Analysts Issue Forecasts for Cardinal Health Q3 Earnings

Cardinal Health, Inc. (NYSE:CAH) – Stock analysts at Leerink Partnrs lowered their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Cardinal Health in a report issued on Thursday, January 30th. Leerink Partnrs analyst M. Cherny now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $2.18 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $2.20. The consensus estimate for Cardinal Health’s current full-year earnings is $7.92 per share. Leerink Partnrs also issued estimates for Cardinal Health’s FY2025 earnings at $8.04 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $9.05 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $9.89 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $10.80 EPS.

Other equities analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on shares of Cardinal Health from $142.00 to $145.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday. UBS Group raised their price objective on Cardinal Health from $134.00 to $139.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, November 4th. Citigroup lifted their price objective on Cardinal Health from $120.00 to $129.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, January 10th. Evercore ISI upgraded Cardinal Health from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $140.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Finally, Bank of America upgraded Cardinal Health from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their price target for the company from $132.00 to $145.00 in a report on Monday, January 6th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twelve have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $135.93.

Cardinal Health Trading Down 0.0 %

Shares of CAH stock opened at $125.29 on Monday. Cardinal Health has a twelve month low of $93.17 and a twelve month high of $132.84. The company has a market capitalization of $30.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.38, a PEG ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 0.63. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $122.16 and a 200 day moving average price of $114.75.

Cardinal Health (NYSE:CAH) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, January 30th. The company reported $1.93 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.74 by $0.19. Cardinal Health had a negative return on equity of 59.57% and a net margin of 0.59%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Cutter & CO Brokerage Inc. grew its stake in shares of Cardinal Health by 2.4% in the fourth quarter. Cutter & CO Brokerage Inc. now owns 5,644 shares of the company’s stock valued at $668,000 after buying an additional 134 shares in the last quarter. Denali Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Cardinal Health in the 4th quarter worth approximately $3,908,000. Longbow Finance SA acquired a new stake in Cardinal Health in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $9,922,000. Stack Financial Management Inc purchased a new stake in shares of Cardinal Health during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $12,799,000. Finally, Rothschild Investment LLC lifted its position in shares of Cardinal Health by 10.1% during the fourth quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC now owns 858 shares of the company’s stock worth $101,000 after purchasing an additional 79 shares in the last quarter. 87.17% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Cardinal Health Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 1st will be given a dividend of $0.5056 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, April 1st. This represents a $2.02 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.61%. Cardinal Health’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 37.69%.

About Cardinal Health

Cardinal Health, Inc operates as a healthcare services and products company in the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia, and internationally. It provides customized solutions for hospitals, healthcare systems, pharmacies, ambulatory surgery centers, clinical laboratories, physician offices, and patients in the home.