We're taking a closer look at CVS Health today, as the chatter surrounding the stock has increased notably in the last few weeks. Today, its shares moved -1.3% compared to -0.0% for the S&P 500. Increased investor interest and volatility surrounding the stock are not reason enough to buy in -- you should first perform your own due diligence. Here are some figures that can get you started:
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CVS Health Corporation provides health solutions in the United States.
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CVS Health has moved 11.2% over the last year compared to 11.8% for the S&P 500 -- a difference of -0.6%
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CVS has an average analyst rating of buy and is -18.78% away from its mean target price of $79.73 per share
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Its trailing 12 month earnings per share (EPS) is $4.19
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CVS Health has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 15.5 while the S&P 500 average is 29.3
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Its forward earnings per share (EPS) is $6.48 and its forward P/E ratio is 10.0
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The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 1.06 in contrast to the S&P 500's average ratio of 4.74
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CVS Health is part of the Consumer Staples sector, which has an average P/E ratio of 25.91 and an average P/B of 3.03
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CVS Health has on average reported free cash flows of $11.62 Billion over the last four years, during which time they have grown by an an average of -11.9%