11,589 Shares in McKesson Corporation $MCK Purchased by Trajan Wealth LLC

Trajan Wealth LLC acquired a new position in McKesson Corporation (NYSE:MCK) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 11,589 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,757,000.

Several other large investors have also bought and sold shares of MCK. Meiji Yasuda Asset Management Co Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of McKesson by 0.5% during the 4th quarter. Meiji Yasuda Asset Management Co Ltd. now owns 2,262 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,855,000 after acquiring an additional 11 shares during the period. Investment Research Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of McKesson by 0.7% in the 4th quarter. Investment Research Partners LLC now owns 1,624 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,332,000 after purchasing an additional 11 shares during the period. IHT Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of McKesson by 0.9% in the 4th quarter. IHT Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,196 shares of the company’s stock valued at $981,000 after purchasing an additional 11 shares during the period. LRI Investments LLC boosted its position in shares of McKesson by 12.1% during the fourth quarter. LRI Investments LLC now owns 111 shares of the company’s stock valued at $91,000 after purchasing an additional 12 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Macroview Investment Management LLC boosted its position in shares of McKesson by 3.9% during the fourth quarter. Macroview Investment Management LLC now owns 322 shares of the company’s stock valued at $264,000 after purchasing an additional 12 shares in the last quarter. 85.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CAO Napoleon B. Rutledge, Jr. sold 133 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $764.00, for a total transaction of $101,612.00. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 632 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $482,848. This trade represents a 17.39% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Bradley E. Lerman sold 301 shares of McKesson stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $892.33, for a total transaction of $268,591.33. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 23,111 shares of company stock valued at $18,011,274 over the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 0.06% of the company’s stock.

McKesson Trading Up 1.8%

MCK stock opened at $874.20 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $101.92 billion, a PE ratio of 23.39, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.69 and a beta of 0.30. McKesson Corporation has a 12-month low of $673.38 and a 12-month high of $999.00. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $822.86 and its 200 day simple moving average is $844.00.

McKesson (NYSE:MCK) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The company reported $9.93 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $9.56 by $0.37. McKesson had a negative return on equity of 253.21% and a net margin of 1.12%.The business had revenue of $105.38 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $103.88 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $8.26 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 7.7% compared to the same quarter last year. McKesson has set its FY 2027 guidance at 44.200-45.000 EPS. On average, research analysts predict that McKesson Corporation will post 44.65 earnings per share for the current year.

McKesson Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 1st. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 1st will be given a dividend of $0.94 per share. This represents a $3.76 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.4%. This is a boost from McKesson’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.82. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 1st. McKesson’s payout ratio is 8.78%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages recently weighed in on MCK. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of McKesson in a research note on Friday, August 7th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating and set a $875.00 target price on shares of McKesson in a report on Friday, May 8th. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of McKesson from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 7th. TD Cowen lifted their price target on shares of McKesson from $989.00 to $1,006.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, Evercore reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of McKesson in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Fourteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $973.44.

About McKesson

McKesson Corporation (NYSE: MCK) is a global healthcare services and distribution company that supplies pharmaceuticals, medical-surgical products and health care technology solutions. Founded in 1833 and headquartered in Irving, Texas, McKesson operates across the drug distribution and healthcare services value chain, connecting manufacturers, pharmacies, hospitals and health systems to help manage the movement of medicines and clinical supplies.

The company’s core activities include pharmaceutical wholesale distribution and logistics, specialty pharmacy services, and the provision of medical-surgical supplies to acute and non-acute care providers.