McKesson earnings beat by 0.67, revenue fell short of estimates
| MCK Stock | USD 570.98 8.20 1.46% |
About 53% of McKesson's institutional investors are presently thinking to get in. The analysis of overall sentiment of trading McKesson stock suggests that some investors are interested at this time. McKesson's investing sentiment shows overall attitude of investors towards McKesson.
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McKesson earnings beat by 0.67, revenue fell short of estimates
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McKesson Fundamental Analysis
We analyze McKesson's financials across various querterly and yearly statements, indicators and fundamental ratios. We help investors to determine the real value of McKesson using virtually all public information available. We use both quantitative as well as qualitative analysis to arrive at the intrinsic value of McKesson based on its fundamental data. In general, a quantitative approach, as applied to this company, focuses on analyzing financial statements comparatively, whereas a qaualitative method uses data that is important to a company's growth but cannot be measured and presented in a numerical way.
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Short Ratio Comparative Analysis
McKesson is currently under evaluation in short ratio category among its peers. Short Ratio is typically used by traders and speculators to identify trends in current market sentiment for a particular equity instrument. In its simple terms this ratio shows how many days it will take all current short sellers to cover their positions if the price of a stock begins to rise.
McKesson Potential Pair-trading
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McKesson Related Equities
| EDAP | EDAP TMS | 10.31 | ||||
| CAH | Cardinal Health | 0.08 | ||||
| PDCO | Patterson Companies | 0.39 | ||||
| ZYXI | Zynex | 2.74 | ||||
| HSIC | Henry Schein | 3.51 | ||||
| OMI | Owens Minor | 5.43 |
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The market value of McKesson is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of McKesson that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of McKesson's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is McKesson's true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because McKesson's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect McKesson's underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.
Please note, there is a significant difference between McKesson's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if McKesson is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, McKesson's price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.