The framework reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with strong ethical credentials. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 18% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading overbought. Over the past year the shares are up 58%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 29%. The street (26 analysts) rates it strong buy, with a mean price target of $102. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
CVS Health
CVS · a US exchange · USD · Market cap $137.5B · 219,000 employees
CVS Health Corporation provides health solutions in the United States.
PASS · Titan Ethical · score 81.6At the last full screen
2026-07-24
Screened 2026-07-24 · the tape above runs as of 22:40 UTC · 24 Jul · two dates, stated on purpose · verdict and workings shown in full · never trimmed
This name holds its accumulation label.
CVS Health holds its Accumulation at $107.74. Consolidating, no directional conviction, held for 27 days.
| Phase | Accumulation |
| Quantitative state | Consolidating, no directional conviction, held for 27 days |
| Price at the screen | $107.74 |
| Valuation | 47.25 trailing · 12.80 forward price to earnings |
| Values screen | PASS · score 81.6 |
| Beta | 0.60 |
Five Screens, Shown in Full
Full pass across all five screens. This security clears the Titan Ethical Standard: its business and its balance sheet both stay inside the lines.
| Test | Figure | Limit | What it means | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business activity | Permissible | Core business clean | Its core business isn't built on prohibited lines: no gambling, alcohol, tobacco, weapons, or interest-based lending. | Pass |
| Debt load | 31.53% | Below 33% | Interest-bearing debt is just 31.5% of its assets, well under the one-third ceiling: it does not run on borrowed money. | Pass |
| Interest-bearing cash | 10.54% | Below 33% | Cash held in interest-bearing accounts and securities is 10.5% of assets, under the one-third limit. | Pass |
| Receivables | 9.77% | Below 49% | Money owed to the company is 9.8% of assets, under the 49% limit. | Pass |
| Revenue purity | 0.00% | Below 5% | Only 0.0% of revenue comes from non-compliant sources, under the 5% line. | Pass |
Five checks adapted from AAOIFI screening standards: business activity plus four balance-sheet ratios. All five must pass for ethical clearance. Every figure is arithmetic on public accounts, not judgement.
What the Numbers Say It Is WorthThe Fair Value Range
Our framework reads FAIR VALUE: it trades at roughly a 29% discount to our $138.75 fair value, weak competitive moat, 6.10% revenue growth.
Fair value range in USD, drawn from the 2026-07-24 screen. The gold marker is the market price at the same screen. A 28.8% margin of safety to the base estimate.
Third-party analyst targets: 26 covering, consensus Strong Buy. The average target sits +3% from the screen price.
Reading the gap · Our model sees value the Street hasn't fully caught up to yet.
Price History & ProjectionsWhere it has been, where the models see it going. History from market close data; projection points are our fair-value estimates and third-party analyst targets, dated to the 2026-07-24 screen.
Fair value and rating are our own model estimates; the Street's range reflects third-party analyst estimates. Analysis, not advice.
The Business, in Plain WordsEveryday health needs meet a stretched pharmacy giant
Millions of Americans walk into a CVS each week for prescriptions or insurance paperwork, and the company sits squarely in the middle of that daily flow. It trades at $107 against a calculated worth of $139, a 29% margin of safety, with revenue growing 6% and a forward multiple of just 12.8 times. The business clears our ethical screen, yet it still only earns a 1% profit margin and a 4% return on equity.
The weak moat leaves it exposed to reimbursement pressure and competition from both insurers and online dispensers. Analyst targets cluster around $111, only modestly above the current price, so the gap to fair value rests largely on execution rather than structural advantage.
Low returns on capital and thin margins flag the classic risk that earnings could stay depressed for longer than the multiple suggests. Analysis, not advice.
| Forward P/E | 12.8xexpensive even after accounting for its growth |
| Trailing P/E | 47.3xexpensive: the price assumes strong growth ahead |
| EPS, trailing | 2.28 |
| EPS, forward | 8.42 |
| Revenue growth | +6.1%slow but positive growth |
| Profit margin | 0.7%barely profitable |
| Return on equity | 3.8%a modest return on shareholder capital |
| FCF yield | 3.78% |
| Dividend yield | 2.74% |
| Debt to equity | 1.01a meaningful debt load worth watching |
| Current ratio | 0.87below 1: short-term bills exceed liquid assets |
| Beta | 0.60steadier than the market |
| Short interest, float | 0.02% |
| 52-week range | 58.99 - 110.68 |
| Moat | WEAK |
| Market cap | $137.5B |
| Employees | 219,000 |
The risks · The main risks here are ordinary market swings and the chance our fair-value read proves too optimistic.
Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.
Where & How to TradeCVS trades on a US exchange. As a listed security it is accessible through almost any international broker offering its home market. New to this, or investing from abroad? Our guide to accessing global markets covers brokers, currencies and the practical steps.
Every Entry, As Written
The framework has shifted from markup to accumulation since the last review. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved up 12.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with strong ethical credentials. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 18% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading overbought. Over the past year the shares are up 58%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 29%. The street (26 analysts) rates it strong buy, with a mean price target of $102. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with strong ethical credentials. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 18% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading overbought. Over the past year the shares are up 58%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 29%. The street (26 analysts) rates it strong buy, with a mean price target of $102.
The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with strong ethical credentials. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns.
The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Ethical screening: PASS with strong ethical credentials. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns.
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| Date | Insider | Title | Type | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-21 | ROBBINS LARRY | Director | 3,372,000 | $317,471,136 | |
| 2026-05-14 | NORWALK LESLIE V | Director | 1,447 | $140,576 | |
| 2026-05-14 | BALSER JEFFREY R M.D., PH.D. | Director | 2,058 | $199,935 | |
| 2026-05-14 | SANSONE GUY P | Director | 1,447 | $140,576 | |
| 2026-05-14 | AGUIRRE FERNANDO | Director | 1,563 | $151,845 | |
| 2026-05-14 | BROWN C DAVID II | Director | 1,544 | $150,000 | |
| 2026-05-14 | KIRBY JOHN SCOTT | Director | 1,447 | $140,576 | |
| 2026-05-08 | MANDADI TILAK | Officer | 69,551 | $6,230,379 | |
| 2026-03-31 | KHICHI SAMRAT S | General Counsel | 12,531 | $899,976 | |
| 2026-03-31 | CAPOZZI HEIDI B | Officer | 10,025 | $719,996 |
Public filings, recorded as found. The full tape lives at Insider Intelligence.
| Date | Politician | Party | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-13 | Ro Khanna | Democrat | Purchase | 1K–15K |
| 2025-11-21 | Dwight Evans | Democrat | Sale | 1K–15K |
| 15 May2026 | Ro Khanna | Democrat | buy | 1K–15K |
| 1 May2026 | Ro Khanna | Democrat | buy | 1K–15K |
| Period | Price then | Price return | Divs per share | $1,000 became | Total return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | $92.22 | +6.4% | · | $1,064 | +6.4% |
| 2 months | $78.64 | +24.8% | $0.67 | $1,256 | +25.6% |
| 3 months | $75.41 | +30.1% | $0.67 | $1,310 | +31.0% |
| 6 months | $79.47 | +23.5% | $1.33 | $1,251 | +25.1% |
| 1 year | $61.99 | +58.3% | $2.66 | $1,626 | +62.6% |
| 2 years | $55.58 | +76.5% | $5.32 | $1,861 | +86.1% |
| 3 years | $63.87 | +53.6% | $7.86 | $1,659 | +65.9% |
| 5 years | $72.42 | +35.5% | $12.27 | $1,524 | +52.4% |
Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
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