
NYSE:CVS
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CVS Health Corp has recently shown impressive growth, beating earnings and revenue expectations, which led to an 8% increase in its stock price, reaching a three-year high. Analysts are optimistic, suggesting an upside potential of around 22% towards the price target of $95.00. However, some experts caution that while the stock may appear cheap, it has faced challenges such as political decisions affecting Medicare rates and ongoing weaknesses in its retail pharmacy sector. Despite these concerns, CVS is reinventing itself, with significant improvements in its health insurance and pharmacy benefits divisions, reflecting an overall positive turnaround. The company's recent performance includes a solid revenue growth of 12% year-over-year from its health services, and strong sales in pharmacy, contributing to a year-to-date stock increase of 58%.
They do drug retail in the U.S. Also have a PBM business and health insurance. Their strategy is to broaden their offerings by buying companies. She owned this a few years ago. Trades at a low PE, but all those purchases and PBM is limited by outside forces to limit health costs, so this is an overhang.
Inexpensive. Frontline pharmacy, insurance, and PBM all rolled into one. Just bought a healthcare provider to tap into in-home and rural opportunities. Less than 10x earnings, big free cashflow. Market's nervous about debt, about $20B. CEO is a smart operator. Yield is 3.23%.
(Analysts’ price target is $112.27)Management warned of headwinds, yet analysts have not changed estimates. FMV has been getting bigger as stock price has fallen. Nice balance sheet. Decent yield. Loads of upside, after potential short-term weakness to $75-76. Healthcare has been pummeled more than people were expecting. Be cautious buying more.
Likes diversified health care like this, including health insurance and pharmacy. They bought Oak Street for $9.5 billion and 10% of their market cap. Not profitable yet, but CVS will integrate Oak Street and raise profits. They just hired from Humana for Aetna a new and smart president. Sells at a good valuation and pays a 3.5% dividend. Weakness partially comes from not passing on higher costs to customers. He's held CVS for a while and has gone round-trip.
(Analysts’ price target is $107.13)