CVS Health (CVS) Competitors $73.98 +0.83 (+1.13%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$73.96 -0.02 (-0.02%) As of 07:59 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, WBA, CI, HUM, UNH, WMT, DHR, ELV, COR, and LHShould you be buying CVS Health stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of CVS Health include Amazon.com (AMZN), Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA), Cigna Group (CI), Humana (HUM), UnitedHealth Group (UNH), Walmart (WMT), Danaher (DHR), Elevance Health (ELV), Cencora (COR), and Labcorp (LH). CVS Health vs. Its Competitors Amazon.com Walgreens Boots Alliance Cigna Group Humana UnitedHealth Group Walmart Danaher Elevance Health Cencora Labcorp Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) and CVS Health (NYSE:CVS) are related large-cap companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership and dividends. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in AMZN or CVS? 72.2% of Amazon.com shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.7% of CVS Health shares are held by institutional investors. 10.8% of Amazon.com shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of CVS Health shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk and volatility, AMZN or CVS? Amazon.com has a beta of 1.3, indicating that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CVS Health has a beta of 0.62, indicating that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. 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% Which has preferable earnings and 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$637.96B3.77$59.25B$6.5634.35CVS Health$372.81B0.25$4.61B$3.5820.66 Do analysts prefer AMZN or CVS? Amazon.com currently has a consensus price target of $262.87, indicating a potential upside of 16.66%. CVS Health has a consensus price target of $77.56, indicating a potential upside of 4.84%. Given Amazon.com's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly 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) 1 Hold rating(s) 19 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.05 Does the media refer more to AMZN or CVS? In the previous week, Amazon.com had 169 more articles in the media than CVS Health. MarketBeat recorded 223 mentions for Amazon.com and 54 mentions for CVS Health. Amazon.com's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat CVS Health's score of 0.90 indicating that Amazon.com is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Amazon.com 164 Very Positive mention(s) 18 Positive mention(s) 22 Neutral mention(s) 15 Negative mention(s) 4 Very Negative mention(s) Positive CVS Health 38 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 10 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryAmazon.com beats CVS Health on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get CVS Health News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CVS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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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$92.78B$7.75B$5.75B$21.39BDividend Yield3.64%2.66%6.66%3.49%P/E Ratio20.6679.5682.5829.00Price / Sales0.2547.31535.4249.12Price / Cash8.0524.8225.7018.29Price / Book1.2120.2111.195.30Net Income$4.61B$242.04M$3.28B$997.87M7 Day Performance3.36%0.26%0.15%-0.01%1 Month Performance18.33%5.53%8.34%6.50%1 Year Performance29.24%9.03%54.21%11.34% CVS Health Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CVSCVS Health4.9457 of 5 stars$73.98+1.1%$77.56+4.8%+27.8%$92.78B$372.81B20.66300,000Trending NewsAMZNAmazon.com4.7328 of 5 stars$221.64-1.0%$262.87+18.6%+28.3%$2.37T$637.96B33.821,556,000Trending NewsGap DownWBAWalgreens Boots Alliance2.5411 of 5 stars$12.19-0.1%$10.59-13.1%N/A$10.55B$147.66B-1.67312,000Positive NewsCICigna Group4.9905 of 5 stars$302.77-0.6%$374.82+23.8%-16.7%$80.85B$247.12B16.5373,500Trending NewsShort Interest ↑HUMHumana4.085 of 5 stars$295.29+1.8%$283.29-4.1%-14.3%$35.47B$117.76B22.6365,680Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastUNHUnitedHealth Group4.9409 of 5 stars$304.86+1.7%$365.38+19.9%-47.5%$275.58B$422.82B13.18400,000Trending NewsWMTWalmart4.8104 of 5 stars$98.16-4.3%$109.89+12.0%+25.6%$783.49B$680.99B41.962,100,000Positive NewsInsider TradeDHRDanaher4.9254 of 5 stars$206.92-2.1%$247.61+19.7%-23.5%$148.38B$23.88B44.0963,000Positive NewsELVElevance Health4.8518 of 5 stars$311.38+0.4%$413.81+32.9%-42.7%$70.07B$177.01B13.24104,200Positive NewsCORCencora4.4385 of 5 stars$304.45+0.2%$311.25+2.2%+21.7%$59.05B$293.96B31.3346,000Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionLHLabcorp4.7251 of 5 stars$277.73-0.1%$289.58+4.3%+21.0%$23.07B$13.01B30.6570,000Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Amazon.com Competitors Walgreens Boots Alliance Competitors Cigna Group Competitors Humana Competitors UnitedHealth Group Competitors Walmart Competitors Danaher Competitors Elevance Health Competitors Cencora Competitors Labcorp 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 9/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMan Who Called Nvidia at $1.10 Says Buy This Now...In 2004, one man called Nvidia before just about anyone knew it existed. 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