CVS · CVS Health Corp

NYSE Health Care Large Cap Clavix A-
91.19−1.17  (−1.27%)

Price

Snapshot

50 fields · last close
Market Cap$118.1B
P/E24.16
Float1.27B
Beta0.58
Volatility14.5%
ExchangeNYSE
SectorHealth Care
Cap tierLarge cap
Macro sensitivityLow
Clavix score81.8
Price91.19
Change−1.27%
Prev Close92.36
Open93.24
Day Low92.05
Day High93.34
Avg Vol10
Avg $ Vol$957.2M
52W High110.68
52W Low69.51
52W Pos52.7%
From High−17.61%
From Low+31.19%
Max DD 1Y−23.10%
Spread0.10%
LiquidityDeep
SMA 20+4.04%
SMA 50−0.58%
SMA 200+3.42%
RSI (14)58.2
Vol 30D26.2%
Vol 90D26.6%
1Y Range70–111
Daily bars537
Perf Week+7.20%
Perf Month+2.32%
Perf Quarter−14.17%
Perf Half Y+20.61%
Perf Year+13.51%
Perf YTD+13.80%
Prev Day−1.27%
ClavixA-
Debt / Eq0.98
Curr Ratio0.84
Int Cover2.9×
FCF Margin1.9%
Rev Growth+7.8%
ProfitProfitable
LeverageModerate
Sector rank8 / 49

What CVS does

CVS Health Corporation provides health solutions in the United States.

The Health Care Benefits segment offers traditional, voluntary, and consumer-directed health insurance products and related services, including medical, pharmacy, dental, and behavioral health plans; medical management capabilities; Medicare Advantage and Medicare Supplement plans; prescription drug plans (PDPs); and Medicaid health care management services.

It serves employer groups, individuals, college students, part-time and hourly workers, health plans, health care providers, governmental units, government-sponsored plans, labor groups, and expatriates.

The Health Services segment offers pharmacy benefit management solutions, including plan design and administration, formulary management, retail pharmacy network management, specialty and mail-order pharmacy, clinical services, disease management, medical spend management services, and pharmacy and other administrative services.

It serves employers, insurance companies, unions, government employee groups, health plans, PDPs, Medicaid managed care plans, CMS, plans offered on public health insurance exchanges, and other sponsors of health benefit plans.

The Pharmacy & Consumer Wellness segment sells prescription and over-the-counter drugs, consumer health and beauty products, personal care products, and other general merchandise products.

This segment also distributes prescription drugs; and provides related pharmacy consulting and other ancillary services to care facilities and other care settings.

It operates online retail pharmacy websites, retail specialty pharmacy stores, and compounding pharmacies, as well as branches for infusion and enteral nutrition services.

The company was formerly known as CVS Caremark Corporation and changed its name to CVS Health Corporation in September 2014.

CVS Health Corporation was founded in 1963 and is headquartered in Woonsocket, Rhode Island.

Clavix risk grade

regraded every trading day
A-81.8/100

CVS grades A-, 81.8 of 100. Steadiest on Macro Resilience (72), most exposed on News Sentiment (52, mixed). 3 of the 4 weighted dimensions sit above the Health Care median. Ranks 8 of 49 in Health Care by Clavix score.

PriceMacroSectorNewsFinancial

How rough the ride is

CVSHealth Care median
Betavs the overall market · lower is steadier0.580.84
Volatilityannualized14.5%20.9%
Max drawdown, past yearworst peak-to-trough fall−23.1%—
Typical daily movemedian absolute daily change1.11%—
Days beyond ±3%of the last 252 sessions24 (10%)—

How its days are spread

Daily returns over the last 252 sessions in 1% bins. Moves beyond ±6% land in the end bins.

52-week range

CVS
92.36

The bar runs from the lowest to the highest close of the last 252 sessions; the marker is the latest close.

Drawdown from the 1-year peak

CVS

Percent below the running high over the last 12 months. Zero is a fresh high.

Market sensitivity

CVSHealth Care median
Beta to the markethow much it swings with the S&P 500 · lower is safer0.580.84
Macro sensitivityrate, dollar and credit exposure bucketLowModerate 53% of 49

Where it sits on the macro scale

Low 12Moderate 26High 8Very High 3

Low means rates, the dollar and credit spreads barely move it. Very High means they drive a large share of its swings. The counts are how many Health Care names sit in each bucket.

Where it ranks in its sector

Sector
Health Care49 companies ranked
CVS
#8 of 49

Rank by Clavix score within the sector. Right is the top of the sector.

Price performance

CVS
1 week+7.2%
1 month+2.3%
Year to date+13.8%
1 year+13.5%

Context for the rank, not itself a risk measure.

Recent coverage, scored

CVS
Articles scoredthe most recent scored coverage, up to 3030 since 18 Sep
Average score0 most bearish, 100 most bullish51
Bullish · bearisharticles above 60 · below 4015 · 11
Directionarticles whose tone is improving vs worsening15 ↑ 11 ↓

Where the article scores land

Each bar is a 10-point band of article scores. Below 40 reads bearish, above 60 bullish.

Balance sheet, against the sector

Debt / equityTotal debt vs shareholder equity · lower is stronger
0.98sector median 0.65 · 49 names
Current ratioShort-term assets vs liabilities · higher is stronger
0.84sector median 1.69 · 49 names
FCF marginFree cash flow as a share of revenue · higher is stronger
1.9%sector median 10.6% · 49 names
Interest coverageOperating income vs interest expense · higher is stronger
2.9×sector median 6.3× · 44 names

The shaded band is the middle half of the 49 Health Care names Clavix covers; the tick is the sector median.

Growth

CVS
Revenue growthyear over year+7.8%

Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade. Why

0–100, higher is safer. The tick on each bar is the Health Care median. Click a dimension for the evidence behind it. Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade.

Recent news

most recent scored articles · the chip is the article’s score · click to open

Aetna agreed to end a lawsuit in which it had accused a Washington acupuncture clinic and a retired doctor of fraudulently billing more than $800,000 for medical services. The court filing signals the dispute is being dropped, not that it was ruled on.

Source law360.com Significance minor Impact regulatory Risk neutral

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A class-action lawsuit settlement means CVS customers may be eligible for money, with roughly one month left to file a claim before the deadline. The article does not specify the settlement amount or the underlying issue that customers are being compensated for.

Source usatoday.com Significance moderate Impact regulatory Risk worsening

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CVS Health is partnering with The Midlife Collective on a research study of women's midlife experiences, with the findings set to feed into a documentary called 'Her Second Act.' The company cited 75 million U.S. women in perimenopause, menopause, or post-menopause and pointed to its pharmacy, clinic, and Aetna platforms as channels for expanding evidence-based support.

Source marketchameleon.com Significance minor Impact product Risk improving

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CVS Health agreed to pay $315 million to settle federal allegations that its pharmacies improperly filled opioid prescriptions in violation of US controlled substances law. As part of the deal, CVS committed to tighter monitoring of opioid dispensing.

Source yahoo.com Significance moderate Impact regulatory Risk worsening

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An analyst comparison piece argues CVS Health is the better Medicare Advantage stock pick over Alignment Healthcare, citing stronger stock returns, rising earnings estimates, a lower valuation and progress in Aetna's turnaround. No specific new development at CVS is reported.

Source Zacks Investment Research Significance moderate Impact financial impact Risk improving

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