At the time of writing, Cardinal Health, Inc. [CAH] stock is trading at $110.27, up 2.02%. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The CAH shares have gain 5.57% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 4.31%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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On 6, February 2024, Cardinal Health Board of Directors Approves Quarterly Dividend. In a post published today on Yahoo Finance, Cardinal Health (NYSE: CAH) announced today that its Board of Directors approved a quarterly dividend of $0.5006 per share out of the Company’s capital surplus. The dividend will be payable on April 15, 2024 to shareholders of record at the close of business on April 1, 2024.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Cardinal Health, Inc. [NYSE: CAH] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on February 26, 2024, when Leerink Partners initiated its Outperform rating and assigned the stock a price target of $125. Previously, Argus upgraded its rating to Buy on February 09, 2024. On January 03, 2024, Barclays initiated with a Overweight rating and assigned a price target of $117 on the stock. Wells Fargo started tracking the stock assigning a Underweight rating and suggested a price target of $96 on December 14, 2023. Evercore ISI downgraded its rating to a In-line but $100 remained the price target by the analyst firm on July 10, 2023. Citigroup started tracking with a Neutral rating for this stock on March 31, 2023, and assigned it a price target of $77. In a note dated February 03, 2023, Robert W. Baird upgraded an Outperform rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $87 to $94.
For the past year, the stock price of Cardinal Health, Inc. fluctuated between $68.53 and $111.40. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $77.2 within the next 12 months. Cardinal Health, Inc. [NYSE: CAH] shares were valued at $110.27 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -29.99% based on the average CAH price forecast.
Analyzing the CAH fundamentals
According to Cardinal Health, Inc. [NYSE:CAH], the company’s sales were 216.15B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 11.61% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at -0.03% with Operating Profit Margin at -0.22%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at -0.24%, and Net Profit Margin reading is -0.51%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at -1.53, Equity is -2.61 and Total Capital is -22.65. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at -6.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 109.39 points at the first support level, and at 108.52 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 111.07, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 111.88.
Cardinal Health, Inc. [CAH] reported earnings per share of $1.82 for its fiscal quarter that ended on 12/30/2023. Based on the Wall Street analysts’ estimates, the company was expected to report earnings of $1.6/share, meaning a difference of $0.22 and a surprise factor of 13.70%. By comparison, the stated earnings for the previous quarter ended on 9/29/2023 were $1.73 per share as compared to estimates of $1.4 per share, a difference of $0.33 representing a surprise of 23.60%.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Cardinal Health, Inc. [NYSE:CAH] has a current ratio of 0.98. As well, the Quick Ratio is 0.50, while the Cash Ratio is 0.05. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.12 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 43.41.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved WEITZMAN DEBORAH, CEO, Pharmaceutical Segment, that happened on Nov 27 when 36642.0 shares were sold. CEO, Pharmaceutical Segment, WEITZMAN DEBORAH completed a deal on Aug 28 to sell 6712.0 shares. Meanwhile, Chief Accounting Officer Scherer Mary C. sold 20695.0 shares on Aug 18.
