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 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
150% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 [Q4 2024] → 5 (+3) [Q1 2025]
59% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 86 | Existing positions closed: 54
57% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $8.12M | Put options by funds: $5.16M
13% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $7.35B [Q4 2024] → $8.34B (+$988M) [Q1 2025]
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 527 [Q4 2024] → 547 (+20) [Q1 2025]
0.03% less ownership
Funds ownership: 92.67% [Q4 2024] → 92.64% (-0.03%) [Q1 2025]
8% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 181 | Existing positions reduced: 196
Research analyst outlook
1 Wall Street Analyst provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
1 analyst rating
RBC Capital Ben Hendrix | 22%upside $674 | Outperform Maintained | 28 Apr 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 3 articles about CHE published over the past 30 days









