NYSE:CVS - CVS Health Stock Price, Forecast & News

CVS Health trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "CVS."

CVS Health declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, January 2nd. Investors of record on Thursday, January 23rd will be given a dividend of $0.50 per share on Monday, February 3rd. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.79%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, January 22nd. View CVS Health's Dividend History.

CVS Health Corp (NYSE:CVS) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February, 12th. The pharmacy operator reported $1.73 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.68 by $0.05. The pharmacy operator earned $66.89 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $64.01 billion. CVS Health had a return on equity of 14.87% and a net margin of 2.58%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 22.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $2.14 EPS. View CVS Health's Earnings History.

CVS Health is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, May 6th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for CVS Health.

CVS Health updated its FY20 earnings guidance on Wednesday, February, 12th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $7.04-7.17 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $7.15.

26 Wall Street analysts have issued 1-year price targets for CVS Health's shares. Their forecasts range from $61.00 to $109.00. On average, they expect CVS Health's share price to reach $79.26 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 10.4% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for CVS Health.

26 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for CVS Health in the last year. There are currently 7 hold ratings, 17 buy ratings and 2 strong buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for CVS Health.

Press coverage about CVS stock has trended negative this week, according to InfoTrie. InfoTrie scores the sentiment of press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. CVS Health earned a daily sentiment score of -2.7 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news stories about the pharmacy operator a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the immediate future. View News Stories for CVS Health.

Some companies that are related to CVS Health include Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA), Covetrus (CVET), Rite Aid (RAD), Petmed Express (PETS), 111 (YI), Diplomat Pharmacy (DPLO), China Jo-Jo Drugstores (CJJD), HealthWarehouse.com (HEWA) and Dougherty's Pharmacy (MYDP).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other CVS Health investors own include AT&T (T), Walt Disney (DIS), Cisco Systems (CSCO), NVIDIA (NVDA), Alibaba Group (BABA), Home Depot (HD), Verizon Communications (VZ), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), QUALCOMM (QCOM) and Intel (INTC).

CVS Health's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Wealth Quarterback LLC (9.74%), State Street Corp (4.29%), FMR LLC (2.17%), Capital International Investors (1.90%), Franklin Resources Inc. (1.38%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.11%). Company insiders that own CVS Health stock include C David Brown II, David M Denton, David W Dorman, Edward J Ludwig, Eva C Boratto, James David Clark, Jonathan C Roberts, Joshua Matthew Flum, Karen S Lynch, Kevin Hourican, Larry J Merlo, Lisa Bisaccia, Troyen A Brennan and Vost Collin. View Institutional Ownership Trends for CVS Health.

CVS stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC, State Street Corp, Franklin Resources Inc., FMR LLC, Marshall Wace North America L.P., Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec, FIL Ltd and Boston Partners. Company insiders that have sold CVS Health company stock in the last year include Eva C Boratto, James David Clark, Jonathan C Roberts, Joshua Matthew Flum, Karen S Lynch, Larry J Merlo and Troyen A Brennan. View Insider Buying and Selling for CVS Health.

CVS stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Wealth Quarterback LLC, Capital World Investors, LSV Asset Management, M&G Investment Management Ltd., PNC Financial Services Group Inc., Lord Abbett & CO. LLC, Janus Henderson Group PLC and Amundi Pioneer Asset Management Inc.. Company insiders that have bought CVS Health stock in the last two years include C David Brown II, David W Dorman and Edward J Ludwig. View Insider Buying and Selling for CVS Health.

Shares of CVS 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 CVS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $71.78.

CVS Health has a market capitalization of $93.38 billion and generates $256.78 billion in revenue each year. The pharmacy operator earns $6.63 billion in net income (profit) each year or $7.08 on an earnings per share basis. CVS Health employs 295,000 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About CVS Health.

The official website for CVS Health is http://www.cvshealth.com/.

CVS Health's mailing address is ONE CVS DR., WOONSOCKET RI, 02895. The pharmacy operator can be reached via phone at 401-765-1500 or via email at [email protected]