Chemed - CHE Stock Forecast, Price & News

1 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Chemed in the last year. There are currently 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "buy" CHE shares.
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1 brokers have issued 12-month price objectives for Chemed's stock. Their CHE share price forecasts range from $587.00 to $587.00. On average, they anticipate the company's share price to reach $587.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 9.2% from the stock's current price.
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Chemed's stock was trading at $510.43 at the beginning of the year. Since then, CHE shares have increased by 5.4% and is now trading at $537.75.
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Chemed saw a drop in short interest in the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 432,300 shares, a drop of 15.6% from the February 28th total of 512,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 73,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 5.9 days. Currently, 3.0% of the company's shares are sold short.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, April 25th 2023.
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Chemed Co. (NYSE:CHE) issued its earnings results on Friday, February, 24th. The company reported $5.39 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $5.30 by $0.09. The company earned $546.65 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $546.60 million. Chemed had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 41.54% and a net margin of 11.69%. Chemed's revenue for the quarter was up 1.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $5.25 earnings per share.

Chemed declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, February 17th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 27th will be paid a dividend of $0.38 per share on Friday, March 17th. This represents a $1.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.28%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 24th.
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ETFs with the largest weight of Chemed (NYSE:CHE) stock in their portfolio include VictoryShares THB Mid Cap ESG ETF (MDCP), AdvisorShares Dorsey Wright Alpha Equal Weight ETF (DWEQ), First Trust Dorsey Wright Momentum & Low Volatility ETF (DVOL), Inspire Faithward Mid Cap Momentum ETF (GLRY), Opus Small Cap Value Plus ETF (OSCV), Dividend Performers ETF (IPDP), FIS Biblically Responsible Risk Managed ETF (PRAY) and Natixis Vaughan Nelson Select ETF (VNSE).

Chemed (NYSE:CHE) pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 0.29%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 14 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 9.20%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, CHE will have a dividend payout ratio of 6.73% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Chemed updated its FY 2023 earnings guidance on Thursday, February, 23rd. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $20.75-$21.10 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of $20.21. The company issued revenue guidance of $2.24 billion-$2.25 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $2.21 billion.

1 employees have rated Chemed Chief Executive Officer Kevin J. McNamara on Glassdoor.com. Kevin J. McNamara has an approval rating of 100% among the company's employees. This puts Kevin J. McNamara in the top 10% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

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Chemed trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "CHE."

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One share of CHE stock can currently be purchased for approximately $537.75.

Chemed (NYSE:CHE) has a market capitalization of $8.04 billion and generates $2.13 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $249.62 million in net income (profit) each year or $16.53 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 14,167 workers across the globe.

Chemed's mailing address is 255 EAST FIFTH STREET SUITE 2600, CINCINNATI OH, 45202. The official website for the company is www.chemed.com. The company can be reached via phone at (513) 762-6690 or via fax at 513-762-6590.