B
Chemed Corporation CHE
$564.34 -$1.18-0.21%
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B
Buy 5/2/2024Downgrade
Chemed Corporation (CHE) was downgraded to B- from B on 5/2/2024 due to a substantial decline in the growth index, total return index and efficiency index. EBIT declined 36.36% from $113.66M to $72.33M, earnings per share declined from $5.9002 to $4.24, and net income declined 27.8% from $90.05M to $65.02M.
B
Buy 3/1/2024Upgraded
Chemed Corporation (CHE) was upgraded to B from B- on 3/1/2024 due to a large increase in the growth index, volatility index and valuation index. Operating cash flow increased 275.3% from $28.93M to $108.56M, EBIT increased 30.86% from $86.85M to $113.66M, and earnings per share increased from $4.93 to $5.9002.
B
Buy 12/22/2023Upgraded
Chemed Corporation (CHE) was upgraded to B- from C+ on 12/22/2023 due to a noticeable increase in the volatility index and total return index.
C
Hold 10/30/2023Upgraded
Chemed Corporation (CHE) was upgraded to C+ from C on 10/30/2023 due to an increase in the growth index, valuation index and solvency index. Earnings per share increased from $3.51 to $4.93, EBIT increased 24.95% from $69.51M to $86.85M, and the quick ratio increased from 0.93 to 1.15.
C
Hold 10/3/2023Downgrade
Chemed Corporation (CHE) was downgraded to C from C+ on 10/3/2023 due to a large decline in the volatility index and total return index.
C
Hold 8/1/2023Downgrade
Chemed Corporation (CHE) was downgraded to C+ from B- on 8/1/2023 due to a decline in the valuation index, growth index and volatility index. EBIT declined 4.55% from $72.82M to $69.51M, earnings per share declined from $3.58 to $3.51, and total revenue declined 1.13% from $560.16M to $553.82M.
B
Buy 5/1/2023Downgrade
Chemed Corporation (CHE) was downgraded to B- from B on 5/1/2023 due to a significant decline in the growth index and valuation index. Operating cash flow declined 39.63% from $100.2M to $60.49M, EBIT declined 14.35% from $85.02M to $72.82M, and earnings per share declined from $4.1205 to $3.58.
B
Buy 2/28/2023Upgraded
Chemed Corporation (CHE) was upgraded to B from B- on 2/28/2023 due to a major increase in the growth index, volatility index and solvency index. Operating cash flow increased 92.63% from $52.02M to $100.2M, the quick ratio increased from 0.43 to 0.72, and debt to equity declined from 0.19 to 0.17.
B
Buy 12/20/2022Upgraded
Chemed Corporation (CHE) was upgraded to B- from C+ on 12/20/2022 due to an increase in the total return index and volatility index.
C
Hold 11/21/2022Upgraded
Chemed Corporation (CHE) was upgraded to C+ from C on 11/21/2022 due to an increase in the volatility index.
C
Hold 11/4/2022Downgrade
Chemed Corporation (CHE) was downgraded to C from C+ on 11/4/2022 due to a large decline in the growth index, valuation index and volatility index. Earnings per share declined from $4.4 to $3.78, EBIT declined 12.05% from $91.94M to $80.86M, and operating cash flow declined 8.06% from $56.58M to $52.02M.
C
Hold 9/30/2022Downgrade
Chemed Corporation (CHE) was downgraded to C+ from B- on 9/30/2022 due to a noticeable decline in the volatility index and total return index.
B
Buy 9/12/2022Downgrade
Chemed Corporation (CHE) was downgraded to B- from B on 9/12/2022 due to a decline in the total return index and volatility index.
B
Buy 7/1/2022Upgraded
Chemed Corporation (CHE) was upgraded to B from B- on 7/1/2022 due to an increase in the volatility index.
B
Buy 6/16/2022Downgrade
Chemed Corporation (CHE) was downgraded to B- from B on 6/16/2022 due to a noticeable decline in the volatility index.
