NYSE:CHE - Chemed Stock Price, Forecast & News

Chemed's stock was trading at $414.05 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, CHE stock has decreased by 1.0% and is now trading at $409.78. View which stocks have been mosted impacted by Coronavirus.

4 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Chemed in the last year. There are currently 4 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Chemed.

Chemed is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, May 4th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Chemed.

Chemed Co. (NYSE:CHE) posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February, 18th. The company reported $4.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $4.09 by $0.13. The business had revenue of $522.30 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $524.20 million. Chemed had a return on equity of 35.38% and a net margin of 11.35%. Chemed's revenue for the quarter was up 14.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $3.35 earnings per share. View Chemed's earnings history.

Chemed declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, February 21st. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 2nd will be given a dividend of $0.32 per share on Monday, March 23rd. This represents a $1.28 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.31%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 28th. View Chemed's dividend history.

Chemed updated its FY20 earnings guidance on Tuesday, February, 18th. The company provided EPS guidance of $16.20-16.50 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $15.63.

4 equities research analysts have issued 1 year price targets for Chemed's stock. Their forecasts range from $490.00 to $535.00. On average, they expect Chemed's share price to reach $515.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 25.7% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Chemed.

Media coverage about CHE stock has been trending negative on Sunday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Chemed earned a media sentiment score of -2.1 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news headlines about the company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the immediate future. View the latest news aboutChemed.

Chemed saw a decline in short interest during the month of March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 203,600 shares, a decline of 8.3% from the February 27th total of 222,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 86,500 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.4 days. Currently, 1.3% of the company's shares are short sold. View Chemed's Current Options Chain.

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

Chemed's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Acadian Asset Management LLC (3.26%), FMR LLC (2.83%), State Street Corp (2.49%), Riverbridge Partners LLC (2.29%), Investec Asset Management LTD (1.70%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (1.28%). Company insiders that own Chemed stock include Andrea R Lindell, David Patrick Williams, Donald E Saunders, Frank E Wood, George J Walsh III, Kevin J Mcnamara, Michael D Witzeman, Naomi C Dallob, Nicholas Michael Westfall, Patrick P Grace, Spencer S Lee, Thomas P Rice and Walter L Krebs. View institutional ownership trends for Chemed.

CHE stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Boston Partners, Russell Investments Group Ltd., Barclays PLC, State Street Corp, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Prudential Financial Inc., State of Tennessee Treasury Department, and Smith Asset Management Group LP. Company insiders that have sold Chemed company stock in the last year include Andrea R Lindell, David Patrick Williams, Donald E Saunders, Frank E Wood, George J Walsh III, Kevin J Mcnamara, Michael D Witzeman, Naomi C Dallob, Spencer S Lee, and Walter L Krebs. View insider buying and selling activity for Chemed.

CHE stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Norges Bank, FMR LLC, BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp, Teacher Retirement System of Texas, Loomis Sayles & Co. L P, Marshall Wace North America L.P., Investec Asset Management LTD, and Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. Company insiders that have bought Chemed stock in the last two years include Donald E Saunders, and George J Walsh III. View insider buying and selling activity for Chemed.

Shares of CHE can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of CHE stock can currently be purchased for approximately $409.78.

Chemed has a market capitalization of $6.58 billion and generates $1.94 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $219.92 million in net income (profit) each year or $13.95 on an earnings per share basis. Chemed employs 16,641 workers across the globe. View additional information about Chemed.

The official website for Chemed is http://www.chemed.com/.

Chemed's mailing address is 255 EAST FIFTH STREET SUITE 2600, CINCINNATI OH, 45202-4726. The company can be reached via phone at 513-762-6690.