Cardinal Health Inc (CAH) is a publicly traded medical distribution business based in the US. It opened the day at $68.55 after a previous close of $67.97. During the day the price has varied from a low of $68.14 to a high of $69.73. The latest price was $69.67 (25 minute delay). Cardinal Health is listed on the NYSE and employs 45,570 staff. All prices are listed in US Dollars.
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Historical closes compared with the last close of $69.67
| 1 week (2022-09-27) | 5.23% |
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| 1 month (2022-09-02) | -1.86% |
| 3 months (2022-07-01) | 31.21% |
| 1 year (2021-10-01) | 39.31% |
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| 2 years (2020-10-02) | 50.48% |
| 3 years (2019-10-04) | 51.23% |
| 5 years (2017-10-04) | 3.18% |
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Valuing a stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge value.
Cardinal Health's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 0.6462. A PEG ratio below 1 can be interpreted as meaning the shares are not overvalued given the current rate of growth.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Cardinal Health's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
Cardinal Health's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is a whopping $2.4 billion (£2.1 billion).
The EBITDA is a measure of a Cardinal Health's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like Cardinal Health.
Cardinal Health's total ESG risk: 12.66
Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and Cardinal Health's overall score of 12.66 (as at 01/01/2019) is excellent – landing it in it in the 6th percentile of companies rated in the same sector.
ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like Cardinal Health is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).
Cardinal Health's environmental score: 0.25/100
Cardinal Health's social score: 5.84/100
Cardinal Health's governance score: 1.08/100
Cardinal Health's controversy score: 3/5
ESG scores also evaluate any incidences of controversy that a company has been involved in. A high-profile company, Cardinal Health scored a 3 out of 5 for controversy – a middle-of-the-table result reflecting that Cardinal Health hasn't always managed to keep its nose clean.
Cardinal Health Inc was last rated for ESG on: 2019-01-01.
| Total ESG score | 12.66 |
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| Total ESG percentile | 6.34 |
| Environmental score | 0.25 |
| Social score | 5.84 |
| Governance score | 1.08 |
| Level of controversy | 3 |
| Open | $68.55 |
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| High | $69.73 |
| Low | $68.14 |
| Close | $69.67 |
| Previous close | $67.97 |
| Change | $1.7 |
| Change % | 2.5011% |
| Volume | 1,435,140 |
| 52-week range | $44.2899 - $71.7515 |
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| 50-day moving average | $66.0504 |
| 200-day moving average | $57.539 |
| Wall St. target price | $69.54 |
| Dividend yield | $1.968 (2.92%) |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | $-3.377 |
Dividend yield: 2.92% of stock value
Forward annual dividend yield: 2.92% of stock value
Dividend payout ratio: 38.99% of net profits
Cardinal Health has recently paid out dividends equivalent to 2.92% of its share value annually.
Cardinal Health has paid out, on average, around 38.99% of recent net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 2.92% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), shareholders could enjoy a 2.92% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Cardinal Health's case, that would currently equate to about $1.968 per share.
While Cardinal Health's payout ratio might seem fairly standard, it's worth remembering that it may be investing much of the rest of its net profits in future growth.
Cardinal Health's most recent dividend payout was on 15 October 2022. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 30 September 2022 (the "ex-dividend date").
Over the last 12 months, Cardinal Health's shares have ranged in value from as little as $44.2899 up to $71.7515. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Cardinal Health's is 0.7851. This would suggest that Cardinal Health's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).
All investing should be regarded as longer term. The value of your investments can go up and down, and you may get back less than you invest. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. If you’re not sure which investments are right for you, please seek out a financial adviser. Capital at risk.
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