Overall Fundamental outlook

Business Operations:

Sector: Healthcare
Industry: Healthcare Plans

CVS Health Corporation provides health solutions in the United States. The company operates through Health Care Benefits, Health Services, and Pharmacy & Consumer Wellness segments. The Health Care Benefits segment offers traditional, voluntary, and consumer-directed health insurance products and related services, including medical, pharmacy, dental and behavioral health plans, medical management capabilities, Medicare Advantage and Medicare Supplement plans, PDPS and Medicaid health care management services. It serves employer groups, individuals, college students, part-time and hourly workers, health plans, health care providers, governmental units, government-sponsored plans, labor groups, and expatriates. The Health Services segment offers pharmacy benefit management solutions, including plan design and administration, formulary management, retail pharmacy network management, specialty and mail order pharmacy, clinical, disease management, medical spend management services, pharmacy and other administrative services. It serves employers, insurance companies, unions, government employee groups, health plans, PDPS, Medicaid managed care plans, CMS, plans offered on public health insurance, and other sponsors of health benefit plans. The Pharmacy & Consumer Wellness segment sells prescription and over-the-counter drugs, consumer health and beauty products, personal care products, and other general merchandise products. This segment also distributes prescription drugs; and provides related pharmacy consulting and other ancillary services to care facilities and other care settings. It operates online retail pharmacy websites, retail specialty pharmacy stores, compounding pharmacies and branches for infusion and enteral nutrition services. The company was formerly known as CVS Caremark Corporation and changed its name to CVS Health Corporation in September 2014. CVS Health Corporation was founded in 1963 and is headquartered in Woonsocket, Rhode Island.

Revenue projections:

Revenue projections for CVS
Revenue projections for CVS

Investors may be wary of CVS Health Corporation as its revenues are expected to fall below the prior year's levels. A revenue decrease often leads to concerns about profitability, as it is likely to affect the company's bottom line, prompting investors to take a more cautious approach.

Financial Ratios:

currentRatio 0.842000
forwardPE 10.179191
debtToEquity 106.060000
earningsGrowth 0.766000
revenueGrowth 0.084000
grossMargins 0.132880
operatingMargins 0.015720
trailingEps 1.390000
forwardEps 8.182380

With CVS's Forward PE in a favorable range, the stock appears reasonably priced compared to its earnings. This suggests that it's not overpriced and there is room for growth, providing an encouraging opportunity for investors seeking future value increases.
CVS's high debt-to-equity ratio shows the company is significantly leveraged, relying heavily on debt financing. This raises the potential for increased financial risk, especially if the company's earnings or cash flow are negatively impacted.
CVS's forward EPS surpasses its trailing EPS, indicating that the company is expected to be more profitable in the current financial year. This reflects growing confidence in CVS's earnings potential, suggesting stronger financial performance compared to the previous year.

Price projections:

Price projections for CVS
Price projections for CVS

Over time, price projections for CVS have risen steadily, pointing to growing optimism among analysts about the company's future. This upward trend suggests a positive outlook for CVS's continued growth.

Insider Transactions:

Insider Transactions for CVS
Insider Transactions for CVS


CVS Health Corporation saw 3 transactions in which shares were sold with market price at 67.66666666666667.CVS stock was bought in 1 transactions, while the market price was at 63.08000183105469.There is no clear trend from the insider transactions, providing limited insights into whether these actions reflect growth or decline.

Recommendation changes over time:

Recommendations trend for CVS
Recommendations trend for CVS


CVS Health Corporation has been receiving a buy bias from analysts, indicating confidence in its investment potential. This could drive more investors to view CVS Health Corporation as a reliable choice for their money, offering a promising avenue for future growth and financial gains.