B
Buy 5/12/2022Upgraded
Chemed Corporation (CHE) was upgraded to B from B- on 5/12/2022 due to a noticeable increase in the total return index and growth index. Operating cash flow increased 59.02% from $63.57M to $101.09M.
B
Buy 3/15/2022Downgrade
Chemed Corporation (CHE) was downgraded to B- from B on 3/15/2022 due to a significant decline in the growth index, valuation index and solvency index. Debt to equity increased from 0.05 to 0.36, and operating cash flow declined 43.74% from $112.99M to $63.57M.
B
Buy 2/18/2022Upgraded
Chemed Corporation (CHE) was upgraded to B from B- on 2/18/2022 due to an increase in the total return index and volatility index.
B
Buy 2/3/2022Downgrade
Chemed Corporation (CHE) was downgraded to B- from B on 2/3/2022 due to a decline in the total return index.
B
Buy 12/20/2021Upgraded
Chemed Corporation (CHE) was upgraded to B from B- on 12/20/2021 due to an increase in the volatility index and total return index.
B
Buy 11/3/2021Upgraded
Chemed Corporation (CHE) was upgraded to B- from C+ on 11/3/2021 due to a large increase in the growth index and total return index. Operating cash flow increased 346.24% from $25.32M to $112.99M, earnings per share increased from $3.51 to $4.55, and EBIT increased 29.43% from $71.8M to $92.93M.
C
Hold 10/15/2021Downgrade
Chemed Corporation (CHE) was downgraded to C+ from B- on 10/15/2021 due to a decline in the total return index and volatility index.
B
Buy 8/12/2021Downgrade
Chemed Corporation (CHE) was downgraded to B- from B on 8/12/2021 due to a significant decline in the total return index, volatility index and growth index. Operating cash flow declined 76.27% from $106.72M to $25.32M, earnings per share declined from $4.01 to $3.51, and EBIT declined 10.74% from $80.44M to $71.8M.
B
Buy 12/10/2019Downgrade
Chemed Corporation (CHE) was downgraded to B from B+ on 12/10/2019 due to a decline in the total return index and valuation index.
B
Buy 11/25/2019Upgraded
Chemed Corporation (CHE) was upgraded to B+ from B on 11/25/2019 due to an increase in the total return index and volatility index.
B
Buy 11/7/2019Downgrade
Chemed Corporation (CHE) was downgraded to B from B+ on 11/7/2019 due to a decline in the total return index, solvency index and volatility index. Debt to equity increased from 0.19 to 0.24, and the quick ratio declined from 0.62 to 0.49.
B
Buy 10/23/2019Upgraded
Chemed Corporation (CHE) was upgraded to B+ from B on 10/23/2019 due to a noticeable increase in the total return index and volatility index.
B
Buy 8/2/2019Downgrade
Chemed Corporation (CHE) was downgraded to B from B+ on 8/2/2019 due to a decline in the valuation index.
B
Buy 7/29/2019Upgraded
Chemed Corporation (CHE) was upgraded to B+ from B on 7/29/2019 due to an increase in the total return index and volatility index.
B
Buy 7/12/2019Downgrade
Chemed Corporation (CHE) was downgraded to B from B+ on 7/12/2019 due to a decline in the growth index, valuation index and total return index. EBIT declined 18.61% from $68.59M to $55.83M, and earnings per share declined from $3.2614 to $2.7.
B
Buy 4/15/2019Upgraded
Chemed Corporation (CHE) was upgraded to B+ from B on 4/15/2019 due to a noticeable increase in the total return index, solvency index and valuation index. Debt to equity declined from 0.23 to 0.15.
B
Buy 10/18/2018Downgrade
Chemed Corporation (CHE) was downgraded to B from B+ on 10/18/2018 due to a decline in the total return index and volatility index.
B
Buy 10/3/2018Upgraded
Chemed Corporation (CHE) was upgraded to B+ from B on 10/3/2018 due to an increase in the volatility index.
