Cvs Health Corp Stock Short Ratio

CVS Stock

USD 69.39 0.79 1.15%

CVS Health Corp fundamentals help investors to digest information that contributes to CVS Health's financial success or failures. It also enables traders to predict the movement of CVS Stock. The fundamental analysis module provides a way to measure CVS Health's intrinsic value by examining its available economic and financial indicators, including the cash flow records, the balance sheet account changes, the income statement patterns, and various microeconomic indicators and financial ratios related to CVS Health stock.

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CVS Health Corp Company Short Ratio Analysis

CVS Health's Short Ratio is typically used by traders and speculators to identify trends in current market sentiment for a particular equity instrument. In its simple terms this ratio shows how many days it will take all current short sellers to cover their positions if the price of a stock begins to rise.

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Current CVS Health Short Ratio

2.51 X

Most of CVS Health's fundamental indicators, such as Short Ratio, are part of a valuation analysis module that helps investors searching for stocks that are currently trading at higher or lower prices than their real value. If the real value is higher than the market price, CVS Health Corp is considered to be undervalued, and we provide a buy recommendation. Otherwise, we render a sell signal.

CVS Short Ratio Driver Correlations

Understanding the fundamental principles of building solid financial models for CVS Health is extremely important. It helps to project a fair market value of CVS Stock properly, considering its historical fundamentals such as Short Ratio. Since CVS Health's main accounts across its financial reports are all linked and dependent on each other, it is essential to analyze all possible correlations between related accounts. However, instead of reviewing all of CVS Health's historical financial statements, investors can examine the correlated drivers to determine its overall health. This can be effectively done using a conventional correlation matrix of CVS Health's interrelated accounts and indicators.

