iA Global Asset Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Cardinal Health, Inc. (NYSE:CAH – Free Report) by 23,639.8% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 19,704 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 19,621 shares during the period. iA Global Asset Management Inc.’s holdings in Cardinal Health were worth $4,164,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.
Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Norges Bank purchased a new position in Cardinal Health during the 4th quarter valued at about $790,344,000. Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its position in shares of Cardinal Health by 153.2% during the third quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 5,804,090 shares of the company’s stock worth $911,010,000 after purchasing an additional 3,511,579 shares in the last quarter. Holocene Advisors LP lifted its position in shares of Cardinal Health by 141.4% during the third quarter. Holocene Advisors LP now owns 1,926,170 shares of the company’s stock worth $302,332,000 after purchasing an additional 1,128,358 shares in the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP boosted its stake in shares of Cardinal Health by 1,328.1% in the fourth quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 951,259 shares of the company’s stock valued at $195,484,000 after purchasing an additional 884,648 shares during the period. Finally, Barclays PLC boosted its stake in shares of Cardinal Health by 109.3% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 1,584,214 shares of the company’s stock valued at $248,658,000 after purchasing an additional 827,446 shares during the period. 87.17% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on CAH shares. William Blair started coverage on shares of Cardinal Health in a research note on Tuesday, April 28th. They set an “outperform” rating on the stock. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Cardinal Health from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, June 12th. Wall Street Zen lowered Cardinal Health from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, June 15th. Citigroup reduced their price objective on Cardinal Health from $249.00 to $245.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on Cardinal Health from $243.00 to $215.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Fourteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $246.93.
Cardinal Health Price Performance
NYSE:CAH opened at $238.31 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $55.82 billion, a PE ratio of 36.44, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.30 and a beta of 0.48. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $207.54 and its 200 day moving average price is $211.22. Cardinal Health, Inc. has a 12 month low of $137.75 and a 12 month high of $240.93.
Cardinal Health (NYSE:CAH – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The company reported $3.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.79 by $0.38. The company had revenue of $60.94 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $62.10 billion. Cardinal Health had a negative return on equity of 92.61% and a net margin of 0.62%.Cardinal Health’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $2.35 EPS. Cardinal Health has set its FY 2026 guidance at 10.700-10.80 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Cardinal Health, Inc. will post 10.76 EPS for the current year.
Cardinal Health Increases Dividend
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, July 1st will be given a dividend of $0.5158 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, July 1st. This represents a $2.06 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.9%. This is a boost from Cardinal Health’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.51. Cardinal Health’s payout ratio is presently 31.19%.
About Cardinal Health
Cardinal Health is a multinational healthcare services and products company headquartered in Dublin, Ohio. Tracing its roots to the early 1970s, the company has grown into a major provider of supply chain and distribution services for the healthcare sector. Cardinal Health operates across a range of service lines that support hospitals, health systems, pharmacies, physician offices and clinical laboratories.
The company’s core activities include the wholesale distribution of branded and generic pharmaceuticals, the supply and distribution of medical-surgical products, and the provision of logistics and inventory management solutions.
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