Occidental Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in Cardinal Health, Inc. (NYSE:CAH – Free Report) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm purchased 28,593 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,793,000.
Other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC boosted its holdings in Cardinal Health by 6.9% in the 1st quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 4,363 shares of the company’s stock valued at $601,000 after purchasing an additional 280 shares during the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp increased its holdings in shares of Cardinal Health by 198.3% during the 1st quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 21,112 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 14,034 shares during the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership acquired a new stake in shares of Cardinal Health during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $1,935,000. Cerity Partners LLC raised its position in shares of Cardinal Health by 17.0% during the 2nd quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 40,426 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,792,000 after buying an additional 5,880 shares during the period. Finally, Nebula Research & Development LLC lifted its holdings in Cardinal Health by 34.4% in the second quarter. Nebula Research & Development LLC now owns 10,334 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,736,000 after acquiring an additional 2,646 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.17% of the company’s stock.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several brokerages recently weighed in on CAH. Mizuho increased their price objective on Cardinal Health from $240.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 12th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on Cardinal Health from $245.00 to $277.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 12th. Bank of America increased their price target on Cardinal Health from $240.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, July 2nd. Leerink Partners set a $292.00 price objective on Cardinal Health in a research report on Tuesday, August 11th. Finally, Zacks Research lowered shares of Cardinal Health from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, June 12th. Fifteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $265.93.
Cardinal Health Stock Performance
NYSE:CAH opened at $235.68 on Tuesday. Cardinal Health, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $145.87 and a fifty-two week high of $258.30. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $230.93 and a 200 day moving average price of $217.34. The stock has a market capitalization of $54.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.60, a PEG ratio of 1.26 and a beta of 0.49.
Cardinal Health (NYSE:CAH – Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, August 11th. The company reported $2.91 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.42 by $0.49. Cardinal Health had a negative return on equity of 98.53% and a net margin of 0.67%.The company had revenue of $63.67 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $65.15 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $2.08 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 5.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Cardinal Health has set its FY 2027 guidance at 12.400-12.600 EPS. Research analysts forecast that Cardinal Health, Inc. will post 12.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Cardinal Health Announces Dividend
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 15th. Investors of record on Thursday, October 1st will be issued a $0.5158 dividend. This represents a $2.06 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, October 1st. Cardinal Health’s payout ratio is currently 28.49%.
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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