Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. Has $8.04 Million Stake in McKesson Corporation $MCK

Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. reduced its stake in McKesson Corporation (NYSE:MCKFree Report) by 8.0% in the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 9,288 shares of the company’s stock after selling 809 shares during the period. Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd.’s holdings in McKesson were worth $8,040,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. University of Texas Texas AM Investment Management Co. acquired a new position in shares of McKesson during the 4th quarter worth about $25,000. Swiss RE Ltd. acquired a new stake in McKesson in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $26,000. State of Wyoming bought a new position in McKesson in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $29,000. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of McKesson during the third quarter worth approximately $33,000. Finally, Board of the Pension Protection Fund bought a new stake in shares of McKesson in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 85.07% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

MCK has been the topic of several research analyst reports. William Blair began coverage on shares of McKesson in a research note on Tuesday, April 28th. They issued an “outperform” rating on the stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $875.00 price target on shares of McKesson in a report on Friday, May 8th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of McKesson from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, June 27th. Bank of America dropped their price objective on shares of McKesson from $1,040.00 to $1,000.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 6th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on McKesson from $1,107.00 to $1,015.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, May 8th. Fourteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, McKesson has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $960.53.

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Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP Michele Lau sold 3,550 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $761.09, for a total value of $2,701,869.50. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 3,247 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,471,259.23. This trade represents a 52.23% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP Thomas L. Rodgers sold 699 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $735.27, for a total transaction of $513,953.73. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 2,268 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,667,592.36. The trade was a 23.56% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold a total of 28,748 shares of company stock worth $22,262,035 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 0.06% of the company’s stock.

McKesson Trading Down 0.8%

Shares of MCK opened at $797.33 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $93.35 billion, a PE ratio of 20.73, a PEG ratio of 1.32 and a beta of 0.31. McKesson Corporation has a 1 year low of $637.00 and a 1 year high of $999.00. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $767.45 and a 200-day simple moving average of $838.22.

McKesson (NYSE:MCKGet Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported $11.69 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $11.56 by $0.13. McKesson had a negative return on equity of 345.35% and a net margin of 1.18%.The firm had revenue of $96.30 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $101.35 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $10.12 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 6.0% compared to the same quarter last year. McKesson has set its FY 2027 guidance at 43.800-44.600 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that McKesson Corporation will post 44.28 EPS for the current fiscal year.

McKesson Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 1st. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 1st were paid a $0.82 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 1st. This represents a $3.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.4%. McKesson’s payout ratio is 8.53%.

McKesson Company Profile

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McKesson Corporation (NYSE: MCK) is a global healthcare services and distribution company that supplies pharmaceuticals, medical-surgical products and health care technology solutions. Founded in 1833 and headquartered in Irving, Texas, McKesson operates across the drug distribution and healthcare services value chain, connecting manufacturers, pharmacies, hospitals and health systems to help manage the movement of medicines and clinical supplies.

The company’s core activities include pharmaceutical wholesale distribution and logistics, specialty pharmacy services, and the provision of medical-surgical supplies to acute and non-acute care providers.

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