Insider Selling: McKesson (NYSE:MCK) CAO Sells 111 Shares of Stock

McKesson Corporation (NYSE:MCKGet Free Report) CAO Napoleon Rutledge, Jr. sold 111 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $891.45, for a total value of $98,950.95. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 521 shares in the company, valued at approximately $464,445.45. This represents a 17.56% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

McKesson Trading Down 1.2%

McKesson stock traded down $10.63 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $881.04. 530,522 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 946,917. The firm has a market cap of $102.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.59, a PEG ratio of 1.77 and a beta of 0.30. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $856.40 and a 200 day moving average of $841.46. McKesson Corporation has a 12 month low of $687.68 and a 12 month high of $999.00.

McKesson (NYSE:MCKGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The company reported $9.93 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $9.56 by $0.37. McKesson had a net margin of 1.12% and a negative return on equity of 253.21%. The company had revenue of $105.38 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $103.88 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $8.26 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 7.7% compared to the same quarter last year. McKesson has set its FY 2027 guidance at 44.200-45.000 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that McKesson Corporation will post 44.65 EPS for the current year.

McKesson Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 1st. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 1st will be given a dividend of $0.94 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 1st. This represents a $3.76 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.4%. This is a boost from McKesson’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.82. McKesson’s payout ratio is presently 10.06%.

Institutional Trading of McKesson

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in MCK. California State Teachers Retirement System grew its stake in McKesson by 73,780.3% in the second quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 141,246,575 shares of the company’s stock valued at $106,725,912,000 after acquiring an additional 141,055,392 shares during the period. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of McKesson in the second quarter valued at about $8,156,743,000. State Street Corp increased its position in shares of McKesson by 0.5% in the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 5,780,179 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,746,118,000 after acquiring an additional 29,660 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of McKesson by 0.9% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,857,344 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,333,520,000 after purchasing an additional 25,082 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. raised its position in McKesson by 5.4% during the fourth quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 2,825,954 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,318,102,000 after acquiring an additional 144,633 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 85.07% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on MCK shares. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of McKesson from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research note on Friday, September 4th. Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of McKesson in a report on Friday, August 7th. Wall Street Zen lowered McKesson from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, June 27th. TD Cowen raised their price target on shares of McKesson from $989.00 to $1,006.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on McKesson from $812.00 to $933.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 11th. Fourteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $973.44.

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About McKesson

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McKesson Corporation is a healthcare services and distribution company that supplies pharmaceuticals, specialty drugs, medical products and related services to pharmacies, hospitals, health systems, physicians and other healthcare providers. Its operations support the movement of prescription medicines and medical-surgical supplies from manufacturers to healthcare organizations and patients.

The company’s businesses include pharmaceutical distribution, specialty pharmaceutical services, medical-surgical supply distribution and technology solutions for pharmacies and other healthcare providers.

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