CVS Health (CVS) Competitors $76.44 +1.31 (+1.75%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$76.36 -0.08 (-0.10%) As of 05:17 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 CVS vs. AMZN, CI, HUM, UNH, WMT, WBA, DHR, ELV, COR, and NTRAShould you be buying CVS Health stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of CVS Health include Amazon.com (AMZN), Cigna Group (CI), Humana (HUM), UnitedHealth Group (UNH), Walmart (WMT), Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA), Danaher (DHR), Elevance Health (ELV), Cencora (COR), and Natera (NTRA). CVS Health vs. Its Competitors Amazon.com Cigna Group Humana UnitedHealth Group Walmart Walgreens Boots Alliance Danaher Elevance Health Cencora Natera Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) and CVS Health (NYSE:CVS) are related large-cap companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment and profitability. Does the media prefer AMZN or CVS? In the previous week, Amazon.com had 216 more articles in the media than CVS Health. MarketBeat recorded 260 mentions for Amazon.com and 44 mentions for CVS Health. CVS Health's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Amazon.com's score of 0.86 indicating that CVS Health is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Amazon.com 164 Very Positive mention(s) 37 Positive mention(s) 20 Neutral mention(s) 27 Negative mention(s) 10 Very Negative mention(s) Positive CVS Health 27 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 11 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk & volatility, AMZN or CVS? Amazon.com has a beta of 1.31, meaning that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CVS Health has a beta of 0.62, meaning that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better earnings & valuation, AMZN or CVS? Amazon.com has higher revenue and earnings than CVS Health. CVS Health is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Amazon.com, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAmazon.com$637.96B3.69$59.25B$6.5633.64CVS Health$372.81B0.26$4.61B$3.5821.35 Is AMZN or CVS more profitable? Amazon.com has a net margin of 10.54% compared to CVS Health's net margin of 1.17%. Amazon.com's return on equity of 23.84% beat CVS Health's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Amazon.com10.54% 23.84% 11.14% CVS Health 1.17%10.51%3.15% Do analysts rate AMZN or CVS? Amazon.com presently has a consensus target price of $263.30, indicating a potential upside of 19.30%. CVS Health has a consensus target price of $78.25, indicating a potential upside of 2.36%. Given Amazon.com's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Amazon.com is more favorable than CVS Health.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Amazon.com 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 46 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00CVS Health 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 19 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.96 Do insiders and institutionals believe in AMZN or CVS? 72.2% of Amazon.com shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.7% of CVS Health shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.8% of Amazon.com shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of CVS Health shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryAmazon.com beats CVS Health on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CVS 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 CVS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCVS HealthMedical Services IndustryMedical SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$96.96B$7.74B$5.74B$21.67BDividend Yield3.55%2.78%5.61%3.51%P/E Ratio21.3576.2876.4930.09Price / Sales0.2636.60551.2761.20Price / Cash8.2422.8525.8118.30Price / Book1.276.8213.624.64Net Income$4.61B$245.04M$3.29B$1.00B7 Day Performance4.06%0.50%1.67%0.99%1 Month Performance7.40%2.21%4.03%2.78%1 Year Performance32.78%9.64%80.59%15.19% CVS Health Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CVSCVS Health4.8802 of 5 stars$76.44+1.7%$78.25+2.4%+30.9%$96.96B$372.81B21.35300,000Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst UpgradeAMZNAmazon.com4.8892 of 5 stars$230.84+0.2%$262.87+13.9%+18.8%$2.46T$637.96B35.221,556,000Trending NewsOptions VolumeCICigna Group5 of 5 stars$304.68+0.7%$374.76+23.0%-18.9%$81.36B$247.12B16.6473,500Positive NewsHUMHumana4.7355 of 5 stars$277.51+1.4%$289.24+4.2%-16.9%$33.37B$117.76B21.2965,680Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastUNHUnitedHealth Group4.9216 of 5 stars$357.31+3.0%$355.77-0.4%-40.6%$324.86B$400.28B15.54400,000Trending NewsWMTWalmart4.6731 of 5 stars$102.27+1.8%$110.76+8.3%+30.0%$815.73B$680.99B38.462,100,000Trending NewsInsider TradeWBAWalgreens Boots Alliance1.9134 of 5 stars$11.98flat$10.15-15.3%N/A$10.37B$147.66B-1.64325,000DHRDanaher4.9897 of 5 stars$194.13+0.8%$246.35+26.9%-30.2%$138.88B$23.88B41.2763,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastELVElevance Health4.9239 of 5 stars$317.07+3.4%$411.06+29.6%-41.0%$71.49B$177.01B13.51104,200Positive NewsCORCencora4.7954 of 5 stars$301.34+1.7%$311.25+3.3%+26.7%$58.42B$293.96B31.0046,000Positive NewsInsider TradeNTRANatera3.288 of 5 stars$171.76+1.2%$194.00+12.9%+40.2%$23.52B$1.70B-89.704,434Positive NewsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Amazon.com Competitors Cigna Group Competitors Humana Competitors UnitedHealth Group Competitors Walmart Competitors Walgreens Boots Alliance Competitors Danaher Competitors Elevance Health Competitors Cencora Competitors Natera 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:CVS) was last updated on 9/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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