CVS Health Corporation Company Profile (NYSE:CVS)

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

CVS Health Corporation announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, July 6th. Shareholders of record on Monday, July 24th will be given a dividend of $0.50 per share on Thursday, August 3rd. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.54%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, July 20th. View CVS Health Corporation's Dividend History.

CVS Health Corporation (NYSE:CVS) released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August, 8th. The company reported $1.33 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.31 by $0.02. The company earned $45.69 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $45.36 billion. CVS Health Corporation had a net margin of 2.93% and a return on equity of 17.47%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 4.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.32 earnings per share. View CVS Health Corporation's Earnings History.

CVS Health Corporation is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, November, 14th 2017. View Earnings Estimates for CVS Health Corporation.

CVS Health Corporation issued an update on its FY17 earnings guidance on Tuesday, August, 8th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $5.83-5.93 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $5.87. CVS Health Corporation also updated its Q3 guidance to $1.47-1.50 EPS.

19 brokerages have issued 1-year target prices for CVS Health Corporation's shares. Their predictions range from $82.00 to $111.00. On average, they anticipate CVS Health Corporation's share price to reach $91.57 in the next twelve months. View Analyst Ratings for CVS Health Corporation.

Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about CVS Health Corporation stock:

• 1. Guggenheim analysts commented, " Our recent meetings with CEO Larry Merlo, CFO Dave Denton, and VP-IR Nancy Christal further reinforced our confidence in 10% secular growth, which we believe the market is currently undervaluing, at a 13x P/E on somewhat depressed 2017E EPS. Bottom line, even in the face of secular gross margin erosion, in both segments, we believe the company should be able to grow EBIT by 5% on the back of a) natural growth in specialty Rx, b) increasingly rapid product innovation, c) a broadening set of productive relationships, and d) both COGS and SG&A reductions. In our view, this growth merits a valuation closer to a market multiple'we reiterate our Buy rating and $90 PT, implying 15% upside from current levels." (3/28/2017)
• 2. Evercore ISI analysts commented, "While the quarter proved generally uneventful and guidance was reiterated on the surface (albeit some moving parts below ' dollar profit targets were unchanged in our view ' much of the delta related to where 4Q came out vs mid-point and lower inflation outlook), investors have reacted negatively to the lack of clarity on several key issues with respect to business model risk that in our minds is unlikely to dissipate until later in the year. We think management did an admirable job on the DIR fee issue and a reasonable job on gross to net / rebates, but the reality is that policy noise is unlikely to dissipate and the outlook for 2018 won't start to gain clarity until the summer. We think once we get initial color on the PBM selling season, a better understanding of underlying pharmacy share shifts and profit headwinds and ultimately gain a better picture of 2018 the multiple may start to see some relief. Until then CVS shares remain inexpensive and highly leveraged to tax reform and it appears as if many years of execution are being overshadowed by a tough 18 month stretch. Given how far shares have fallen and in our view strong FCF yield support we retain our Buy rating but acknowledge the path to returns from here is likely most appropriate for those with a multi-year time horizon and a 'deep value' focus." (2/9/2017)

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CVS Health Corporation's management team includes the folowing people:

• David Wyatt Dorman, Independent Chairman of the Board
• Larry J. Merlo, President, Chief Executive Officer, Director
• David M. Denton, Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President
• Jonathan C. Roberts, Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice President
• Lisa G. Bisaccia, Chief Human Resource Officer, Executive Vice President
• Stephen J. Gold, Executive Vice President, Chief Information Officer
• Thomas M. Moriarty, Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Health Strategy Officer
• Troyen A. Brennan M.D., Executive Vice President, Chief Medical Officer
• Helena B. Foulkes, Executive Vice President, President of CVS - Pharmacy
• J. David Joyner, Executive Vice President

CVS Health Corporation's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. (7.51%), BlackRock Inc. (6.05%), State Street Corp (4.30%), FMR LLC (2.96%), Northern Trust Corp (1.53%) and Nordea Investment Management AB (1.39%). Company insiders that own CVS Health Corporation stock include Andrew Sussman, David M Denton, Eva C Boratto, Helena Foulkes, Jonathan C Roberts, Larry J Merlo, Stephen J Gold and Troyen A Brennan. View Institutional Ownership Trends for CVS Health Corporation.

CVS Health Corporation's stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company , Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership, BlackRock Inc., Ameriprise Financial Inc., Pioneer Investment Management Inc., TIAA CREF Investment Management LLC, Bank of New York Mellon Corp and Alliancebernstein L.P.. Company insiders that have sold CVS Health Corporation stock in the last year include Andrew Sussman, David M Denton, Eva C Boratto, Helena Foulkes, Jonathan C Roberts and Troyen A Brennan. View Insider Buying and Selling for CVS Health Corporation.

CVS Health Corporation's stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including FMR LLC, Boston Partners, Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC, Prudential Financial Inc., Nordea Investment Management AB, Vanguard Group Inc., Brandywine Global Investment Management LLC and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board. View Insider Buying and Selling for CVS Health Corporation.

Shares of CVS Health Corporation can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of CVS Health Corporation stock can currently be purchased for approximately $78.89.