Leerink Partnrs Predicts Weaker Earnings for Cardinal Health

Cardinal Health, Inc. (NYSE:CAH) – Leerink Partnrs reduced their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Cardinal Health in a note issued to investors on Thursday, May 1st. Leerink Partnrs analyst M. Cherny now anticipates that the company will earn $2.00 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $2.04. The consensus estimate for Cardinal Health’s current full-year earnings is $7.95 per share. Leerink Partnrs also issued estimates for Cardinal Health’s FY2026 earnings at $9.11 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $9.99 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $10.94 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also commented on CAH. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on Cardinal Health from $135.00 to $136.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 4th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on shares of Cardinal Health from $142.00 to $145.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 4th. Evercore ISI raised 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. Robert W. Baird upped their target price on shares of Cardinal Health from $156.00 to $170.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, May 2nd. Finally, Bank of America lifted their price target on Cardinal Health from $150.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, April 11th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $146.43.

Cardinal Health Trading Down 0.1 %

Cardinal Health stock opened at $151.80 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $36.23 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.32, a PEG ratio of 1.49 and a beta of 0.66. Cardinal Health has a 52 week low of $93.17 and a 52 week high of $152.98. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $133.36 and a 200 day moving average price of $125.62.

Cardinal Health (NYSE:CAH) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 1st. The company reported $2.35 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.15 by $0.20. The company had revenue of $54.88 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $55.33 billion. Cardinal Health had a net margin of 0.59% and a negative return on equity of 59.57%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up .0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $2.08 EPS.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Cyrus J. Lawrence LLC bought a new stake in shares of Cardinal Health in the 4th quarter worth approximately $26,000. Promus Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of Cardinal Health in the 4th quarter valued at $30,000. Bellwether Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Cardinal Health in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Tompkins Financial Corp grew its holdings in shares of Cardinal Health by 106.7% during the first quarter. Tompkins Financial Corp now owns 248 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,000 after buying an additional 128 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Lee Danner & Bass Inc. acquired a new position in Cardinal Health during the fourth quarter valued at $35,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.17% of the company’s stock.

Cardinal Health Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, July 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, July 1st will be paid a dividend of $0.5107 per share. This is a boost from Cardinal Health’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.51. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, July 1st. This represents a $2.04 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.35%. Cardinal Health’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 31.51%.

Cardinal Health Company Profile

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.