	Total Assets	Total Stockholder Equity	Net Debt	Retained Earnings	Net Receivables	Total Liab	Total Current Assets	Short Term Debt	Intangible Assets	Accounts Payable	Common Stock	Good Will	Long Term Debt	Treasury Stock	Property Plant Equipment	Current Deferred Revenue	Short Term Investments	Net Tangible Assets	Long Term Debt Total	Capital Surpluse	Deferred Long Term Liab	Short Long Term Debt	Cash And Equivalents	Net Invested Capital	Long Term Investments	Net Working Capital	Capital Stock
Total Assets		0.97	0.97	0.91	0.94	1.0	0.98	0.83	0.95	0.94	0.96	0.99	0.95	-0.58	0.57	0.58	0.97	0.19	0.87	0.79	0.62	0.67	0.81	0.96	0.96	-0.82	0.72
Total Stockholder Equity	0.97		0.89	0.94	0.93	0.94	0.97	0.78	0.9	0.94	0.89	0.96	0.87	-0.6	0.53	0.66	0.91	0.24	0.77	0.78	0.53	0.61	0.8	0.88	0.9	-0.81	0.72
Net Debt	0.97	0.89		0.83	0.85	0.98	0.91	0.84	0.98	0.84	0.96	0.97	0.98	-0.55	0.65	0.53	0.95	-0.01	0.93	0.75	0.75	0.73	0.69	0.97	0.93	-0.73	0.6
Retained Earnings	0.91	0.94	0.83		0.95	0.89	0.96	0.8	0.82	0.99	0.78	0.92	0.82	-0.79	0.46	0.66	0.81	0.31	0.69	0.88	0.38	0.67	0.77	0.77	0.79	-0.78	0.73
Net Receivables	0.94	0.93	0.85	0.95		0.93	0.98	0.75	0.82	0.97	0.87	0.94	0.83	-0.58	0.4	0.66	0.9	0.46	0.7	0.86	0.37	0.58	0.92	0.85	0.87	-0.9	0.88
Total Liab	1.0	0.94	0.98	0.89	0.93		0.97	0.83	0.95	0.92	0.97	0.99	0.96	-0.56	0.57	0.55	0.97	0.17	0.89	0.79	0.64	0.68	0.81	0.97	0.96	-0.81	0.71
Total Current Assets	0.98	0.97	0.91	0.96	0.98	0.97		0.8	0.88	0.98	0.91	0.97	0.89	-0.64	0.49	0.6	0.93	0.32	0.78	0.83	0.48	0.63	0.86	0.89	0.91	-0.84	0.78
Short Term Debt	0.83	0.78	0.84	0.8	0.75	0.83	0.8		0.76	0.78	0.76	0.8	0.75	-0.6	0.55	0.55	0.78	-0.03	0.71	0.69	0.48	0.95	0.57	0.77	0.78	-0.73	0.52
Intangible Assets	0.95	0.9	0.98	0.82	0.82	0.95	0.88	0.76		0.81	0.93	0.96	0.99	-0.58	0.62	0.55	0.91	-0.07	0.94	0.73	0.79	0.66	0.62	0.94	0.89	-0.64	0.53
Accounts Payable	0.94	0.94	0.84	0.99	0.97	0.92	0.98	0.78	0.81		0.83	0.93	0.83	-0.71	0.46	0.59	0.86	0.4	0.71	0.86	0.36	0.62	0.85	0.81	0.84	-0.82	0.79
Common Stock	0.96	0.89	0.96	0.78	0.87	0.97	0.91	0.76	0.93	0.83		0.95	0.94	-0.39	0.52	0.45	0.99	0.15	0.89	0.68	0.66	0.6	0.8	1.0	0.99	-0.78	0.68
Good Will	0.99	0.96	0.97	0.92	0.94	0.99	0.97	0.8	0.96	0.93	0.95		0.96	-0.6	0.56	0.61	0.95	0.17	0.87	0.82	0.63	0.66	0.79	0.95	0.93	-0.79	0.71
Long Term Debt	0.95	0.87	0.98	0.82	0.83	0.96	0.89	0.75	0.99	0.83	0.94	0.96		-0.58	0.61	0.5	0.92	-0.03	0.95	0.75	0.77	0.65	0.65	0.95	0.9	-0.65	0.56
Treasury Stock	-0.58	-0.6	-0.55	-0.79	-0.58	-0.56	-0.64	-0.6	-0.58	-0.71	-0.39	-0.6	-0.58		-0.44	-0.39	-0.39	0.02	-0.53	-0.74	-0.26	-0.61	-0.26	-0.38	-0.39	0.28	-0.24
Property Plant Equipment	0.57	0.53	0.65	0.46	0.4	0.57	0.49	0.55	0.62	0.46	0.52	0.56	0.61	-0.44		0.27	0.46	-0.24	0.65	0.46	0.57	0.47	0.21	0.54	0.49	-0.28	0.1
Current Deferred Revenue	0.58	0.66	0.53	0.66	0.66	0.55	0.6	0.55	0.55	0.59	0.45	0.61	0.5	-0.39	0.27		0.51	0.13	0.33	0.65	0.34	0.47	0.51	0.48	0.45	-0.7	0.58
Short Term Investments	0.97	0.91	0.95	0.81	0.9	0.97	0.93	0.78	0.91	0.86	0.99	0.95	0.92	-0.39	0.46	0.51		0.2	0.85	0.71	0.62	0.62	0.84	0.99	0.99	-0.84	0.74
Net Tangible Assets	0.19	0.24	-0.01	0.31	0.46	0.17	0.32	-0.03	-0.07	0.4	0.15	0.17	-0.03	0.02	-0.24	0.13	0.2		-0.18	0.26	-0.54	-0.22	0.68	0.09	0.18	-0.49	0.7
Long Term Debt Total	0.87	0.77	0.93	0.69	0.7	0.89	0.78	0.71	0.94	0.71	0.89	0.87	0.95	-0.53	0.65	0.33	0.85	-0.18		0.71	0.79	0.63	0.51	0.91	0.87	-0.52	0.34
Capital Surpluse	0.79	0.78	0.75	0.88	0.86	0.79	0.83	0.69	0.73	0.86	0.68	0.82	0.75	-0.74	0.46	0.65	0.71	0.26	0.71		0.32	0.6	0.67	0.69	0.7	-0.71	0.57
Deferred Long Term Liab	0.62	0.53	0.75	0.38	0.37	0.64	0.48	0.48	0.79	0.36	0.66	0.63	0.77	-0.26	0.57	0.34	0.62	-0.54	0.79	0.32		0.45	0.18	0.7	0.61	-0.27	0.11
Short Long Term Debt	0.67	0.61	0.73	0.67	0.58	0.68	0.63	0.95	0.66	0.62	0.6	0.66	0.65	-0.61	0.47	0.47	0.62	-0.22	0.63	0.6	0.45		0.35	0.62	0.62	-0.55	0.33
Cash And Equivalents	0.81	0.8	0.69	0.77	0.92	0.81	0.86	0.57	0.62	0.85	0.8	0.79	0.65	-0.26	0.21	0.51	0.84	0.68	0.51	0.67	0.18	0.35		0.77	0.82	-0.93	0.94
Net Invested Capital	0.96	0.88	0.97	0.77	0.85	0.97	0.89	0.77	0.94	0.81	1.0	0.95	0.95	-0.38	0.54	0.48	0.99	0.09	0.91	0.69	0.7	0.62	0.77		0.98	-0.78	0.65
Long Term Investments	0.96	0.9	0.93	0.79	0.87	0.96	0.91	0.78	0.89	0.84	0.99	0.93	0.9	-0.39	0.49	0.45	0.99	0.18	0.87	0.7	0.61	0.62	0.82	0.98		-0.82	0.68
Net Working Capital	-0.82	-0.81	-0.73	-0.78	-0.9	-0.81	-0.84	-0.73	-0.64	-0.82	-0.78	-0.79	-0.65	0.28	-0.28	-0.7	-0.84	-0.49	-0.52	-0.71	-0.27	-0.55	-0.93	-0.78	-0.82		-0.89
Capital Stock	0.72	0.72	0.6	0.73	0.88	0.71	0.78	0.52	0.53	0.79	0.68	0.71	0.56	-0.24	0.1	0.58	0.74	0.7	0.34	0.57	0.11	0.33	0.94	0.65	0.68	-0.89

