares for $279.05 per share.
COLLIS STEVEN H sold 14,579 shares of COR for $4,108,508 on Apr 22 ’25. The Executive Chairman now owns 315,913 shares after completing the transaction at $281.81 per share. On Apr 21 ’25, another insider, Mauch Robert P., who serves as the President & CEO of the company, sold 4,969 shares for $289.33 each. As a result, the insider received 1,437,681 and left with 47,582 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 54105690112 and an Enterprise Value of 62060281856. As of this moment, Cencora’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 32.40, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 16.17. 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 0.17 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 53.41. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.2 whereas that against EBITDA is 14.395.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for COR is 0.56, which has changed by 0.25828266 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.11241627 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 $214.77. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 0.95%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 12.69%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, COR traded about 1.88M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, COR traded about 2172390 shares per day. A total of 193.78M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 182.74M. Insiders hold about 5.72% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 93.02% stake in the company. Shares short for COR as of 1745971200 were 6630313 with a Short Ratio of 3.52, compared to 1743379200 on 6925949. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6630313 and a Short% of Float of 5.89.
Dividends & Splits
COR’s forward annual dividend rate is 1.61, up from 2.12 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.007598566The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.21. The current Payout Ratio is 27.07% for COR, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-02-14 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, 9.0 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 $3.83, with high estimates of $4.05 and low estimates of $3.66.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $15.97 and $15.57 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $15.79. EPS for the following year is $17.23, with 14.0 analysts recommending between $18.32 and $16.75.
Revenue Estimates
10 analysts predict $80.29B in revenue for the current quarter. 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, 10 analysts are estimating revenue of $84.61B. There is a high estimate of $87.08B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $82.76B.
A total of 12 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 $321.53B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $293.96BBased on 15 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $344.01B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $350B and the low estimate is $335.35B.
