Today, a Director at CVS Health (NYSE: CVS), David C. Brown, bought shares of CVS for $619.9K.
Following David C. Brown’s last CVS Buy transaction on March 16, 2012, the stock climbed by 22.6%. This recent transaction increases David C. Brown’s holding in the company by 10.96% to a total of $6.39 million.
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Based on CVS Health’s latest earnings report for the quarter ending March 31, the company posted quarterly revenue of $45.69 billion and quarterly net profit of $996 million. In comparison, last year the company earned revenue of $44.51 billion and had a net profit of $948 million. CVS’s market cap is $64.11B and the company has a P/E ratio of 9.66. Currently, CVS Health has an average volume of 1.87M.
32 different firms, including Argus Research and B.Riley FBR, currently also have a Buy rating on the stock. Based on 10 analyst ratings, the analyst consensus is Moderate Buy with an average price target of $84.90, reflecting a -25.7% downside.
The insider sentiment on CVS Health has been negative according to 42 insider trades in the past three months. This sentiment is lower than the average sentiment of company insiders in this sector.
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CVS Health Corp. engages in the provision of health care services. It operates trough the following segments: Pharmacy Services, Retail or Long Term Care, and Corporate. The Pharmacy Services segment offers pharmacy benefit management solutions. The Retail or Long Term Care segment includes selling of prescription drugs and assortment of general merchandise.