B
Buy 9/13/2018Downgrade
Chemed Corporation (CHE) was downgraded to B from B+ on 9/13/2018 due to a noticeable decline in the total return index.
B
Buy 9/7/2018Downgrade
Chemed Corporation (CHE) was downgraded to B+ from A- on 9/7/2018 due to a noticeable decline in the total return index and valuation index.
A
Buy 8/20/2018Downgrade
Chemed Corporation (CHE) was downgraded to A- from A on 8/20/2018 due to a decline in the total return index.
A
Buy 8/1/2018Upgraded
Chemed Corporation (CHE) was upgraded to A from B on 8/1/2018 due to a major increase in the valuation index, growth index and solvency index. Debt to equity declined from 0.28 to 0.19, earnings per share increased from $2.66 to $3.27, and the quick ratio increased from 0.71 to 0.79.
B
Buy 3/2/2018Upgraded
Chemed Corporation (CHE) was upgraded to B from B- on 3/2/2018 due to a significant increase in the total return index, growth index and valuation index. Earnings per share increased from $2.13 to $3.2501, EBIT increased 3.17% from $54.56M to $56.29M, and total revenue increased 2.61% from $417.44M to $428.36M.
B
Buy 10/27/2017Upgraded
Chemed Corporation (CHE) was upgraded to B- from C on 10/27/2017 due to a significant increase in the growth index, valuation index and solvency index. Earnings per share increased from -$1.3527 to $2.13, operating cash flow increased 187.48% from $31.54M to $90.67M, and debt to equity declined from 0.28 to 0.17.
C
Hold 10/20/2017Downgrade
Chemed Corporation (CHE) was downgraded to C from C+ on 10/20/2017 due to a noticeable decline in the total return index and valuation index.
C
Hold 10/5/2017Upgraded
Chemed Corporation (CHE) was upgraded to C+ from C on 10/5/2017 due to an increase in the volatility index.
C
Hold 8/23/2017Downgrade
Chemed Corporation (CHE) was downgraded to C from C+ on 8/23/2017 due to a significant decline in the total return index.
C
Hold 8/2/2017Downgrade
Chemed Corporation (CHE) was downgraded to C+ from B on 8/2/2017 due to a significant decline in the growth index, valuation index and solvency index. Earnings per share declined from $1.78 to -$1.3527, operating cash flow declined 54.15% from $68.79M to $31.54M, and the quick ratio declined from 0.95 to 0.49.
B
Buy 5/16/2017Downgrade
Chemed Corporation (CHE) was downgraded to B from B+ on 5/16/2017 due to a large decline in the total return index, volatility index and valuation index.
B
Buy 5/1/2017Upgraded
Chemed Corporation (CHE) was upgraded to B+ from B on 5/1/2017 due to a significant increase in the growth index, total return index and valuation index. Operating cash flow increased 877.07% from $7.04M to $68.79M, and total revenue increased 0.59% from $403.48M to $405.86M.
B
Buy 3/31/2017Downgrade
Chemed Corporation (CHE) was downgraded to B from B+ on 3/31/2017 due to a decline in the total return index and valuation index.
B
Buy 3/16/2017Upgraded
Chemed Corporation (CHE) was upgraded to B+ from B on 3/16/2017 due to a noticeable increase in the total return index and volatility index.
B
Buy 2/27/2017Downgrade
Chemed Corporation (CHE) was downgraded to B from B+ on 2/27/2017 due to a substantial decline in the growth index, valuation index and dividend index. Operating cash flow declined 87.18% from $54.91M to $7.04M.
B
Buy 1/10/2017Upgraded
Chemed Corporation (CHE) was upgraded to B+ from B on 1/10/2017 due to a large increase in the volatility index, total return index and solvency index. Debt to equity declined from 0.32 to 0.23.
