After Hours
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours.
Stocks Info
Cardinal Health, Inc is listed on the NYSE as a member of the Healthcare sector and is a part of the Medical Distribution industry. The current market capitalization of Cardinal Health, Inc is $28.32B. A total of 2.47 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 2.10M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Scherer Mary C. sold 3,504 shares of CAH for 123.55 per share on Nov 14 ’24. After the transaction, the Chief Accounting Officer now owns 8,752 company shares. In a previous transaction on Aug 21 ’24, Mayer Jessica L sold 16,573 shares at 109.39 per share. CAH shares that Chief Legal/Compliance Officer owns now total 75,971.
Among the insiders who bought shares, Mayer Jessica L acquired of 16,573 shares on Aug 21 ’24 at a per-share price of $109.39. In another insider transaction, Mayer Jessica L sold 17,896 shares at $106.48 per share on Aug 15 ’24. Company shares held by the Chief Legal/Compliance Officer now total 94,529.
Dividend
It is more appealing for investors to invest in companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook for the company. Cardinal Health, Inc pays an annual dividend of $2.01, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.72%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 22.74. CAH’s most recent ex-dividend date was 1.79% when it declared a $0.5056 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 1/2/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 10/1/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 1.84%. The CAH stock dividend was $0.5060 per share in cash.
Though price targets are rarely accurate, they can exert some influence from time to time and were often accepted as valuable by the market. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, CAH has a high of $126.23 and a low of $93.17.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
A balance sheet is a report that shows the company’s assets and liabilities. In addition, it shows how much equity investors have invested in the company. Investors can determine the company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. CAH’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $4.72B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2022. There were $5.32B in debt and $30.55B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was -$13.54, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was -$706.00M.
Analysts Opinion
It may be riskier to trade before market opening and after market closing than during regular market hours. Since issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities due to lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for CAH is Buy with a score of 3.93.
