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The price of Cencora Inc (NYSE: COR) closed at $273.97 in the last session, up 0.95% from day before closing price of $271.39. In other words, the price has increased by $0.95 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.02 million shares were traded. COR stock price reached its highest trading level at $274.925 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $271.17.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at COR’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. 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:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 25 ’25 when COLLIS STEVEN H sold 14,578 shares for $269.51 per share. The transaction valued at 3,928,917 led to the insider holds 317,913 shares of the business.
Campbell Elizabeth S sold 4,127 shares of COR for $1,107,192 on Mar 24 ’25. The Executive Vice President now owns 14,665 shares after completing the transaction at $268.28 per share. On Mar 25 ’25, another insider, COLLIS STEVEN H, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 14,578 shares for $269.51 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 53071548416 and an Enterprise Value of 59771613184. As of this moment, Cencora’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 38.98, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 16.20. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.71. 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 234.39. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.197 whereas that against EBITDA is 14.315.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for COR is 0.57, which has changed by 0.12744856 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.08572841 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, COR has reached a high of $271.86, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $214.77. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 8.28%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 14.87%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, COR traded on average about 1.57M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1797090 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 193.85M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 180.59M. Insiders hold about 6.87% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 91.40% stake in the company. Shares short for COR as of 1741910400 were 8001756 with a Short Ratio of 5.09, compared to 1739491200 on 6876956. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 8001756 and a Short% of Float of 7.1.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for COR is 2.12, which was 2.08 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0076642465The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.24. 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.
