CVS Health Corp vs Target Corporation — how do they compare? CVS Health Corp trades at $93.62 (market cap $119.58B), while Target Corporation trades at $153 (market cap $69.17B). The key difference: CVS Health Corp is the larger of the two by market cap, and Target Corporation pays the higher dividend (3.05%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| CVS | TGT | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $119.58B | $69.17B |
Sector | Health | Consumer Cyclical |
52-Week High | $110.60 | $152.35 |
52-Week Low | $65.51 | $83.68 |
Enterprise Value | $181.93B | $84.47B |
Dividend Yield | 2.84% | 3.05% |
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Following its acquisition of Aetna in late 2018, CVS Health now provides an even more integrated healthcare-services offering for its members. Legacy CVS combined both the largest pharmacy benefit manager, processing over 2 billion adjusted claims annually, and a sizable pharmacy operation, including nearly 10,000 retail pharmacy locations primarily in the U.S. Adding a managed-care organization with 24 million medical members gives the company a strong position in the insurance industry and should help CVS better control overall healthcare costs for its clients.
Read more on CVS →With 1,926 stores (as of the end of fiscal 2021), Target is a leading American general merchandise retailer, offering a variety of products across several categories, including beauty and household essentials (26% of fiscal 2021 sales), food and beverage (19%), home furnishings and décor (19%), hardlines (18%), and apparel and accessories (17%). Most of Target's stores are large, averaging more than 125,000 square feet. The company has a significant e-commerce presence, deriving around 19% of sales from the channel (up from about 9% in fiscal 2019, before the pandemic). In addition to its namesake stores, Target owns Shipt, an online same-day delivery platform. After it exited Canada in 2015, virtually all of Target's revenue is generated from the United States.
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