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CAH
Stock ticker: NYSE
AS OF
Mar 28 closing price
Price
$136.44
Change
-$0.21 (-0.15%)
Capitalization
27.26B

CAH stock forecast, quote, news & analysis

Cardinal Health is one of three leading pharmaceutical wholesalers in the us, engaged in sourcing and distributing of branded, generic, and specialty pharmaceutical products to pharmacies (retail chains, independent, and mail order), hospital networks, and healthcare providers... Show more

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Mar 28, 2025

CAH in upward trend: price may jump up because it broke its lower Bollinger Band on March 10, 2025

CAH may jump back above the lower band and head toward the middle band. Traders may consider buying the stock or exploring call options. In of 35 cases where CAH's price broke its lower Bollinger Band, its price rose further in the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are .

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Technical Analysis (Indicators)

Bullish Trend Analysis

The Momentum Indicator moved above the 0 level on March 17, 2025. You may want to consider a long position or call options on CAH as a result. In of 84 past instances where the momentum indicator moved above 0, the stock continued to climb. The odds of a continued upward trend are .

The Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) for CAH just turned positive on March 17, 2025. Looking at past instances where CAH's MACD turned positive, the stock continued to rise in of 39 cases over the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are .

CAH moved above its 50-day moving average on March 12, 2025 date and that indicates a change from a downward trend to an upward trend.

Following a 3-day Advance, the price is estimated to grow further. Considering data from situations where CAH advanced for three days, in of 362 cases, the price rose further within the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are .

Bearish Trend Analysis

The RSI Indicator has been in the overbought zone for 1 day. Expect a price pull-back in the near future.

The Stochastic Oscillator demonstrated that the ticker has stayed in the overbought zone for 8 days. The longer the ticker stays in the overbought zone, the sooner a price pull-back is expected.

Following a 3-day decline, the stock is projected to fall further. Considering past instances where CAH declined for three days, the price rose further in of 62 cases within the following month. The odds of a continued downward trend are .

Fundamental Analysis (Ratings)

The Tickeron Profit vs. Risk Rating rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating low risk on high returns. The average Profit vs. Risk Rating rating for the industry is 83, placing this stock better than average.

The Tickeron Price Growth Rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating outstanding price growth. CAH’s price grows at a higher rate over the last 12 months as compared to S&P 500 index constituents.

The Tickeron Valuation Rating of (best 1 - 100 worst) indicates that the company is fair valued in the industry. This rating compares market capitalization estimated by our proprietary formula with the current market capitalization. This rating is based on the following metrics, as compared to industry averages: P/B Ratio (16.077) is normal, around the industry mean (7.608). P/E Ratio (44.468) is within average values for comparable stocks, (28.511). CAH's Projected Growth (PEG Ratio) (0.329) is slightly lower than the industry average of (4.521). Dividend Yield (0.018) settles around the average of (0.032) among similar stocks. P/S Ratio (0.131) is also within normal values, averaging (33.632).

The Tickeron Seasonality Score of (best 1 - 100 worst) indicates that the company is slightly overvalued in the industry. The Tickeron Seasonality score describes the variance of predictable price changes around the same period every calendar year. These changes can be tied to a specific month, quarter, holiday or vacation period, as well as a meteorological or growing season.

The Tickeron PE Growth Rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), pointing to worse than average earnings growth. The PE Growth rating is based on a comparative analysis of stock PE ratio increase over the last 12 months compared against S&P 500 index constituents.

The Tickeron SMR rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating weak sales and an unprofitable business model. SMR (Sales, Margin, Return on Equity) rating is based on comparative analysis of weighted Sales, Income Margin and Return on Equity values compared against S&P 500 index constituents. The weighted SMR value is a proprietary formula developed by Tickeron and represents an overall profitability measure for a stock.

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published Dividends

CAH is expected to pay dividends on April 15, 2025

Cardinal Health CAH Stock Dividends
A dividend of $0.51 per share will be paid with a record date of April 15, 2025, and an ex-dividend date of April 01, 2025. The last dividend of $0.51 was paid on January 15. Read more...
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published Highlights

Notable companies

The most notable companies in this group are McKesson Corp (NYSE:MCK).

Industry description

Healthcare distribution market can be segmented into pharmaceutical product distribution services, medical device distribution services, and biopharmaceutical product distribution services. In addition to serving as intermediaries, many medical distributors also purchase and take legal ownership of pharmaceuticals and manage inventory and credit risk. According to a Deloitte report, pharmaceutical distributors’ core services of efficient product distribution, inventory management, financial risk management, and information-sharing generate $33 billion-$53 billion in value annually to the U.S. health care ecosystem. Some prominent players in the overall medical distribution industry include McKesson Corporation, AmerisourceBergen Corporation, Cardinal Health, Inc. and Patterson Companies, Inc.

Market Cap

The average market capitalization across the Medical Distributors Industry is 9.87B. The market cap for tickers in the group ranges from 494.39K to 70.55B. MCK holds the highest valuation in this group at 70.55B. The lowest valued company is SNYR at 494.39K.

High and low price notable news

The average weekly price growth across all stocks in the Medical Distributors Industry was -1%. For the same Industry, the average monthly price growth was -3%, and the average quarterly price growth was 52%. MEPDF experienced the highest price growth at 14%, while YI experienced the biggest fall at -14%.

Volume

The average weekly volume growth across all stocks in the Medical Distributors Industry was -66%. For the same stocks of the Industry, the average monthly volume growth was -38% and the average quarterly volume growth was -7%

Fundamental Analysis Ratings

The average fundamental analysis ratings, where 1 is best and 100 is worst, are as follows

Valuation Rating: 57
P/E Growth Rating: 55
Price Growth Rating: 55
SMR Rating: 80
Profit Risk Rating: 82
Seasonality Score: 11 (-100 ... +100)
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a maker of pharmaceuticals, medical, surgical and laboratory supplies as well as develops drug delivery systems

Industry MedicalDistributors

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Industry
Medical Distributors
Address
7000 Cardinal Place
Phone
+1 614 757-5000
Employees
48000
Web
https://www.cardinalhealth.com