Chemed
CHE
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)
1.52% more ownership
Funds ownership: 92.94% [Q1] → 94.47% (+1.52%) [Q2]
10% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 204 | Existing positions reduced: 186
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 551 [Q1] → 531 (-20) [Q2]
18% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 61 | Existing positions closed: 74
19% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $8.37B [Q1] → $6.74B (-$1.63B) [Q2]
51% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.34M | Put options by funds: $4.77M
60% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 [Q1] → 2 (-3) [Q2]
Research analyst outlook
4 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
4 analyst ratings
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B of A Securities
Joanna Gajuk
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$595
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Buy
Maintained
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10 Sep 2025 |
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Jefferies
Brian Tanquilut
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$550
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Buy
Upgraded
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2 Sep 2025 |
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RBC Capital
Ben Hendrix
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$589
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Outperform
Maintained
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31 Jul 2025 |
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Oppenheimer
Michael Wiederhorn
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$580
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Outperform
Maintained
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31 Jul 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 3 articles about CHE published over the past 30 days