B
Buy 7/21/2016Upgraded
Chemed Corp. (CHE) was upgraded to B from B- on 7/21/2016 due to a noticeable increase in the total return index.
B
Buy 5/4/2016Downgrade
Chemed Corp. (CHE) was downgraded to B- from B on 5/4/2016 due to a noticeable decline in the volatility index, growth index and solvency index. Operating cash flow declined 87.64% from $58.42M to $7.22M, debt to equity increased from 0.18 to 0.3, and earnings per share declined from $1.7235 to $1.45.
B
Buy 3/11/2016Downgrade
Chemed Corp. (CHE) was downgraded to B from A- on 3/11/2016 due to a substantial decline in the total return index, volatility index and solvency index. The quick ratio declined from 0.87 to 0.71.
A
Buy 1/13/2016Downgrade
Chemed Corp. (CHE) was downgraded to A- from A on 1/13/2016 due to a noticeable decline in the total return index.
A
Buy 11/18/2015Downgrade
Chemed Corp. (CHE) was downgraded to A from A+ on 11/18/2015 due to a decline in the volatility index, total return index and valuation index.
A
Buy 11/3/2015Upgraded
Chemed Corp. (CHE) was upgraded to A+ from A on 11/3/2015 due to an increase in the total return index, growth index and solvency index. Debt to equity declined from 0.33 to 0.28, EBIT increased 14.98% from $44.6M to $51.28M, and earnings per share increased from $1.55 to $1.65.
A
Buy 10/29/2015Upgraded
Chemed Corp. (CHE) was upgraded to A from A- on 10/29/2015 due to an increase in the volatility index and total return index.
A
Buy 9/29/2015Downgrade
Chemed Corp. (CHE) was downgraded to A- from A on 9/29/2015 due to a noticeable decline in the total return index and volatility index.
A
Buy 7/31/2015Upgraded
Chemed Corp. (CHE) was upgraded to A from A- on 7/31/2015 due to a substantial increase in the total return index, growth index and solvency index. Operating cash flow increased 362.78% from $12.37M to $57.26M, earnings per share increased from $1.4 to $1.55, and EBIT increased 9.93% from $40.57M to $44.6M.
A
Buy 2/27/2015Upgraded
Chemed Corp. (CHE) was upgraded to A- from B+ on 2/27/2015 due to a major increase in the growth index, volatility index and solvency index. Operating cash flow increased 905.26% from $5.9M to $59.27M, EBIT increased 24.37% from $40.66M to $50.57M, and earnings per share increased from $1.39 to $1.7077.
B
Buy 11/25/2014Upgraded
Chemed Corp. (CHE) was upgraded to B+ from B on 11/25/2014 due to a major increase in the total return index and volatility index.
B
Buy 11/10/2014Downgrade
Chemed Corp. (CHE) was downgraded to B from B+ on 11/10/2014 due to a decline in the volatility index and valuation index.
B
Buy 11/7/2014Downgrade
Chemed Corp. (CHE) was downgraded to B+ from A- on 11/7/2014 due to a significant decline in the growth index, volatility index and total return index. Operating cash flow declined 89.65% from $56.96M to $5.9M, EBIT declined 3.15% from $41.52M to $40.21M, and total revenue declined 0.5% from $360.18M to $358.39M.
A
Buy 8/1/2014Upgraded
Chemed Corp. (CHE) was upgraded to A- from B+ on 8/1/2014 due to a major increase in the growth index, solvency index and total return index. The quick ratio increased from 0.46 to 0.77, earnings per share increased from $1.12 to $1.36, and debt to equity declined from 0.42 to 0.36.
B
Buy 5/5/2014Downgrade
Chemed Corp. (CHE) was downgraded to B+ from A- on 5/5/2014 due to a major decline in the growth index, solvency index and valuation index. Operating cash flow declined 179.03% from $14.99M to -$11.85M, earnings per share declined from $1.2801 to $1.12, and EBIT declined 7.07% from $39.44M to $36.65M.
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