CVS Health (CVS) Competitors $64.01 -0.35 (-0.55%) Closing price 07/15/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$63.53 -0.48 (-0.75%) As of 07/15/2025 08:00 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock CVS vs. AMZN, WBA, CI, HUM, UNH, WMT, DHR, ELV, COR, and NTRAShould you be buying CVS Health stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of CVS Health include Amazon.com (AMZN), Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA), Cigna Group (CI), Humana (HUM), UnitedHealth Group (UNH), Walmart (WMT), Danaher (DHR), Elevance Health (ELV), Cencora (COR), and Natera (NTRA). CVS Health vs. Its Competitors Amazon.com Walgreens Boots Alliance Cigna Group Humana UnitedHealth Group Walmart Danaher Elevance Health Cencora Natera Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) and CVS Health (NYSE:CVS) are related large-cap companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment and dividends. Is AMZN or CVS more profitable? Amazon.com has a net margin of 10.14% compared to CVS Health's net margin of 1.39%. Amazon.com's return on equity of 24.14% beat CVS Health's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Amazon.com10.14% 24.14% 10.90% CVS Health 1.39%10.59%3.17% Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of AMZN or CVS? 72.2% of Amazon.com shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.7% of CVS Health shares are held by institutional investors. 10.8% of Amazon.com shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of CVS Health shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility and risk, AMZN or CVS? Amazon.com has a beta of 1.33, suggesting that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CVS Health has a beta of 0.57, suggesting that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor AMZN or CVS? In the previous week, Amazon.com had 245 more articles in the media than CVS Health. MarketBeat recorded 294 mentions for Amazon.com and 49 mentions for CVS Health. CVS Health's average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat Amazon.com's score of 0.85 indicating that CVS Health is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Amazon.com 160 Very Positive mention(s) 62 Positive mention(s) 44 Neutral mention(s) 11 Negative mention(s) 3 Very Negative mention(s) Positive CVS Health 34 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend AMZN or CVS? Amazon.com presently has a consensus target price of $249.42, suggesting a potential upside of 10.19%. CVS Health has a consensus target price of $75.38, suggesting a potential upside of 17.76%. Given CVS Health's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe CVS Health is more favorable than Amazon.com.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Amazon.com 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 45 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00CVS Health 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 17 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.95 Which has higher earnings & valuation, AMZN or CVS? Amazon.com has higher revenue and earnings than CVS Health. CVS Health is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Amazon.com, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAmazon.com$637.96B3.77$59.25B$6.1436.86CVS Health$372.81B0.22$4.61B$4.1915.28 SummaryAmazon.com beats CVS Health on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get CVS Health News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CVS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CVS and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CVS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCVS HealthMedical Services IndustryMedical SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$81.42B$7.25B$5.62B$20.84BDividend Yield4.13%2.86%4.25%3.65%P/E Ratio15.2834.4428.5727.17Price / Sales0.2234.57423.3248.14Price / Cash7.0825.1136.0222.28Price / Book1.068.098.134.56Net Income$4.61B$236.06M$3.24B$995.22M7 Day Performance-3.96%-3.35%0.16%-1.16%1 Month Performance-5.51%-0.38%5.95%3.18%1 Year Performance6.57%19.35%26.09%6.83% CVS Health Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CVSCVS Health4.9947 of 5 stars$64.01-0.5%$75.38+17.8%+9.1%$81.42B$372.81B15.28300,000Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionAMZNAmazon.com4.6306 of 5 stars$223.12-0.1%$245.60+10.1%+17.5%$2.37T$637.96B36.341,556,000Trending NewsInsider TradeWBAWalgreens Boots Alliance1.7798 of 5 stars$11.51+0.3%$10.59-7.9%-1.6%$9.96B$147.66B-1.58312,000CICigna Group4.997 of 5 stars$313.37-2.0%$380.39+21.4%-8.8%$83.73B$247.12B17.3573,500Positive NewsHUMHumana4.799 of 5 stars$235.72-1.7%$280.76+19.1%-42.2%$28.45B$117.76B16.6765,680UNHUnitedHealth Group4.9955 of 5 stars$304.07-1.5%$415.57+36.7%-43.4%$275.85B$400.28B12.73400,000Trending NewsWMTWalmart4.8716 of 5 stars$98.330.0%$106.67+8.5%+37.0%$784.52B$680.99B42.012,100,000Trending NewsDHRDanaher4.97 of 5 stars$199.94-1.6%$248.61+24.3%-21.7%$143.09B$23.88B38.8263,000Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsELVElevance Health4.955 of 5 stars$347.23-0.2%$498.87+43.7%-36.7%$78.46B$177.01B13.55104,200Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastCORCencora4.4952 of 5 stars$299.09+1.0%$306.33+2.4%+32.6%$57.97B$293.96B34.7046,000Positive NewsNTRANatera1.6217 of 5 stars$160.14-1.0%$184.63+15.3%+33.0%$21.87B$1.70B-108.944,434Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Amazon.com Competitors Walgreens Boots Alliance Competitors Cigna Group Competitors Humana Competitors UnitedHealth Group Competitors Walmart Competitors Danaher Competitors Elevance Health Competitors Cencora Competitors Natera Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:CVS) was last updated on 7/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredWhy Elon is funding the “Quantum Power Grid”Elon knows the future isn’t about smarter AI — it’s about powering it. 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