NYSE:MCKMcKesson Stock Price, Forecast & News

McKesson's stock was trading at $135.17 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, MCK stock has increased by 7.3% and is now trading at $144.98. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

15 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for McKesson in the last year. There are currently 5 hold ratings and 10 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for McKesson.

McKesson is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, August 3rd 2020. View our earnings forecast for McKesson.

McKesson will be holding an earnings conference call on Monday, August 3rd at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

McKesson Co. (NYSE:MCK) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May, 20th. The company reported $4.27 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $4.10 by $0.17. The business earned $58.54 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $55.60 billion. McKesson had a return on equity of 41.07% and a net margin of 0.39%. The firm's revenue was up 11.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $3.69 earnings per share. View McKesson's earnings history.

McKesson declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, April 29th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 1st will be given a dividend of $0.41 per share on Wednesday, July 1st. This represents a $1.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.13%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 29th. View McKesson's dividend history.

McKesson issued an update on its FY21 earnings guidance on Wednesday, May, 20th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $13.95-14.75 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $15.48. The company issued revenue guidance of +2-4% to $218.6-222.9 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $234.49 billion.

15 brokers have issued 1 year price objectives for McKesson's shares. Their forecasts range from $146.00 to $197.00. On average, they expect McKesson's stock price to reach $172.71 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 19.1% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for McKesson.

News stories about MCK stock have trended very negative this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research firm identifies positive and negative news coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. McKesson earned a media sentiment score of -3.6 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news headlines about the company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the immediate future. View the latest news about McKesson.

McKesson saw a decrease in short interest during the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 2,180,000 shares, a decrease of 18.7% from the June 15th total of 2,680,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 1,840,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.2 days. Currently, 1.4% of the company's shares are sold short. View McKesson's Current Options Chain.

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McKesson trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "MCK."

McKesson's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.13%), Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.06%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.05%), MERIAN GLOBAL INVESTORS UK Ltd (0.03%), Contravisory Investment Management Inc. (0.02%) and Legacy Private Trust Co. (0.02%). Company insiders that own McKesson stock include Brian S Tyler, Brian Scott Tyler, Britt J Vitalone, Lori A Schechter, M Christine Jacobs, N Anthony Coles and Sundeep G Reddy. View institutional ownership trends for McKesson.

MCK stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including MERIAN GLOBAL INVESTORS UK Ltd, Wedge Capital Management L L P NC, Exane Derivatives, Envestnet Asset Management Inc., IFM Investors Pty Ltd, DNB Asset Management AS, Patton Fund Management Inc., and Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc.. Company insiders that have sold McKesson company stock in the last year include Brian S Tyler, Britt J Vitalone, Lori A Schechter, M Christine Jacobs, and Sundeep G Reddy. View insider buying and selling activity for McKesson.

MCK stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Hexavest Inc., Pensionfund DSM Netherlands, Pensionfund Sabic, Canandaigua National Corp, Cypress Capital Group, Legacy Private Trust Co., and Contravisory Investment Management Inc.. View insider buying and selling activity for McKesson.

Shares of MCK 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 MCK stock can currently be purchased for approximately $144.98.

McKesson has a market capitalization of $23.50 billion and generates $231.05 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $900 million in net income (profit) each year or $14.95 on an earnings per share basis. McKesson employs 80,000 workers across the globe.

The official website for McKesson is www.mckesson.com.

McKesson's mailing address is 6555 STATE HWY 161, IRVING TX, 75039. The company can be reached via phone at 972-446-4800 or via email at [email protected]