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CVS Health is a healthcare plans business based in the US. CVS Health shares (CVS) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. CVS Health employs 219,000 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $361.9 billion.
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CVS Health stock price (NYSE: CVS)
Use our graph to track the performance of CVS stocks over time.CVS Health shares at a glance
Latest market close | $57.38 |
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52-week range | $52.18 - $80.80 |
50-day moving average | $58.60 |
200-day moving average | $67.47 |
Wall St. target price | $65.10 |
PE ratio | 10.1851 |
Dividend yield | $2.54 (4.65%) |
Earnings per share (TTM) | $5.62 |
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CVS Health price performance over time
Historical closes compared with the close of $57.38 from 2024-09-03
1 week (2024-08-29) | 0.72% |
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1 month (2024-08-05) | -0.74% |
3 months (2024-06-05) | -5.47% |
6 months (2024-03-05) | -22.15% |
1 year (2023-09-05) | -12.54% |
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2 years (2022-09-02) | -42.30% |
3 years (2021-09-03) | 87.47 |
5 years (2019-09-05) | 59.2191 |
Is CVS Health stock undervalued or overvalued?
Valuing CVS Health stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of CVS Health's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
CVS Health's P/E ratio
CVS Health's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 10x. In other words, CVS Health shares trade at around 10x recent earnings.
That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.
CVS Health's PEG ratio
CVS Health's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 2.0511. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into CVS Health's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
CVS Health's EBITDA
CVS Health's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $16.1 billion.
The EBITDA is a measure of a CVS Health's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
CVS Health financials
Revenue TTM | $361.9 billion |
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Operating margin TTM | 3.03% |
Gross profit TTM | $53.5 billion |
Return on assets TTM | 2.87% |
Return on equity TTM | 9.73% |
Profit margin | 1.99% |
Book value | $59.66 |
Market Capitalization | $72 billion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
CVS Health share dividends
Dividend payout ratio: 34.81% of net profits
Recently CVS Health has paid out, on average, around 34.81% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 4.65% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), CVS Health shareholders could enjoy a 4.65% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In CVS Health's case, that would currently equate to about $2.54 per share.
While CVS Health's payout ratio might seem fairly standard, it's worth remembering that CVS Health may be investing much of the rest of its net profits in future growth.
CVS Health's most recent dividend payout was on 31 July 2024. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 21 July 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").
Have CVS Health's shares ever split?
CVS Health's shares were split on a 2:1 basis on 6 June 2005. So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your CVS Health shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for CVS Health shares which in turn could have impacted CVS Health's share price.
CVS Health share price volatility
Over the last 12 months, CVS Health's shares have ranged in value from as little as $52.1814 up to $80.7979. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while CVS Health's is 0.528. This would suggest that CVS Health's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).
CVS Health overview
CVS Health Corporation provides health solutions in the United States. It operates through Health Care Benefits, Health Services, and Pharmacy & Consumer Wellness segments. The Health Care Benefits segment offers traditional, voluntary, and consumer-directed health insurance products and related services. It serves employer groups, individuals, college students, part-time and hourly workers, health plans, health care providers, governmental units, government-sponsored plans, labor groups, and expatriates. The Health Services segment offers pharmacy benefit management solutions, including plan design and administration, formulary management, retail pharmacy network management, specialty and mail order pharmacy, clinical, disease management, and medical spend management services. It serves employers, insurance companies, unions, government employee groups, health plans, prescription drug plans, Medicaid managed care plans, CMS, plans offered on public health insurance, and other sponsors of health benefit plans. The Pharmacy & Consumer Wellness segment sells prescription and over-the-counter drugs, consumer health and beauty products, and personal care products.
Frequently asked questions
nullWhat percentage of CVS Health is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 0.118% of CVS Health shares are held by insiders and 83.711% by institutions. How many people work for CVS Health?
Latest data suggests 219,000 work at CVS Health. When does the fiscal year end for CVS Health?
CVS Health's fiscal year ends in December. Where is CVS Health based?
CVS Health's address is: One CVS Drive, Woonsocket, RI, United States, 02895 What is CVS Health's ISIN number?
CVS Health's international securities identification number is: US1266501006 What is CVS Health's CUSIP number?
CVS Health's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 585745102
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