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 Q2 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
9% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 201 | Existing positions reduced: 184
0.25% more ownership
Funds ownership: 92.94% [Q1] → 93.2% (+0.25%) [Q2]
5% less funds holding
Funds holding: 551 [Q1] → 525 (-26) [Q2]
20% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 60 | Existing positions closed: 75
20% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $8.37B [Q1] → $6.65B (-$1.72B) [Q2]
60% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 [Q1] → 2 (-3) [Q2]
91% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $48K | Put options by funds: $535K
Research analyst outlook
4 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
4 analyst ratings
RBC Capital Ben Hendrix | 32%upside $589 | Outperform Maintained | 31 Jul 2025 |
Oppenheimer Michael Wiederhorn | 30%upside $580 | Outperform Maintained | 31 Jul 2025 |
Jefferies Brian Tanquilut | 12%upside $500 | Hold Initiated | 25 Jul 2025 |
B of A Securities Joanna Gajuk | 45%upside $650 | Buy Maintained | 30 Jun 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 8 articles about CHE published over the past 30 days









