Cardinal Health (CAH) Competitors $164.43 -3.20 (-1.91%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$164.45 +0.02 (+0.01%) As of 04:30 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock CAH vs. DXCM, HOLX, MMSI, AMN, COR, ELV, HAE, ITGR, MCK, and HSICShould you be buying Cardinal Health stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Cardinal Health include DexCom (DXCM), Hologic (HOLX), Merit Medical Systems (MMSI), AMN Healthcare Services (AMN), Cencora (COR), Elevance Health (ELV), Haemonetics (HAE), Integer (ITGR), McKesson (MCK), and Henry Schein (HSIC). These companies are all part of the "medical" sector. Cardinal Health vs. Its Competitors DexCom Hologic Merit Medical Systems AMN Healthcare Services Cencora Elevance Health Haemonetics Integer McKesson Henry Schein Cardinal Health (NYSE:CAH) and DexCom (NASDAQ:DXCM) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, earnings and profitability. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CAH or DXCM? 87.2% of Cardinal Health shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.8% of DexCom shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Cardinal Health shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of DexCom shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media favor CAH or DXCM? In the previous week, Cardinal Health had 9 more articles in the media than DexCom. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for Cardinal Health and 22 mentions for DexCom. DexCom's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat Cardinal Health's score of 1.32 indicating that DexCom is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Cardinal Health 24 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive DexCom 18 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend CAH or DXCM? Cardinal Health presently has a consensus price target of $157.43, suggesting a potential downside of 4.26%. DexCom has a consensus price target of $98.50, suggesting a potential upside of 17.60%. Given DexCom's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe DexCom is more favorable than Cardinal Health.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Cardinal Health 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.79DexCom 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 15 Buy rating(s) 3 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.95 Which has preferable earnings and valuation, CAH or DXCM? Cardinal Health has higher revenue and earnings than DexCom. Cardinal Health is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DexCom, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCardinal Health$222.29B0.18$852M$6.4125.65DexCom$4.15B7.92$576.20M$1.3462.51 Is CAH or DXCM more profitable? DexCom has a net margin of 12.90% compared to Cardinal Health's net margin of 0.70%. DexCom's return on equity of 30.05% beat Cardinal Health's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Cardinal Health0.70% -68.84% 4.21% DexCom 12.90%30.05%10.00% Which has more risk & volatility, CAH or DXCM? Cardinal Health has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DexCom has a beta of 1.44, meaning that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryDexCom beats Cardinal Health on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Cardinal Health News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CAH and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CAH and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CAH vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCardinal HealthMED/DENTAL IndustryMedical SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$39.25B$15.67B$5.47B$20.46BDividend Yield1.24%1.40%5.24%3.72%P/E Ratio25.6518.9527.0527.84Price / Sales0.182.33380.7650.06Price / Cash15.6517.9926.2118.22Price / Book-12.473.898.004.58Net Income$852M$430.42M$3.16B$982.91M7 Day Performance0.21%1.48%3.84%1.41%1 Month Performance6.30%1.60%3.04%4.97%1 Year Performance69.73%26.00%34.26%14.19% Cardinal Health Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CAHCardinal Health4.8865 of 5 stars$164.43-1.9%$157.43-4.3%+74.8%$39.25B$222.29B25.6548,900Positive NewsDXCMDexCom4.8681 of 5 stars$87.34+1.2%$98.50+12.8%-27.0%$34.25B$4.03B65.187,600Positive NewsHOLXHologic4.7613 of 5 stars$65.25+0.4%$77.42+18.6%-13.1%$14.54B$4.03B27.537,063Analyst ForecastMMSIMerit Medical Systems4.3944 of 5 stars$93.66+0.2%$109.11+16.5%+6.5%$5.54B$1.36B45.917,400Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastGap UpAMNAMN Healthcare Services4.3218 of 5 stars$20.82-0.3%$32.08+54.1%-56.2%$796.99M$2.98B-4.812,968News CoverageCORCencora4.7075 of 5 stars$299.320.0%$306.33+2.3%+35.8%$58.01B$293.96B34.7242,000Positive NewsELVElevance Health4.967 of 5 stars$388.78+1.9%$498.87+28.3%-34.6%$87.84B$183.12B15.17102,300HAEHaemonetics4.8772 of 5 stars$74.90+1.5%$96.80+29.2%-11.7%$3.60B$1.36B22.633,023ITGRInteger3.6518 of 5 stars$123.23+0.5%$145.00+17.7%+0.6%$4.30B$1.75B58.4011,000MCKMcKesson4.3129 of 5 stars$732.36+0.9%$696.42-4.9%+25.1%$91.63B$359.05B28.3575,000Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeHSICHenry Schein3.0312 of 5 stars$73.10-0.2%$79.30+8.5%+13.1%$8.90B$12.67B22.8425,000 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies DexCom Competitors Hologic Competitors Merit Medical Systems Competitors AMN Healthcare Services Competitors Cencora Competitors Elevance Health Competitors Haemonetics Competitors Integer Competitors McKesson Competitors Henry Schein Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:CAH) was last updated on 7/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersYour Bank Account Is No Longer SafeWhat If Washington Declared That: YOUR Money ISN'T Actually Yours? 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