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The higher the Short Ratio, the longer it would take to buy back the borrowed shares. In theory, the more short positions are currently outstanding, the faster it will be to cover shorted positions.

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CVS Discontinued Operations

Discontinued Operations

(10.87 Million)

At this time, CVS Health's Discontinued Operations is comparatively stable compared to the past year.

Based on the latest financial disclosure, CVS Health Corp has a Short Ratio of 2.51 times. This is 35.64% lower than that of the Health Care Providers & Services sector and significantly higher than that of the Health Care industry. The short ratio for all United States stocks is 37.25% higher than that of the company.

CVS Short Ratio Peer Comparison

Stock peer comparison is one of the most widely used and accepted methods of equity analyses. It analyses CVS Health's direct or indirect competition against its Short Ratio to detect undervalued stocks with similar characteristics or determine the stocks which would be a good addition to a portfolio. Peer analysis of CVS Health could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing CVS Health by comparing valuation metrics of similar companies.

CVS Health is currently under evaluation in short ratio category among related companies.

CVS Health ESG Sustainability

Some studies have found that companies with high sustainability scores are getting higher valuations than competitors with lower social-engagement activities. While most ESG disclosures are voluntary and do not directly affect the long term financial condition, CVS Health's sustainability indicators can be used to identify proper investment strategies using environmental, social, and governance scores that are crucial to CVS Health's managers, analysts, and investors.

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CVS Health Institutional Holders

Institutional Holdings refers to the ownership stake in CVS Health that is held by large financial organizations, pension funds or endowments. Institutions may purchase large blocks of CVS Health's outstanding shares and can exert considerable influence upon its management. Institutional holders may also work to push the share price higher once they own the stock. Extensive social media coverage, TV shows, articles in high-profile magazines, and presentations at investor conferences help move the stock higher, increasing CVS Health's value.

		Shares
Bank Of America Corp	2023-12-31	15.3 M
Norges Bank	2023-12-31	13.8 M
Jpmorgan Chase & Co	2023-12-31	13.8 M
Northern Trust Corp	2023-12-31	13.7 M
Capital Research Global Investors	2023-12-31	13 M
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc	2023-12-31	13 M
Royal Bank Of Canada	2023-12-31	12.3 M
Legal & General Group Plc	2023-12-31	11.8 M
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.	2023-12-31	10.7 M
Vanguard Group Inc	2023-12-31	117.7 M
Blackrock Inc	2023-12-31	87 M

CVS Fundamentals

	Return On Equity	0.11
	Return On Asset	0.0368
	Profit Margin	0.02 %
	Operating Margin	0.04 %
	Current Valuation	154.98 B
	Shares Outstanding	1.26 B
	Shares Owned By Insiders	0.11 %
	Shares Owned By Institutions	82.80 %
	Number Of Shares Shorted	22.72 M
	Price To Earning	42.99 X
	Price To Book	1.13 X
	Price To Sales	0.24 X
	Revenue	357.78 B
	Gross Profit	53.46 B
	EBITDA	13.74 B
	Net Income	8.37 B
	Cash And Equivalents	12.95 B
	Cash Per Share	15.21 X
	Total Debt	79.39 B
	Debt To Equity	1.00 %
	Current Ratio	0.94 X
	Book Value Per Share	59.36 X
	Cash Flow From Operations	13.43 B
	Short Ratio	2.51 X
	Earnings Per Share	6.47 X
	Price To Earnings To Growth	1.00 X
	Target Price	86.76
	Number Of Employees	219 K
	Beta	0.51
	Market Capitalization	87.01 B
	Total Asset	249.73 B
	Retained Earnings	61.6 B
	Working Capital	(11.33 B)
	Current Asset	30.38 B
	Current Liabilities	23.17 B
	Annual Yield	0.04 %
	Five Year Return	2.81 %
	Net Asset	249.73 B
	Last Dividend Paid	2.42

