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CVS CAREMARK CORPORATION (NYSE)
CVS 43.57 0.49 (1.14%) Vol.  10,565,166 16:02 ET

Zacks Rank: 2 - Buy

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Zacks Rank Definition Annualized Return
# 1Strong Buy26.83%
# 2Buy18.69%
# 3Hold9.7%
# 4Sell4.03%
# 5Strong Sell1.63%
S&P5009.43%
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Day Low - High 42.68 - 44.09
52wk Low - High 31.30 - 44.09
Avg Volume 7,188,258
Industry RETAIL-DRUG STR
Market Cap 56.07 B
Div - Yield 0.65 - 1.51
PE (forward) 13.26
PEG Ratio 1.12
Current Year Est. 3.25
EPS Last Year 2.72
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# 3Hold9.7%
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Top Peers Ticker Zacks Rank
CVS CAREMARK CORPORATION CVS 2
AMERISOURCEBRGN ABC 3
BIOSCRIP INC BIOS 3
CARDINAL HEALTH CAH 3
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BROKERAGE RECOMMENDATIONS
Current ABR 1.35
ABR (Last Week) 1.33
# of Recs in ABR 20
Average Target Price 46.27
Rank in Industry 5 out of 11
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ZACKS COMMENTARY FOR CVS
Zacks Blog: CVS Reports Mixed Results
Feb 08, 2012
Zacks Blog: Rite Aid Posts Strong January Comps
Feb 06, 2012
Zacks Blog: Zacks' Voice of the People highlights opportunities with Campbell Soup, CVS Caremark and Micros Systems
Feb 01, 2012
Zacks Blog: Evidence of Estimates, Revisions Moving the Market
Jan 31, 2012
Growth & Income: CVS Caremark Corporation
Jan 23, 2012
Zacks Blog: FTC Orders CVS to Settle Claims
Jan 13, 2012
Zacks Blog: Rite Aid December Comps Rise
Jan 10, 2012
Zacks Blog: Health Net to Shed PDP Business
Jan 10, 2012
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NEWS
Analysts` Actions: MS, YUM, NTGR, CVS, KO - TheStreet.com
Feb 08, 2012
CVS Caremark (CVS) Breaks Through Resistance at $43.39 - Story Title - Comtex
Feb 08, 2012
CVS Caremark Firming in After-Hours Ahead of Q4 Results - Story Title - Comtex
Feb 08, 2012
CVS Caremark Raises 2012 Adjusted EPS Guidance to $3.18-3.28 vs $3.24 Est - Benzinga
Feb 08, 2012
CVS Caremark Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year Results; 2012 Guidance Raised to Reflect Anticipated First Quarter Benefit of Prescription Transfers From Walgreens - Story Title - Comtex
Feb 08, 2012
CVS Caremark Reports Inline Results And Boosts Outlook (CVS) - Story Title - Comtex
Feb 08, 2012
CVS Sees First Quarter Above Estimates; 2012 In-line - Story Title - Comtex
Feb 08, 2012
CVS/pharmacy's "Project Health" Will Deliver More Than $21 Million Worth of Preventive Health Screening Events Across the U.S. in 2012 - Story Title - Comtex
Feb 08, 2012
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EARNINGS ESTIMATES
  This Quarter
12/2011
Next Quarter
03/2012
This Year
12/2011
Next Year
12/2012
Average Estimate 0.89 0.60 2.80 3.25
Number of Estimates 15 10 16 16
Low Estimates 0.87 0.59 2.78 3.20
High Estimate 0.91 0.60 2.82 3.38
Year Ago EPS 0.80 0.57 2.69 2.80
EPS Growth 11.33% 4.91% 4.11% 16.00%

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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 2.72
Sales 96413
Net Income 3423
Price/Earnings 15.84
Price/Book 1.55
Price/Cash Flow 11.32
Price/Sales .54


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