McKesson Stock Forecast, Price & 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 (WHO). Since then, MCK stock has increased by 36.4% and is now trading at $184.42.
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13 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for McKesson in the last twelve months. There are currently 2 hold ratings, 10 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "buy" McKesson stock.
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McKesson is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, February 2nd 2021.
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McKesson will be holding an earnings conference call on Tuesday, February 2nd 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) issued its quarterly earnings results on Sunday, November, 8th. The company reported $4.80 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $3.87 by $0.93. The company earned $60.81 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $59.35 billion. McKesson had a net margin of 0.95% and a return on equity of 45.52%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 5.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $3.60 earnings per share.
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McKesson announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, October 29th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 1st will be given a dividend of $0.42 per share on Monday, January 4th. This represents a $1.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.91%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, November 30th.
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McKesson pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 0.92%. McKesson has been increasing its dividend for 4 consecutive year(s), indicating that it does not yet have a strock track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio of McKesson is 11.24%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, McKesson will have a dividend payout ratio of 9.64% next year. This indicates that McKesson will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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McKesson issued an update on its FY21 earnings guidance on Tuesday, November, 3rd. The company provided EPS guidance of $16.00-16.50 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $15.18.

13 brokerages have issued 1 year price objectives for McKesson's stock. Their forecasts range from $165.00 to $222.00. On average, they expect McKesson's stock price to reach $185.62 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 0.6% from the stock's current price.
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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 Signature Estate & Investment Advisors LLC (0.11%), Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.10%), Contravisory Investment Management Inc. (0.02%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.02%), Granite Investment Advisors LLC (0.02%) and Campbell Capital Management Inc. (0.02%). Company insiders that own McKesson stock include Brian S Tyler, Brian Scott Tyler, Britt J Vitalone, Lori A Schechter, M Christine Jacobs, Marie L/Ca Knowles, Sundeep G Reddy and Tracy Faber.
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MCK stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Crossmark Global Holdings Inc., Hexavest Inc., Donald L. Hagan LLC, CX Institutional, Legacy Private Trust Co., Granite Investment Advisors LLC, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, and Raymond James Trust N.A.. Company insiders that have sold McKesson company stock in the last year include Brian S Tyler, Britt J Vitalone, Lori A Schechter, Marie L/Ca Knowles, Sundeep G Reddy, and Tracy Faber.
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MCK stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Wedge Capital Management L L P NC, TrimTabs Asset Management LLC, Strategic Wealth Designers, Signature Estate & Investment Advisors LLC, Campbell Capital Management Inc., DAVENPORT & Co LLC, Beacon Financial Group, and IFM Investors Pty Ltd.
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Shares of MCK can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of MCK stock can currently be purchased for approximately $184.42.

McKesson has a market capitalization of $29.61 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]