CVS Health (CVS) Competitors $65.50 +0.62 (+0.96%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$65.48 -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 investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends and risk. 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 currently has a consensus price target of $262.45, suggesting a potential upside of 18.50%. CVS Health has a consensus price target of $75.39, suggesting a potential upside of 15.10%. Given Amazon.com's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research 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) 1 Hold rating(s) 46 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.02CVS Health 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 17 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.90 Which has more volatility & risk, AMZN or CVS? Amazon.com has a beta of 1.31, suggesting that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CVS Health has a beta of 0.58, suggesting that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor AMZN or CVS? In the previous week, Amazon.com had 144 more articles in the media than CVS Health. MarketBeat recorded 191 mentions for Amazon.com and 47 mentions for CVS Health. CVS Health's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Amazon.com's score of 1.07 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 143 Very Positive mention(s) 18 Positive mention(s) 11 Neutral mention(s) 13 Negative mention(s) 3 Very Negative mention(s) Positive CVS Health 38 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of CVS Health shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has higher 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$637.96B3.70$59.25B$6.5633.76CVS Health$372.81B0.22$4.61B$3.5818.30 SummaryAmazon.com beats CVS Health on 15 of the 17 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. Email Address 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$82.29B$7.33B$5.50B$20.66BDividend Yield4.10%2.72%4.64%3.66%P/E Ratio18.3070.7130.3928.37Price / Sales0.2229.30447.4860.24Price / Cash7.1425.2237.7222.93Price / Book1.0718.858.305.38Net Income$4.61B$243.10M$3.26B$994.60M7 Day Performance3.31%2.13%0.91%1.50%1 Month Performance1.19%-0.75%3.66%0.49%1 Year Performance17.36%17.65%46.29%18.07% CVS Health Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CVSCVS Health4.9993 of 5 stars$65.50+1.0%$75.39+15.1%+13.6%$82.29B$372.81B18.30300,000Positive NewsAMZNAmazon.com4.8127 of 5 stars$232.64+1.1%$255.52+9.8%+32.6%$2.47T$637.96B37.921,556,000Trending NewsWBAWalgreens Boots Alliance2.383 of 5 stars$11.64+0.0%$10.59-9.0%+11.0%$10.07B$147.66B-1.60312,000Positive NewsCICigna Group5 of 5 stars$281.36-5.5%$380.39+35.2%-17.5%$75.54B$254.47B15.6673,500Positive NewsHUMHumana4.3265 of 5 stars$255.30-2.4%$282.43+10.6%-23.8%$30.83B$117.76B18.0665,680Positive NewsUNHUnitedHealth Group4.9926 of 5 stars$254.71-4.3%$373.52+46.6%-54.8%$231.35B$400.28B11.05400,000Trending NewsWMTWalmart4.3596 of 5 stars$98.45+0.9%$106.67+8.3%+53.1%$786.58B$680.99B42.122,100,000Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastDHRDanaher4.8889 of 5 stars$201.58-1.2%$247.61+22.8%-25.5%$144.56B$23.88B42.9663,000Positive NewsELVElevance Health4.8925 of 5 stars$290.53-1.0%$418.19+43.9%-45.3%$65.59B$177.01B12.40104,200Positive NewsCORCencora4.0358 of 5 stars$290.23-0.5%$309.83+6.8%+22.3%$56.32B$293.96B33.7146,000Positive NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionLHLabcorp4.6603 of 5 stars$262.49-0.5%$285.00+8.6%+18.2%$21.99B$13.48B29.0070,000Positive 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 8/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHIDDEN IN THE BOOK OF GENESIS…“This land I will give to you…” — a 4,000-year-old line from Genesis may hold the key to unlocking a $150 tril...Paradigm Press | SponsoredWhen the levee breaksThe U.S. Treasury just confirmed it plans to borrow $1.01 trillion this quarter—nearly double what was project...Porter & Company | SponsoredGENIUS Act: Cancel Your Money?A new law called the GENIUS Act could quietly trigger the most radical shift in American finance in decades. 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