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Chemed (CHE) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$444.92 -5.44 (-1.21%)
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About Chemed Stock (NYSE:CHE)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$442.31
$449.65
50-Day Range
$412.98
$561.84
52-Week Range
$408.42
$623.60
Volume
123,107 shs
Average Volume
137,475 shs
Market Capitalization
$6.48 billion
P/E Ratio
22.88
Dividend Yield
0.54%
Price Target
$579.75
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Chemed Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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100th Percentile Overall Score

CHE MarketRank™: 

Chemed scored higher than 100% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 9th out of 936 stocks in the medical sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Chemed has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.75, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Chemed has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Chemed's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Chemed are expected to grow by 8.73% in the coming year, from $21.43 to $23.30 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Chemed is 22.84, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.51.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Chemed is 22.84, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Medical sector average P/E ratio of about 30.18.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Chemed has a PEG Ratio of 2.44. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Chemed has a P/B Ratio of 5.40. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.69% of the float of Chemed has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Chemed has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Chemed has recently decreased by 1.03%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • Dividend Yield

    Chemed has a dividend yield of 0.56%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Chemed has been increasing its dividend for 16 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Chemed is 12.34%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Chemed will have a dividend payout ratio of 10.30% next year. This indicates that Chemed will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Chemed's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.69% of the float of Chemed has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Chemed has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Chemed has recently decreased by 1.03%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • News Sentiment

    Chemed has a news sentiment score of 1.23. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.71 average news sentiment score of Medical companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 13 news articles for Chemed this week, compared to 11 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 3 people have searched for CHE on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -63% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    2 people have added Chemed to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Chemed insiders have sold 6,003.03% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $83,420.00 in company stock and sold $5,091,148.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 3.29% of the stock of Chemed is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    95.85% of the stock of Chemed is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Chemed's insider trading history.
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CHE Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Chemed's stock was trading at $529.80 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, CHE shares have decreased by 16.1% and is now trading at $444.55.

Chemed Corporation (NYSE:CHE) posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July, 29th. The company reported $4.27 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $6.02 by $1.75. The business's quarterly revenue was up 3.8% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript
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Chemed's top institutional investors include State Street Corp (3.27%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.44%), William Blair Investment Management LLC (2.32%) and Impax Asset Management Group plc (1.84%). Insiders that own company stock include Kevin J Mcnamara, Spencer S Lee, David Patrick Williams, Andrea R Lindell, George J Walsh III, Patrick P Grace, Michael D Witzeman, Brian C Judkins and Nicholas Michael Westfall.
View institutional ownership trends
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Shares of CHE stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Chemed investors own include Humana (HUM), American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR), The RMR Group (RMR), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) and AU Optronics (AUOTY).

Company Calendar

Record date for 6/17 Dividend
5/29/2025
Ex-Dividend for 6/17 Dividend
5/29/2025
Dividend Payable
6/17/2025
Last Earnings
7/29/2025
Record date for 8/29 Dividend
8/11/2025
Ex-Dividend for 8/29 Dividend
8/11/2025
Today
8/14/2025
Dividend Payable
8/29/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Medical
Industry
MED - OUTP/HM CRE
Sub-Industry
Health Care Services
Current Symbol
NYSE:CHE
CIK
19584
Employees
15,695
Year Founded
1970

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$650.00
Low Price Target
$500.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+28.6%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.75
Research Coverage
4 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$19.45
Trailing P/E Ratio
23.18
Forward P/E Ratio
21.04
P/E Growth
2.44
Net Income
$302 million
Net Margins
11.56%
Pretax Margin
15.44%
Return on Equity
25.83%
Return on Assets
17.77%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
N/A
Current Ratio
1.86
Quick Ratio
1.83

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$2.43 billion
Price / Sales
2.70
Cash Flow
$26.15 per share
Price / Cash Flow
17.24
Book Value
$82.25 per share
Price / Book
5.48

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
14,570,000
Free Float
14,093,000
Market Cap
$6.57 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.46

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This page (NYSE:CHE) was last updated on 8/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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