CDW (CDW) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

CDW Corporation is a provider of information technology products and services to businesses, government agencies, educational institutions and healthcare organizations. The company helps customers select, purchase, implement and manage technology solutions.

Its offerings include computers and other hardware, software, cloud services, cybersecurity, networking, data center infrastructure and collaboration tools. CDW also provides consulting, integration and ongoing technology support, helping customers plan and operate their IT environments.

Founded in 1984 as Computer Discount Warehouse, the company later adopted the CDW name. It serves customers in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $171.25 to $173.82
• 50-Day Range: $128.30 to $173.08
• 52-Week Range: $97.12 to $175.19
• Volume: 170,456 shs
• Average Volume: 1.82 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $21.69 billion
• P/E Ratio: 20.16
• Dividend Yield: 1.45%
• Price Target: $167.38
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

CDW Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

CDW scored higher than 88% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 134th out of 597 stocks in the technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

CDW has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.78, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 5 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for CDW is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

CDW has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 15.20%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for CDW are expected to grow by 15.20% in the coming year, from $10.33 to $11.90 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of CDW is 20.16, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.74.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of CDW is 20.16, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 41.56.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

CDW has a PEG Ratio of 1.53. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

CDW has a P/B Ratio of 8.18. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.82% of the float of CDW has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

CDW has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.75.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in CDW has recently decreased by 6.14%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

CDW pays a meaningful dividend of 1.46%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

CDW has been increasing its dividend for 10 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of CDW is 29.40%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, CDW will have a dividend payout ratio of 21.18% next year. This indicates that CDW will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.85

News Sentiment

CDW has a news sentiment score of 0.85. 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 0.63 average news sentiment score of Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 15 news articles for CDW this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 11 people have searched for CDW on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -27% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

7 people have added CDW to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 600% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, CDW insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.82% of the stock of CDW is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

93.15% of the stock of CDW is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 9/10 Dividend: 8/25/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/10 Dividend: 8/25/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/10/2026
• Last Earnings: 11/04/2026
• Today: 11/13/2026
• Record date for 12/10 Dividend: 11/25/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 12/10 Dividend: 11/25/2026
• Dividend Payable: 12/10/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Technology
• Industry: Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components
• Sub-Industry: Technology Distributors
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:CDW
• CIK: 1402057
• Web: www.cdw.com
• Phone: (847) 465-6000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 14,800
• Year Founded: 1984

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for CDW: $167.38
• High Price Target: $195.00
• Low Price Target: $130.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -3.7%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.78
• Research Coverage: 9 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $8.57
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 20.16
• Forward P/E Ratio: 14.60
• P/E Growth: 1.53
• Net Income: $1.07 billion
• Net Margins: 4.48%
• Pretax Margin: 6.06%
• Return on Equity: 52.23%
• Return on Assets: 7.71%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 2.32
• Current Ratio: 1.26
• Quick Ratio: 1.15

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $22.42 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.97
• Cash Flow: $11.98 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 14.50
• Book Value: $21.12 per share
• Price / Book: 8.23

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 124,810,000
• Free Float: 123,786,000
• Market Cap: $21.69 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.92