Chemed
About: Chemed Corp purchases, operates, and divests subsidiaries engaged in diverse business activities to maximize shareholder value. Through its subsidiaries, the company operates in the following segments: VITAS and Roto-Rooter. The VITAS segment generates the majority of the firm's revenue and provides hospice and palliative care services to patients with terminal illnesses through a network of physicians, registered nurses, home health aides, social workers, and volunteers. The Roto-Rooter segment provides plumbing, drain cleaning, water restoration, and related services to residential and commercial customers.
Employees: 15,695
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
322% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $14.3M | Put options by funds: $3.39M
15% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 63 | Existing positions closed: 55
0% more funds holding
Funds holding: 523 [Q3] → 525 (+2) [Q4]
0.34% more ownership
Funds ownership: 92.34% [Q3] → 92.67% (+0.34%) [Q4]
12% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $8.36B [Q3] → $7.35B (-$1B) [Q4]
24% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 162 | Existing positions reduced: 213
60% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 [Q3] → 2 (-3) [Q4]
Research analyst outlook
1 Wall Street Analyst provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
1 analyst rating
RBC Capital Ben Hendrix 34% 1-year accuracy 23 / 67 met price target | 20%upside $667 | Outperform Maintained | 14 Mar 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 7 articles about CHE published over the past 30 days
