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CVS CAREMARK CORPORATION (NYSE)
CVS 44.98 -0.19 (-0.42%) Vol.  7,594,509 16:00 ET

Zacks Rank: 3 - Hold

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Zacks Rank Definition Annualized Return
# 1Strong Buy26.04%
# 2Buy18.27%
# 3Hold9.49%
# 4Sell3.94%
# 5Strong Sell1.6%
S&P5009.23%
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Day Low - High 44.87 - 45.30
52wk Low - High 31.30 - 46.22
Avg Volume 8,352,227
Industry RETAIL-DRUG STR
Market Cap 59.02 B
Div - Yield 0.65 - 1.44
PE (forward) 13.72
PEG Ratio 1.16
Current Year Est. 3.29
EPS Last Year 2.89
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Top Peers Ticker Zacks Rank
CVS CAREMARK CORPORATION CVS 3
GNC HOLDINGS GNC 1
PHARMERICA CORP PMC 2
RITE AID CORP RAD 2
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BROKERAGE RECOMMENDATIONS
Current ABR 1.44
ABR (Last Week) 1.44
# of Recs in ABR 18
Average Target Price 50.64
Rank in Industry 4 out of 11
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NEWS
Research and Markets: 2012 Report on the $220 Billion US Drug Stores Market featuring Walgreens, CVS Caremark and Rite Aid - Story Title - Comtex
May 24, 2012
CVS Caremark Sponsored Research Finds Targeted Adherence Interventions to be More Effective than Broad Adherence Education - Story Title - Comtex
May 24, 2012
Report: CVS Caremark to Contribute Billions to Michigan Economy - Story Title - Comtex
May 24, 2012
S&P Capital IQ Publishes Quality Trends, an in-depth analysis of "quality" in the equity markets - Story Title - Comtex
May 24, 2012
Walgreen Ranks the Highest in Terms of Earnings Yield in the Drug Retail Industry (WAG, CVS, NPD) - Story Title - Comtex
May 24, 2012
Watch for Shares of CVS Caremark (CVS) to Approach Resistance at $45.27 - Story Title - Comtex
May 24, 2012
CVS Caremark Sponsored Research Finds FDA Drug Warnings Can Have Immediate Negative Impact on Medication Adherence, Even if Not Related to Safety - Story Title - Comtex
May 23, 2012
Let CVS/pharmacy Fuel Your Summer Travel Plans with New "Free Gas" Promotion - Story Title - Comtex
May 23, 2012
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EARNINGS ESTIMATES
  This Quarter
06/2012
Next Quarter
09/2012
This Year
12/2012
Next Year
12/2013
Average Estimate 0.79 0.83 3.29 3.71
Number of Estimates 15 15 19 18
Low Estimates 0.72 0.76 3.08 3.50
High Estimate 0.81 0.89 3.41 3.88
Year Ago EPS 0.65 0.70 2.80 3.29
EPS Growth 21.85% 19.05% 17.56% 12.63%

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COMPANY DESCRIPTION
CVS/Caremark is the nation's premier integrated pharmacy services provider, combining one of the nation's leading pharmaceutical services companies with the country's largest pharmacy chain. The company fills or manages more than one billion prescriptions per year, more than any other pharmacy services provider. CVS/Caremark drives value for pharmacy services customers by effectively managing pharmaceutical costs and improving healthcare outcomes through its six thousand two hundred CVS/pharmacy stores; its pharmacy benefit management, mail order and specialty pharmacy division, Caremark Pharmacy Services; its retail-based health clinic subsidiary, MinuteClinic; and its online pharmacy, CVS.com.

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FINANCIALS
EPS TTM 2.89
Sales 107100
Net Income 3524
Price/Earnings 15.63
Price/Book 1.55
Price/Cash Flow 11.02
Price/Sales .52


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