McKesson Stock Forecast, Price & News

McKesson's stock was trading at $135.17 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, MCK shares have increased by 9.9% and is now trading at $148.51.
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13 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for McKesson in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 10 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."
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McKesson is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, November 4th 2020.
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McKesson Co. (NYSE:MCK) issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, August, 3rd. The company reported $2.77 EPS for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $2.35 by $0.42. The company earned $55.68 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $54.16 billion. McKesson had a return on equity of 42.33% and a net margin of 0.40%. The firm's quarterly revenue was down .1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $3.31 EPS.
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McKesson announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, July 29th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 1st will be paid a dividend of $0.42 per share on Thursday, October 1st. This represents a $1.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.13%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, August 31st. This is a positive change from McKesson's previous quarterly dividend of $0.41.
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McKesson issued an update on its FY21 earnings guidance on Monday, August, 3rd. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $14.70-15.50 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $14.39.

13 equities research analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for McKesson's stock. Their forecasts range from $147.00 to $204.00. On average, they anticipate McKesson's share price to reach $179.08 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 20.6% from the stock's current price.
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McKesson saw a increase in short interest in the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 2,150,000 shares, an increase of 29.5% from the August 31st total of 1,660,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 1,100,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.0 days. Approximately 1.3% of the company's stock are sold short.
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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 variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (8.90%), Vanguard Group Inc. (8.66%), Nordea Investment Management AB (2.69%), FMR LLC (2.39%), Pzena Investment Management LLC (1.85%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.31%). 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 and Sundeep G Reddy.
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MCK stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Vanguard Group Inc., Prudential PLC, Pzena Investment Management LLC, FMR LLC, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc., Prudential Financial Inc., Bank of Montreal Can, and Glenmede Trust Co. NA. 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, and Sundeep G Reddy.
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MCK stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Nordea Investment Management AB, BlackRock Inc., AQR Capital Management LLC, Senator Investment Group LP, Marshall Wace North America L.P., AJO LP, Bridgeway Capital Management Inc., and Alyeska Investment Group L.P..
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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 Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of MCK stock can currently be purchased for approximately $148.51.

McKesson has a market capitalization of $24.09 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]