Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, drugstore and pharmacy benefits giant CVS Caremark (NYSE: CVS ) has earned a coveted five-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at CVS Caremark's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
CVS Caremark facts
| Headquarters (founded) |
Woonsocket, R.I. (1892) |
| Market Cap |
$56.9 billion |
| Industry |
Drug retail |
| Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$116.5 billion |
| Management |
CEO Larry Merlo (since 2011)
CFO David Denton (since 2010) |
| Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) |
9.7% |
| Cash/Debt |
$1.8 billion / $9.4 billion |
| Dividend Yield |
1.4% |
| Competitors |
Rite-Aid
Walgreen
Wal-Mart Stores |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 96% of the 1,732 members who have rated CVS Caremark believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just yesterday, one of those Fools, EVplusEV, succinctly summed up the CVS Caremark bull case for our community:
When Walgreen got into a dispute with [Express Scripts], CVS picked up prescription share. That has been resolved but look for CVS to keep near 50% of those customers. The stock is cheap relative to earnings, good balance sheet, and they provided positive guidance. Looking for [$50 per share] out of this one.
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