About CVS Health Fundamental Analysis

The Macroaxis Fundamental Analysis modules help investors analyze CVS Health Corp's financials across various querterly and yearly statements, indicators and fundamental ratios. We help investors to determine the real value of CVS Health using virtually all public information available. We use both quantitative as well as qualitative analysis to arrive at the intrinsic value of CVS Health Corp based on its fundamental data. In general, a quantitative approach, as applied to this company, focuses on analyzing financial statements comparatively, whereas a qaualitative method uses data that is important to a company's growth but cannot be measured and presented in a numerical way.

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Pair Trading with CVS Health

One of the main advantages of trading using pair correlations is that every trade hedges away some risk. Because there are two separate transactions required, even if CVS Health position performs unexpectedly, the other equity can make up some of the losses. Pair trading also minimizes risk from directional movements in the market. For example, if an entire industry or sector drops because of unexpected headlines, the short position in CVS Health will appreciate offsetting losses from the drop in the long position's value.

The ability to find closely correlated positions to CVS Health could be a great tool in your tax-loss harvesting strategies, allowing investors a quick way to find a similar-enough asset to replace CVS Health when you sell it. If you don't do this, your portfolio allocation will be skewed against your target asset allocation. So, investors can't just sell and buy back CVS Health - that would be a violation of the tax code under the "wash sale" rule, and this is why you need to find a similar enough asset and use the proceeds from selling CVS Health Corp to buy it.

The correlation of CVS Health is a statistical measure of how it moves in relation to other instruments. This measure is expressed in what is known as the correlation coefficient, which ranges between -1 and +1. A perfect positive correlation (i.e., a correlation coefficient of +1) implies that as CVS Health moves, either up or down, the other security will move in the same direction. Alternatively, perfect negative correlation means that if CVS Health Corp moves in either direction, the perfectly negatively correlated security will move in the opposite direction. If the correlation is 0, the equities are not correlated; they are entirely random. A correlation greater than 0.8 is generally described as strong, whereas a correlation less than 0.5 is generally considered weak.

Correlation analysis and pair trading evaluation for CVS Health can also be used as hedging techniques within a particular sector or industry or even over random equities to generate a better risk-adjusted return on your portfolios.

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When determining whether CVS Health Corp is a strong investment it is important to analyze CVS Health's competitive position within its industry, examining market share, product or service uniqueness, and competitive advantages. Beyond financials and market position, potential investors should also consider broader economic conditions, industry trends, and any regulatory or geopolitical factors that may impact CVS Health's future performance. For an informed investment choice regarding CVS Stock, refer to the following important reports:

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Is CVS Health's industry expected to grow? Or is there an opportunity to expand the business' product line in the future? Factors like these will boost the valuation of CVS Health. If investors know CVS will grow in the future, the company's valuation will be higher. The financial industry is built on trying to define current growth potential and future valuation accurately. All the valuation information about CVS Health listed above have to be considered, but the key to understanding future value is determining which factors weigh more heavily than others.

Quarterly Earnings Growth

(0.10)

Dividend Share

2.42

Earnings Share

6.47

Revenue Per Share

277.528

Quarterly Revenue Growth

0.12

The market value of CVS Health Corp is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of CVS that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of CVS Health's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is CVS Health's true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because CVS Health's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect CVS Health's underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.

Please note, there is a significant difference between CVS Health's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if CVS Health is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, CVS Health's price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.

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Cvs Health Corp Stock Short Ratio

CVS Health Corp Company Short Ratio Analysis

Short Ratio

Short Interest

Average Trading Volume

Current CVS Health Short Ratio

CVS Short Ratio Driver Correlations

CVS Discontinued Operations

Discontinued Operations

(10.87 Million)

CVS Short Ratio Peer Comparison

CVS Health ESG Sustainability

CVS Health Institutional Holders

CVS Fundamentals

About CVS Health Fundamental Analysis

Pair Trading with CVS Health

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